295. Alain Roche

Alain Roche - 281.33 Performance Pts

Born: 14/10/1967    Brive-La-Gaillarde, France                       

Position: Central Defender     Height: 1.82m    Weight: 80kg

Roche was a central defender who played for 4 Ligue Un sides, winning the league title with 3 of them. He started at Bordeaux, debuting in the 1985-86 season and tasting title success the following year. Next stop was Marseille, and he was part of the 1990 championship winning side, in his only season there. 2 years at Auxerre resulted in 2 top 4 finishes, but no title; he signed for Paris Saint Germain at the start of the 1992-93 season. At the end of his second season at PSG, Roche won his 3rd and final league title. After 6 years in the French capital, he ventured out from his homeland for a brief spell with Valencia, before coming back to Bordeaux for a couple of years, retiring in 2002. He won 25 caps for France between 1988 and 1996, but this wasn't their vintage era.



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