Fabrice Lepaul | |
Birth Date: | 1976 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Épinal, France |
Death Place: | Baldenheim, France |
Height: | 1.70 m |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1993–1998 |
Clubs1: | Auxerre |
Caps1: | 32 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2000 |
Clubs3: | Cannes |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2000–2002 |
Clubs4: | Auxerre II |
Years5: | 2002–2003 |
Clubs5: | Colmar |
Years6: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs6: | Strasbourg |
Years7: | 2004 |
Clubs7: | Obernai |
Years8: | 2005 |
Clubs8: | Épinal |
Nationalyears1: | 1992–1993 |
Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
Fabrice Lepaul (17 November 1976 – 23 May 2020) was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a squad member for the 1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.
Lepaul was part of the AJ Auxerre team that won the 1995–96 French Division 1. He was considered a promising young talent in the squad. However, Lepaul suffered from serious injuries due to a road accident in October 1997, which left him in a short coma and three broken ribs. Lepaul never gained his form after the injury recover and was released by Auxerre in 1998.[1]
Lepaul's son Esteban is also a footballer and also plays as striker.
Lepaul died on 23 May 2020 in a car accident that occurred during the night of Thursday to Friday in the Baldenheim sector, in the Alsace region of north-eastern France.[2]
Auxerre
Saint-Étienne