Neil Le Bihan (14 March 1976 – 12 October 2023) was an English footballer who played as a
midfielder
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Career
Le Bihan was an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur
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before signing for Peterborough United
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Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system.
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in 1994. He made 44 appearances in all competitions for the club in three seasons, scoring three goals. In league competition he appeared in 31 games without scoring.
In 1997, Le Bihan signed for Dover Athletic, where he spent five seasons, before finishing his career at Crawley Town
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Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...
. After retiring from football in 2003, he went on to become a successful barista
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Etymology and inflection
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Death
Le Bihan died in his South London home from a suspected suicide on 12 October 2023. He was 47.Touching tributes following death of former Dover Athletic FC midfielder Neil Le Bihan
Kent Online (17 October 2023). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
References
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1976 births
2023 deaths
2023 suicides
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Dover Athletic F.C. players
Crawley Town F.C. players
Baristas
Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon
People from Croydon
Suicides in Greater London