Aurélien Jacques Capoue (born 28 February 1982) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left midfielder
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.
International career
Capoue made his debut for
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
at the
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Finals in June 2007 against
Haiti
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. He has been called up to the Guadeloupe squad for the
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
Personal life
Capoue's younger brother,
Étienne
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Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to:
People Artists and entertainers
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, is also a professional footballer, who most recently played for
Villarreal
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The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( ...
.
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1982 births
Living people
French people of Guadeloupean descent
Footballers from Niort
French men's footballers
Guadeloupean men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Guadeloupe men's international footballers
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Vendée Fontenay Foot players
SO Romorantin players
FC Nantes players
AJ Auxerre players
US Boulogne players
US Boulogne non-playing staff
21st-century French sportsmen
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