Anthony Lippini (born 7 November 1988) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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for

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Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French language, French: ; or ; , locally: ; ) is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a communes of France, French commune, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, and head o ...

, Clermont,

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, and

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

Career

A native of

Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

, Lippini is a

youth product. He achieved promotion to

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with

in the 2009–10 season. In 2013 he joined Clermont from

, staying at the club until 2015. In two spells at Ajaccio, he made over 120 appearances, helping the club to

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

promotion in the 2010–11 season. He retired in 2020.

Style of play

, Lippini was known for his determination.

Personal life

Lippini is the son of former professional player and nephew of coach

José Pasqualetti José Pasqualetti (born 27 September 1956), is a French former professional football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle ...

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* 1988 births Living people 21st-century French sportsmen French men's footballers Footballers from Bastia Corsica men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Challenger Pro League players Montpellier HSC players ES Troyes AC players AC Ajaccio players Clermont Foot players Tours FC players Royale Union Tubize-Braine players Gazélec Ajaccio players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{france-footy-defender-1980s-stub