Guillaume Hoarau

Professional footballer; prolific striker

Guillaume Hoarau - Professional footballer; prolific striker
Born

March 5th, 1984
41 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

France

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A French footballer, primarily played as a striker. Career began in youth football at Le Havre, later moving to professional teams. Achieved significant success with FC Lausanne-Sport and Paris Saint-Germain. Spent time playing in the Chinese Super League and returned to France with various clubs. Known for scoring crucial goals in cup competitions and contributing to team successes during active years.

Played for Paris Saint-Germain

Won the Coupe de France in 2010

Top scorer in Swiss Super League

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