Dutruel sidelined for Strasbourg
Monday, May 17, 2004
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RC Strasbourg goalkeeper Richard Dutruel has been ruled out for several months with osteoarthritis.
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Replacement needed
The 31-year-old former RC Celta de Vigo and FC Barcelona custodian has suffered from back trouble and needs several months to recover. Dutruel has urged the French club to look for a replacement, leaving chief executive Marc Keller to praise the player's "exemplary honesty".
Long lay-off
François Piétra, of Strasbourg's medical staff, predicted Dutruel would be out of action for several months. Piétra said: "His back is worn out, it's osteoarthritis." The news will come as a bitter disappointment for Dutruel, who returned to France last August after seven years in Spain and has played 24 matches for Strasbourg.
