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Arthur Sorin

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Arthur Sorin
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-01) 1 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Laval, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, right midfielder[1]
Youth career
Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Rennes B
2005–2006 Rennes 0 (0)
2005–2006Vannes (loan) 29 (1)
2007–2008 Kalmar 62 (1)
2009–2010Sedan (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2015 AGF 101 (5)
2015–2020 AS Vitré 84 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Sorin (born 1 November 1985) is a French former professional footballer who normally played as a right-back, but could also play on the right side of midfield.

Career

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Born in Laval, Mayenne, Sorin starting playing for Stade Rennais F.C. but had a hard time to gain a position in the first squad. After a loan period at Vannes OC he was sold to Kalmar FF.

In the summer of 2008, Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus made a bid for Sorin, but Kalmar FF refused to let him go in mid season,[2] so though he signed a deal with AGF in July 2008,[3] he was not able to join the club before his contract with Kalmar expired in January 2009. His contract with AGF was suspended 30 June. 2015.

Personal life

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His younger brother Eliott Sorin is also a professional footballer, while his father Michel Sorin is a former footballer and the current head coach of AS Vitré.

Honours

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Kalmar FF

Individual

  • Sorin was selected as the second best Full back (and the best right back) in the Swedish league 2008, by the big Swedish football website svenskafans.com.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arthur Sorin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ Brian Steen: Kalmar doesn't let Sorin go still
  3. ^ Sorin on place in AGF
  4. ^ Allsvenskans fem bästa ytterbackar
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