Laurent Charvet is a former French football

Football (soccer)

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 player.

Charvet played in the right back position. He began his career at Cannes in 1994. Between then and 1997 he appeared 99 times for the club and scored 19 goals. In the 1997-1998

1997-98 in English football

The 1997-1998 season was the 118th season of competitive football in England.-Premier League:Arsenal overhauled Manchester United's lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title...

 season he was loaned out to the English Premiership football team Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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 for whom he appeared 11 times, scoring 2 goals in defeats to West Ham and Leeds. He was an unused substitute in Chelsea's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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 final win

1998 Cup Winners' Cup Final

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 over VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...

. Then in 1998 he was sold to Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

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 for £750,000. Between that time and the year 2000 he played 40 times for the team and scored 1 goal against Middlesbrough. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1999 FA Cup Final

1999 FA Cup Final

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He was bought by Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

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 manager Joe Royle

Joe Royle

Joseph "Joe" Royle is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton , Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team...

 at the start of the 2000-2001

2000-01 in English football

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 season as a replacement for out of form Richard Edghill

Richard Edghill

Richard Edghill is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached.-Manchester City:...

. However Charvet was unable to be the right back many City fans had hoped for and lost his place in the team. In the following season Kevin Keegan

Kevin Keegan

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 replaced Joe Royle

Joe Royle

Joseph "Joe" Royle is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton , Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team...

 as manager and Charvet was given his chance again. But in the 3-5-2 formation that Keegan adopted, Shaun Wright-Phillips

Shaun Wright-Phillips

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 was preferred to the Frenchman in the right wing back position as was Richard Edghill

Richard Edghill

Richard Edghill is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached.-Manchester City:...

. Charvet played for City 23 times, scoring once. He then left the club in 2003, transferring to French side Sochaux

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

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