Arthur Sorin (born 1 November 1985) is a French former professional

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who normally played as a

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, but could also play on the right side of

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Career

Born in

Laval, Mayenne Laval () is a town in western France, about west-southwest of Paris, and the capital of the Mayenne departments of France, department. Its inhabitants are called ''Lavallois''. The commune of France, commune of Laval proper, without the metropo ...

, Sorin starting playing for

Stade Rennais F.C. Stade Rennais Football Club (SRFC, ), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais () or simply Rennes,''Rennais'' and ''Stade Rennes'', used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, are not grammatically correct names for the club. is ...

but had a hard time to gain a position in the first squad. After a loan period at

Vannes OC Vannes Olympique Club (; commonly referred to as simply Vannes) is a professional French football club based in Vannes. The club was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of ''Véloce vannetais'' founded in 1911 and ''FC Vannes'' known before ...

he was sold to

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...

. In the summer of 2008, Danish Superliga side

AGF Aarhus Aarhus Gymnastikforening (; commonly known as AGF ) is a professional sports club based in Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1880, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country where gymnastics and fencing were featured as its main sports. How ...

made a bid for Sorin, but Kalmar FF refused to let him go in mid season, so though he signed a deal with AGF in July 2008, he was not able to join the club before his contract with Kalmar expired in January 2009. His contract with AGF was suspended 30 June. 2015.

Personal life

His younger brother Eliott Sorin is also a professional footballer, while his father Michel Sorin is a former footballer and the current head coach of

AS Vitré AS Vitré () is a French football club based in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine. It was founded in 1907. They play at the Stade Municipal, which has a capacity of 3,500. The colours of the club are yellow and red. For the 2022–23 season the club play ...

Honours

Kalmar FF *

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Svenska Cupen Svenska cupen (, ), also known as the Swedish Cup in English, is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. ''Svenska cupen'' usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Individual * Sorin was selected as the second best Full back (and the best right back) in the Swedish league 2008, by the big Swedish football website svenskafans.com.Allsvenskans fem bästa ytterbackar
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at Frenchleague.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorin, Arthur Living people 1985 births French men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Vannes OC players Kalmar FF players CS Sedan Ardennes players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Championnat National players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden French expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Footballers from Laval, Mayenne 21st-century French sportsmen