Stéphane Paille
 Paille in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Scionzier, France | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 2017 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | Sochaux | 191 | (67) |
| 1989 | Montpellier | 17 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Bordeaux | 16 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 |
Porto | 17 | (4) |
| 1991–1993 | Caen | 71 | (23) |
| 1993–1994 | Bordeaux | 31 | (10) |
| 1994–1995 | Lyon | 16 | (4) |
| 1995 | Mulhouse | 8 | (1) |
| 1996 | Servette | 17 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1989 | France | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 |
Besançon RC | ||
| 2005 |
RC Paris | ||
| 2005–2006 | Angers | ||
| 2007–2008 | Cannes | ||
| 2009–2010 |
Évian | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stéphane Paille (27 June 1965 – 27 June 2017) was a French professional footballer who played for the France national team as well as for various club sides in France, Portugal, Switzerland and Scotland. After he retired from playing he developed a career in football management.
Playing career
Born in
caps
for France between 1986 and 1989, scoring a single goal for les Bleus.
The rest of Paille's playing career was somewhat nomadic: after leaving Sochaux for
L'Equipe this was due to serious personal problems.[1] He joined Scottish side Heart of Midlothian in 1996. He was released by the Edinburgh club in May 1997 after failing a drugs test due to his use of Dinintel.[2]
Coaching and managerial career
Paille then returned to first club Sochaux, where he held a coaching position for three years between 1999 and 2002. He gained his first executive role when he was appointed head coach of
Racing Club Paris in 2005, before being approached by Angers
in May 2005. He left the Blanc et Noir in June 2006.
Death
He died on 27 June 2017, his 52nd birthday.[3]
External links
References
- ^ Football: French players suspended after failing drug tests Independent, 5 December 1995
- ^ Football: Drugs are last straw for Paille Independent, 21 May 1997
- ^ L'ancien footballeur Stéphane Paille est décédé