Florent Laville (born 7 August 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Valence, Drôme, Laville spent the first ten years of his career with Olympique Lyonnais, and helped them win the Ligue 1 title in 2002 and 2003 as well as the Trophée des Champions in 2002.
Laville signed with Premier League club Bolton Wanderers in 2003[3] and instantly slotted into the first team, forming a successful defensive partnership with Guðni Bergsson, despite a sending off in a memorable game against Arsenal.
[4] He later signed permanently for Bolton, but a serious leg injury suffered several games into the 2003–04 season, against Middlesbrough,[5] put him out of action for over a year and effectively ended his top-level playing career as he struggled to regain fitness.
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