 Paille in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1965-06-27)27 June 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Scionzier, France | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | Sochaux | 191 | (67) |
| 1989 | Montpellier | 17 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Bordeaux | 16 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Porto | 17 | (4) |
| 1991–1993 | Caen | 71 | (23) |
| 1993–1994 | Bordeaux | 31 | (10) |
| 1994–1995 | Lyon | 16 | (4) |
| 1995 | Mulhouse | 8 | (1) |
| 1996 | Servette | 17 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1989 | France | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Besançon RC | ||
| 2005 | RC Paris | ||
| 2005–2006 | Angers | ||
| 2007–2008 | Cannes | ||
| 2009–2010 | Évian | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stéphane Paille (27 June 1965 – 27 June 2017) was a French professionalfootballer who played for theFrance 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.
Born inScionzier,Rhône-Alpes, Paille started out withSochaux, with whom he played for seven seasons between 1982 and 1989. He helped theMontbéliard side reach the 1987–88Coupe de France final, and was voted French Player of the Year at that season's end. He also earned his eightcaps for France between 1986 and 1989, scoring a single goal forles Bleus.
The rest of Paille's playing career was somewhat nomadic: after leaving Sochaux forMontpellier HSC in 1989, whom he joined with close friendEric Cantona, he spent no more than two seasons at the same club during the next nine years. He joinedGirondins de Bordeaux in December 1989, thenFC Porto in the summer of 1990. Following a two-year spell atSM Caen between 1991 and 1993, he returned to Bordeaux for a single season. In 1994, he joinedOlympique Lyonnais, then moved to Swiss sideServette Geneva in 1995. After one season he returned to France withFC Mulhouse. In September 1995 Paille retired after failing a drugs test due tocannabis use. He toldL'Equipe this was due to serious personal problems.[1] He joined Scottish sideHeart of Midlothian in 1996. He was released by theEdinburgh club in May 1997 after failing a drugs test due to his use ofDinintel.[2]
Paille then returned to first club Sochaux, where he held a coaching position for three years between 1999 and 2002. He gained his first executive role when he was appointed head coach ofBesançon RC but left in 2004. He was briefly head coach atRacing Club Paris in 2005, before being approached byAngers in May 2005. He left theBlanc et Noir in June 2006.
He died on 27 June 2017, his 52nd birthday.[3]
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