Christophe Horlaville (born 1 March 1969) is a French former professional

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who had a 13-year career with Oissel,

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, Guingamp,

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(England),

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, and

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and played in the final of the Coupe de France in

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Career

Horlaville moved from local side Oissel to

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in 1988. The "Red Devils" finished 11th in Group A of Division 2 in 1988–89, then third in Group B in 1989–90, fifth in Group B in 1990–91, seventh in Group A in 1991–92, third in group B in 1992–93, and then 19th in the amalgamated Division 2 in 1993–94 as they suffered

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. He left Stade Robert Diochon, and signed with Division 1 side

in 1994. He was the club's top-scorer with 11 league goals in 1994–95 as they achieved a mid-table finish under

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's stewardship. He then scored 12 league goals in 1995–96 to help steer Guy Lacombe's "Red Dragons" away from the relegation zone. Horlaville joined Guingamp in 1996, and helped the

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's side to win the

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, scoring a goal in the first leg of the final against FC Rotor Volgograd. He also played at

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in defeat to

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of the Coupe de France; he converted his

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in the shoot-out, though Nice won 5–4. They failed to bring this success into the league though, finishing 12th in 1996–97. He departed

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for

, who went on to finish eighth in 1997–98 under the stewardship of Denis Troch. Horlaville played two months in the First Division of the

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with John Rudge's

in the 1998–99 season. He made his debut at Vale Park as a 68th-minute substitute for Robin Berntsen on 14 November, in a 2–0 defeat to

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. He made his first start for the "Valiants" seven days later in a 2–1 defeat to

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at the Manor Ground. On 3 January, he played as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat to

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in the

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, in what was his last game for the club. He returned to France to play for

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, who finished tenth in Division 1 in 1998–99. He then left

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to play for

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led Caen to 17th place in 2000–01. He left the professional game after leaving

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Personal life

He is the son of former

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international

Daniel Horlaville Daniel Horlaville (22 September 1945 – 28 April 2019) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the only post-World War II amateur player to be capped for France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a ...

. He became a football player's agent after retiring from playing himself.

Career statistics

Honours

Guingamp *

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* Coupe de France runner-up:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horlaville, Christophe 1969 births Living people Footballers from Seine-Maritime Men's association football forwards French men's footballers CMS Oissel players FC Rouen players AS Cannes players En Avant Guingamp players Le Havre AC players Port Vale F.C. players FC Metz players Stade Malherbe Caen players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players English Football League players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England