Stéphane Darbion (born 22 March 1984) is a former French professional

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Career

Born in

Belley Belley () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, ...

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

, Darbion began his career with HSC Montpellier and was promoted in 2003 to the

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senior side. In July 2007, after four years with the first team, during which he had made 70 appearances scoring four goals, he joined to

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

. On 12 June 2009, he signed for

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as ...

from AC Ajaccio on a two-year deal. In summer 2012, after one season in Greece, Darbion signed a two-season contract with

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, newly promoted to French

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Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2019-20 season, Darbion stayed at

in a different role: he was appointed assistant coach of manager Laurent Batlles.

Career statistics

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* 1984 births Living people People from Belley Footballers from Ain Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers Montpellier HSC players AC Ajaccio players FC Nantes players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players ES Troyes AC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Super League Greece players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub