Dion Valle

Dion Valle
Personal information
Full nameDion Valle
Date of birth22 July 1977
Place of birthDarwin, Australia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing positionCentral defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995Colo-Colo
1997Jacksonville Cyclones
1999Macarthur Rams43(1)
1999–2002Perth Glory37(0)
2002–2003Blacktown City Demons24(2)
2004–????Marconi Stallions
National team
Chile U17
Chile U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dion Valle (born 22 July 1977 in Darwin, Australia) is a Chilean-Australian footballer who plays for Marconi Stallions in the NSWPL.

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.[1]

He played in the Chilean Primera División for Colo-Colo in 1995.[2] In January 1997, he became the first player signed by the newly-formed United States A-League club Jacksonville Cyclones.[3] He captained the club for the first quarter of the 1997 season before being released in May 1997.[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Dion Valle". FIFA. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. Gómez Poblete, Manuel (27 July 2006). "Everton quiere romper con la maldición" [Everton want to break the curse]. La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. "Viollet has praise for Cyclones signee". Florida Times-Union. January 7, 1997.
  4. "Cyclones still have no kick". Florida Times-Union. May 19, 1997.
  5. Needelman, Gary (13 April 1997). "Cyclones win opener, 3–1". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 6 January 2015 via NewsBank.
  6. Needelman, Gary (19 May 1997). "Montreal rips revamped Cyclones". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 6 January 2015 via NewsBank.