Neil Le Bihan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neil Ernest Le Bihan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 March 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Date of death | 12 October 2023 | (aged 47)||
Place of death | South London, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Peterborough United | 31 | (0) |
1997–2002 | Dover Athletic | ||
2002–2003 | Crawley Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Neil Le Bihan (14 March 1976 – 12 October 2023) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Le Bihan was an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur before signing for Peterborough United in 1994. He made 44 appearances in all competitions for the club in three seasons, scoring three goals.[3] In league competition he appeared in 31 games without scoring.[1]
In 1997, Le Bihan signed for Dover Athletic, where he spent five seasons, before finishing his career at Crawley Town.[2] After retiring from football in 2003, he went on to become a successful barista.[3]
Death
[edit]Le Bihan died in his South London home from a suspected suicide on 12 October 2023. He was 47.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Neil Le Bihan". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b Neil Le Behan
- ^ a b c d Swann, Alan (18 October 2023). "Former Peterborough United midfielder passes away aged 47". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Touching tributes following death of former Dover Athletic FC midfielder Neil Le Bihan, Kent Online (17 October 2023). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
Categories:
- 1976 births
- 2023 deaths
- 2023 suicides
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Baristas
- Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon
- People from Croydon
- Suicides in Greater London
- Sportspeople who died by suicide