Fabrice Divert (born 9 February 1967) is a French former

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who played as a striker.

Football career

Divert was born in

Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

, Calvados. During his career, he played mainly for

SM Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, Malherbe, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Championnat National from 2025–26 after relegation from Ligue 2 i ...

and

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (; ), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional association football, football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie. The original club was ...

, scoring prolifically for both. On 20 May 1989, as home side

Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux () or simply Bordeaux, is a French football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It competes in the Championnat National 2 ...

led 2–0 at

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in the final day of the season, he scored a

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that saved Caen from relegation. At the end of his tenure (having made his professional debuts at 16), he was first summoned by

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, for a friendly in

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, on 28 March 1990, being then selected for

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, where he did not play. During 1994–95, with Montpellier, Divert suffered a serious foot injury, from which he never recovered again. On loan to

En Avant de Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, ), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a French professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp, in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in Ligue 2, ...

the following season, he still netted the league opener for the club, but only appeared in another four matches. He retired at only 29. Since 2005, Divert acted as player/president of amateur side AS Verson.

Honours

Player

Montpellier *

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

: 1991–92

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* * * 1967 births Living people Footballers from Caen French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Stade Malherbe Caen players Montpellier HSC players En Avant Guingamp players France men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1992 players 20th-century French sportsmen {{france-footy-forward-1960s-stub