Stéphane Persol (born 24 March 1968) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Persol made his debut for
Paris Saint-Germain
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in a 3–0
Coupe de France
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loss against
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
S ...
on 5 April 1988. He played for the PSG reserve team for the following two seasons in the
Division 3
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Association football
* Belgian Th ...
. On 17 May 1991, Persol played his second and final match for PSG, a 1–1
league
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* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
draw against
Brest
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Places
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** Brest Region
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*Brest, France
**Arrondissement of Brest
** Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Bre ...
.
International career
Persol was a youth international for France.
After football
Later in his life, Persol became the regional director of an environmental company in
Plaisance-du-Touch
Plaisance-du-Touch (, literally ''Plaisance of the Touch''; oc, Plasença de Toish, Gascon: ''Plasença deu Toish'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, southwestern France. It has a fine church with a notable organ by the Toulouse ...
.
References
1968 births
Living people
French footballers
Association football defenders
FC Morangis-Chilly players
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
AS Corbeil-Essonnes (football) players
France youth international footballers
Ligue 1 players
French Division 3 (1971–1993) players
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