Sylvain Deplace (born 4 January 1972 in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

) is a French former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

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* Living people 1972 births Footballers from Lyon Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Olympique Lyonnais players Montpellier HSC players En Avant Guingamp players FC Martigues players {{France-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub