Stéphane Persol (born 24 March 1968) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Persol made his debut for

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in a 3–0

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loss against

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on 5 April 1988. He played for the PSG reserve team for the following two seasons in the Division 3. On 17 May 1991, Persol played his second and final match for PSG, a 1–1 league draw against Brest.

International career

Persol was a youth international for France.

After football

Later in his life, Persol became the regional director of an environmental company in

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References

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