Cyril Chapuis (born 21 March 1979 in Lyon) is a French football player, he last plays for Metz after signing with them on January 9, 2008.

[edit] Football career

He started his professional career at Niort in Ligue 2 and then moved to Ligue 1 for Rennes. In January 2002, he was signed by Olympique de Marseille, signed 5 year deal. ^[1]

He played one and a half season, and loaned out to top division clubs likes Leeds United (playing just once in the league, against Bolton in November 2003, and what a memorable performance it was^[1]), Strasbourg and Ajaccio.

He was released in the Summer of 2005, and after being without a club for one year, he joined Rangers on trial but later signed for Grenoble in Ligue 2.

[edit] International career

He was called up to the French Under 21's and was part of the squad of Les Bleuets that lost to Czech U-21 in the final of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

[edit] Footnotes

^  UEFA.com (2 January 2002). "Chapuis heads to Marseille". http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=14257.html. 

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cyril Chapuis French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

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