Alain Roche (footballer)
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Full name
Alain Roche[1]
Date of birth
14 October 1967[2]
Place of birth
Brive-la-Gaillarde,[2] Corrèze, France
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alain Roche[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1967[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brive-la-Gaillarde,[2] Corrèze, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| 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 | (3) |
| 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.[3]
Roche played for Bordeaux, Marseille, Auxerre,[4] 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.[5][6]
