Franck Vandecasteele (born 7 November 1967) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
.
Career
Vandecasteele is a product of the
Paris Saint-Germain Academy. On 28 May 1985, he played his first and only game for the
senior team, a 6–1 league loss to
Nancy.
After loan spells with
Alès and
Abbeville, Vandecasteele joined
Laval
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People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
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* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...
, where he had the period with the most appearances as a footballer.
Vandecasteele continued his career; he went on to play for
Bastia,
Nice,
Sochaux, and
Stade Bordelais
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The club was established in 1889. Bordelais were a major force in the French championship during the 1900s. Until 2005–06, the senior team competed in the second level of dome ...
before retiring in 2003.
After football
After retiring from football, Vandecasteele was hired by
Peugeot. He worked in the
Gironde
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department of France, where the city of
Bordeaux is located.
Career statistics
Honours
Bastia
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Coupe de la Ligue
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runner-up:
1994–95
References
External links
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Living people
1967 births
People from Rueil-Malmaison
Men's association football forwards
French men's footballers
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
Olympique Alès players
SC Abbeville players
Stade Lavallois players
SC Bastia players
OGC Nice players
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Stade Bordelais (football) players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
French Division 3 (1971–1993) players
Championnat National 3 players