Patrick Entat (born ) is a French

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who represented

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at the 1995 World Cup.

Playing career

From the

Sporting Olympique Avignon Sporting Olympique Avignon also known as Avignon XIII or SO Avignon are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Avignon in the south of France. They currently play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1916 and they enjoyed ...

club in France, Entat made his début for the

in 1986. He went on to play in 34 test matches and captain the side. He spent several seasons in the English competition, playing for

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

in 1990/91 and

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in 1994/95.Entat given Leeds début
''The Independent'', 19 August 1994 In 1996 he was part of the inaugural

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As F ...

squad that competed in the

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. His last game for France was at the 1995 World Cup.

Later years

Entat later served as manager for

, and in 2001/02 coached

Carpentras XIII RC Carpentras XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club based in the city of Carpentras, Vaucluse in the south of France. Formed in 1938, they play in the Elite Two Championship in France, which is the 2nd tier. Their home ground is the Sta ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Entat, Patrick Living people 1964 births France national rugby league team captains France national rugby league team players French rugby league coaches French rugby league players Hull F.C. players Leeds Rhinos players Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League players RC Carpentras XIII coaches Rugby league halfbacks Sporting Olympique Avignon players