Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alain Roche [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1989 | Bordeaux | 131 | (5) |
1989–1990 | Marseille | 27 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Auxerre | 76 | (7) |
1992–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | 193 | (10) |
1998–2000 | Valencia | 34 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Bordeaux | 58 | (2) |
Total | 519 | (25) | |
International career | |||
1988–1996 | France | 25 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alain Roche (born 14 October 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent significant time at Paris Saint-Germain, where he notably won the European Cup Winners' Cup. He earned his first international cap for France on 19 November 1988 against Yugoslavia in a 3–2 loss. [2]
He played for Bordeaux, Marseille, Auxerre, [3] Paris SG and Valencia. Whilst at PSG he scored when they won both the 1993 Coupe de France Final and the 1995 Coupe de la Ligue Final. [4] [5]
Bordeaux
Marseille
Paris SG
Valencia
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