- Stéphane Ziani
Football player infobox
playername = Stéphane Ziani
fullname =
nickname =
height = 1,67 m
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|12|9
cityofbirth =Nantes
countryofbirth =France
currentclub =FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin
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position =Defensive midfielder
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youthclubs =
years = 1991-1995
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2004 2004 2005 2005-2006
clubs =FC Nantes →SC Bastia ("loan")Stade Rennais
Girondins BordeauxRC Lens Deportivo La Coruña Girondins Bordeaux →FC Nantes ("loan") FC NantesServette FC SC BastiaAC Ajaccio
caps(goals) = 81 (3) 38 (2) 37 (1) 37 (4) 32 (11) 36 (6) 20 (6) 31 (4) 88 (5) 14 (0) 15 (1) 7 (0)
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nationalteam =
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manageryears = 2008-
managerclubs=FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin Stéphane Ziani (born
December 9 ,1971 inNantes ) is a former footballer fromFrance , who played as adefensive midfielder with scoring ability. He is currently managingFC Libourne-Saint-Seurin .Football career
A product of
FC Nantes 's renowned youth system, Ziani was a key member for hometown squad from an early age, having represented the side on two separate stints: 1991-94 and 2000-04.As a holding midfielder, he scored 11 league goals for
RC Lens in 1997-98 for his first national championship, also achieved in 2001 with Nantes.Ziani retired in 2006, having also represented
SC Bastia ,Stade Rennais ,FC Girondins de Bordeaux ,Deportivo de La Coruña ,Servette FC (August/December 2004) andAC Ajaccio .Personal
Ziani's father is of
Algeria n origin, hailing from theKabyle city ofBejaia .External links
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* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur5882.html "L'Équipe" stats]
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