Steve Germain (born 22 June 1981) is a

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who played in

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as a

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for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

. He has also represented

AS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed in 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 2 ...

in France.

Career

Born in

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, France, Germain began his football career with his local club

. He joined English

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club

on loan in April 1999 with a view to a permanent deal. He made six appearances during his month-long loan deal, making his debut on 2 April in a 1–0 home win against

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. He came on as a 71st-minute substitute for

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, aged 17. Germain joined Colchester permanently following his loan spell, but struggled to break into the first-team. He made nine appearances in total for the U's without scoring a goal, his last game coming on 18 September 1999 in a 3–0 away defeat to

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, a game in which Germain started, being substituted for

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after 52 minutes. Following his Colchester exit, Germain returned to France, joining AS Auch Gascogne.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Germain, Steve 1981 births Living people Footballers from Cannes French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in England AS Cannes players Colchester United F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century French sportsmen