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Stéphane Dalmat (born 16 February 1979) is a French former
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who played as a
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.


Club career

Dalmat was born in
Joué-lès-Tours Joué-lès-Tours (, literally ''Joué near Tours'') is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, central France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. Population ...
. His first professional match was for
Châteauroux Châteauroux ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Châteauroux te ...
against
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, which was lost 2–1 on 30 August 1997. He performed well with Châteauroux, and soon a big change was to happen. He was snapped up by
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in 1998–99, playing as an attacking central midfielder and earned favourable comparisons to
Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; ; ''Zineddin Lyazid Zidan''; ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as an attacking midfi ...
. He quickly moved on to
Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
but, after a dodgy season for the team – where he was often used out of position at left back by a coach he did not get on with, he moved on to
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...
. There he formed a midfield alongside Ali Benarbia and
Laurent Robert Pierre Laurent Robert (born 21 May 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He was known for his powerful shot, particularly from free kicks. Born in Réunion, he moved to mainland France aged 16 and began ...
. After a new coach was installed Dalmat found himself being moved on to
Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1 ...
. Two-and-a-half seasons of frustration at Inter, during which time he never succeeded in securing an extended run in the team, were followed by a loan move to
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...
for the rest of the 2003–04 season, for what looked like an ideal replacement for
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. The playmaker's fortunes did not get much better at White Hart Lane where, despite winning over the Spurs fans with some dynamic performances, he did not win over the confidence of then Coach
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. His debut for Spurs came on 13 September 2003 as a substitute in a 4–2 defeat at Chelsea. However, he suffered with injuries for most of the season. The highlight of his spell at Spurs was scoring a brace in the 4–1 win over Birmingham in January 2004. He scored one other league goal for Spurs, in the 5–2 win over Wolves in December 2003. Dalmat's performances in the first three months of the 2003–04 season impressed many but off the field his attitude convinced Tottenham not to make his move permanent. On his arrival at
Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
in the summer of 2004, the midfielder declared his reasons behind the switch: “Playing for Toulouse will be a beautiful adventure from both a human and sporting point of view.” Dalmat was outstanding in the early weeks of his Toulouse spell, starting games on the left flank and striking up an understanding with his good friend from his days at Lens, French forward
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. Relief at rediscovering the sort of form that attracted Inter three years ago disappeared in October 2004, when he fractured a bone in his foot in a friendly match against
Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...
. Just days before the injury, Toulouse defender Lucien Aubey had said prophetically: “Some of the players are exhausted because we’ve been playing a match every three days. A guy like Dalmat, who hasn’t played much in recent months, must find it especially hard.” Dalmat returned to play in the last few months of the season, but Toulouse's bid to seal a European finish had floundered in the absence of Dalmat and Moreira, both of whom missed a large portion of the season through injury. On 13 July 2005,
Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...
announced the signing of Dalmat, on a free transfer signing a five-year deal. Santander followed up his capture with that of his brother
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, who followed Stéphane to El Sardinero, penning a season-long deal. However, the French midfielder did not have the expected impact at Racing many hoped. The brothers sustained criticism from president
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after returning from their Christmas holidays four days late. The attack on their attitudes appeared to have hastened their exit from the
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outfit, but neither were sold by the club during the January 2006 transfer window. On 14 August 2006 Stéphane Dalmat returned to France signing for
Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
on a free transfer. Stéphane Dalmat has since moved again on another free transfer to
Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...
in July 2007. On 6 July 2012, Dalmat moved to
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side
Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 12 April 1937 and currently plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The Sta ...
from
Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
where he played two seasons, but on 24 July, he announced that he is unable to continue as a player.


International career

At international level, Dalmat has been capped by the
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.


Honours

Lens *
Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...
: 1998–99


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalmat, Stephane 1979 births Living people People from Joué-lès-Tours French people of Martiniquais descent French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders France men's under-21 international footballers LB Châteauroux players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players RC Lens players Paris Saint-Germain FC players Olympique de Marseille players Inter Milan players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Toulouse FC players Racing de Santander players Stade Rennais FC players Ligue 1 players Serie A players La Liga players Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Indre-et-Loire