Xavier Barrau
French footballer (born 1982)
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Xavier 'Xavi' Barrau (born 26 September 1982) is a French former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Barrau[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lyon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Viry-Châtillon | ||
| 2003–2004 | La Roche | ||
| 2004–2006 | Meyrin | 48 | (4) |
| 2006 | Airdrie United | 13 | (2) |
| 2007 | Gretna | 1 | (1) |
| 2007 | Bradford City | 3 | (2) |
| 2007 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | ES Fréjus | 47 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:08, 5 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
Career
He formerly played for Louhans-Cuiseaux, Viry-Châtillon and La Roche in France, Bradford City,[2] Darlington[3] and Walsall in England, Meyrin in Switzerland and Airdrie United[4] and Gretna in Scotland.
At Bradford City, he made two substitute appearances, before making his first start in the final game of the season, scoring twice.[5]
Barrau signed for Hamilton Academcial (another club in Scotland) on 1 January 2008 on a six-month contract.[6] However, he was released in April 2008 to return to France.[7] He left Hamilton after his then-wife complained of feeling homesick.[2]
At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Barrau signed for French club ES Fréjus who play in CFA Group B.
As of January 2015, Barrau was running a chauffeuring business in the south of France.[2]
