Cyril Rool (born 15 April 1975) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Rool was born in

Pertuis Pertuis (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in Vaucluse, a Departments of France, department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, south of the Luberon. Pertuis has existed since at least 981, and a castle was first b ...

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. He was known for his tough game, which is confirmed by a record of 24 red cards and 170 yellow cards in his career. While at Lens, he played in the final, as they won the

1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue The 1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue began on 28 October 1998 and the final took place on 8 May 1999 at the Stade de France. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, but were knocked-out by Montpellier in the Quarter-finals. Lens went on to wi ...

. On 23 July 2009, Rool joined

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional Association football, football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top f ...

, where he finished his career.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rool, Cyril 1975 births Living people People from Pertuis Footballers from Vaucluse Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players SC Bastia players RC Lens players Olympique de Marseille players AS Monaco FC players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players OGC Nice players