Olivier Girault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | February 22, 1973 Pointe-à-Pitre , Guadeloupe, French West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1,83m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | Paris Handball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997-2008 | France | 231 | (527) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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