Yvan Quentin (born 2 May 1970 in

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) is a retired

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football defender. He was

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41 times for the Swiss national team between 1992 and 2002. He played four games at the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

, and was in the

Euro 1996 The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 ...

squad. He is the "nephew" of former Swiss international René-Pierre.

Honours

Player

FC Sion * Swiss Championship: 1991–92, 1996–97 *

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: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 FC Zürich *

: 1999–2000

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* 1970 births Living people Swiss footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1996 players FC Zürich players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players FC Sion players Swiss Super League players Switzerland international footballers Swiss-French people Association football defenders {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub