Frédéric Dindeleux (born 16 January 1974) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender. Dindeleux played for

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

, Zulte Waregem, Oostende and K.M.S.K. Deinze.

Career

After six years with French club

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, Dindeleux joined Scottish club

under the

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. Dindeleux, known affectionately by the fans as "Freddie", was one of Kilmarnock's most popular players between 1999 and 2005. He was attracted to the club by the prospect of playing in the

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with Kilmarnock, as well as regular first team football. Dindeleux went on to play over 200 games for Kilmarnock, and signed two contract extensions in that time. He is fondly remembered by Kilmarnock fans for his confident and uncompromising style.

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