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Eric Abidal

French defender who played for Lyon and Barcelona

Did you know?He successfully returned to professional football and lifted the Champions League trophy just months after undergoing a life-saving liver transplant.

Eric Sylvain Abidal (French pronunciation:; born 11 September 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back. He played mainly for Lyon and Barcelona, totalling 19 trophies with both teams, including two Champions Leagues with the latter.

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