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- ↑ Julien Vercauteren veut se relancer en Espagne : "J'aimerais trouver de la stabilité" msn.com
- ↑ "Julien Vercauteren - Marino los Cristianos".
- ↑ "Julien Vercauteren officiellement niçois" (in French). ogcnice.com. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.