Fabrice Lepaul

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Fabrice Lepaul
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-11-17)17 November 1976
Place of birth Épinal, France
Date of death 23 May 2020(2020-05-23) (aged 43)
Place of death Baldenheim, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Auxerre 32 (6)
1998–1999 Saint-Étienne 5 (2)
2000 Cannes 4 (0)
2000–2002 Auxerre II
2002–2003 Colmar
2003–2004
Strasbourg
2004 Obernai
2005 Épinal
International career
1992–1993 France U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabrice Lepaul (17 November 1976 – 23 May 2020) was a French professional

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Club career

Lepaul was part of the AJ Auxerre team that won the 1995–96 French Division 1. He was considered a promising young talent in the squad. However, Lepaul suffered from serious injuries due to a road accident in October 1997, which left him in a short coma and three broken ribs. Lepaul never gained his form after the injury recover and was released by Auxerre in 1998.[2]

Personal life

Lepaul's son Esteban is also a footballer and also plays as striker.

Lepaul died on 23 May 2020 in a car accident that occurred during the night of Thursday to Friday in the Baldenheim sector, in the Alsace region of north-eastern France.[3]

Honours

Auxerre

Saint-Étienne

References

  1. ^ Fabrice Lepaul at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Fabrice Lepaul, l'espoir cassé de l'AJ Auxerre" (in French). So Foot. 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Fabrice Lepaul, champion de France avec Auxerre en 1996, est décédé". lequipe.fr (in French). 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.