Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dion Enrique Valle Robbins | ||
Date of birth | 22 July 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Darwin, Australia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Colo-Colo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Colo-Colo | ||
1997 | Jacksonville Cyclones | ||
1999 | Macarthur Rams | 43 | (1) |
1999–2002 | Perth Glory | 37 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Blacktown City Demons | 24 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Marconi Stallions | ||
International career | |||
1993 | Chile U17 | ||
1995 | Chile U20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dion Enrique Valle Robbins (born 22 July 1977 in Darwin, Australia) is a Chilean-Australian former footballer who played as a central defender.
He played in the Chilean Primera División for Colo-Colo in 1995. [1] In January 1997, he became the first player signed by the newly formed United States A-League club Jacksonville Cyclones. [2] He captained the club for the first quarter of the 1997 season before being released in May 1997. [3] [4] [5] Back in Australia, along with Perth Glory he got two titles of the National Soccer League. [6]
He was a member of Chile's squads for the finals of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship. [7] In addition, he took part of Chile squad in both the 1993 South American U17 Championship and the 1995 South American U20 Championship. [8]
Born to a Chilean father and an Australian mother, [6] Valle came to Chile in 1991 at the age of 13 along with his brother, who dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. [9]
At the same time he was a footballer, he got a degree in Building Construction in Sydney. [9]
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