Stéphane Paille
French footballer (1965–2017)
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- Stéphane Paille (27 June 1965 – 27 June 2017) was a French professional footballer who played for the France national team as well as for various club sides in France, Portugal, Switzerland and Scotland.
- Playing career Born in Scionzier, Rhône-Alpes, Paille started out with Sochaux, with whom he played for seven seasons between 1982 and 1989.
- He also earned his eight caps for France between 1986 and 1989, scoring a single goal for les Bleus .
- He joined Girondins de Bordeaux in December 1989, then FC Porto in the summer of 1990.
- In 1994, he joined Olympique Lyonnais, then moved to Swiss side Servette Geneva in 1995.
Stéphane Paille (27 June 1965 – 27 June 2017) was a French professional footballer who played for the France national team as well as for various club sides in France, Portugal, Switzerland and Scotland. After he retired from playing he developed a career in football management.
Playing career
Born in Scionzier, Rhône-Alpes, Paille started out with Sochaux, with whom he played for seven seasons between 1982 and 1989. He helped the Montbéliard side reach the 1987–88 Coupe de France final, and was voted French Player of the Year at that season's end. He also earned his eight caps for France between 1986 and 1989, scoring a single goal for les Bleus.
The rest of Paille's playing career was somewhat nomadic: after leaving Sochaux for Montpellier HSC in 1989, whom he joined with close friend Eric Cantona, he spent no more than two seasons at the same club during the next nine years. He joined Girondins de Bordeaux in December 1989, then FC Porto in the summer of 1990. Following a two-year spell at SM Caen between 1991 and 1993, he returned to Bordeaux for a single season. In 1994, he joined Olympique Lyonnais, then moved to Swiss side Servette Geneva in 1995. After one season he returned to France with FC Mulhouse. In September 1995 Paille retired after failing a drugs test due to cannabis use. He told L'Equipe this was due to serious personal problems. He joined Scottish side Heart of Midlothian in 1996. He was released by the Edinburgh club in May 1997 after failing a drugs test due to his use of Dinintel.
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