Stéphane Collet (born 13 June 1972) is a Malagasy former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Personal life
Collet was born in
Antsiranana
Antsiranana ( mg, Antsiran̈ana ), named Diego-Suárez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013.
History
The bay and city originally u ...
, Madagascar. He holds Malagasy and French nationalities.
Career
Collet debuted professionally for
OGC Nice
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, and spent his career in
Ligue 1
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and
La Liga
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. He has represented the
Madagascar national team. While at Strasbourg he won the
Coupe de la Ligue
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in 1997, playing in the
final
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.
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Malagasy men's footballers
French men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Madagascar men's international footballers
Ligue 1 players
La Liga players
OGC Nice players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
RC Lens players
Real Sociedad footballers
Rapid de Menton players
Malagasy expatriate men's footballers
Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in France
Malagasy expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
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