Mickaël Roche

Mickaël Roche

Roche with Tahiti at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full nameMickaël Roche[1]
Date of birth24 December 1982
Place of birthPapeete, Tahiti
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000AS Jeunes Tahitiens
2000–2001AS Monaco B
2001–2005ROS Menton
2005–2006US Marseille Endoume
2006–2009AS Jeunes Tahitiens
2009–AS Dragon
National team
2011–Tahiti7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Mickaël Roche (born 24 December 1982) is a footballer from Papeete, Tahiti, who plays as a goalkeeper for AS Dragon. He is a member of the Tahiti national football team.

Career

Roche started his career with local club AS Jeunes before moving to France to play for AS Monaco reserve team in 2000. He moved to ROS Menton in the following year, staying with the team until 2005, later transferring to US Marseille Endoume.

Roche returned to Tahiti in 2006 to his former club AS Jeunes, joining AS Dragon in 2009 and winning the Tahiti First Division in 2011–12. Roche is also a PE teacher. He has stated this in an interview.[2]

International career

Roche made his debut for the Tahiti in 2011 and was the starting goalkeeper at 2012 OFC Nations Cup before losing his starting place to Xavier Samin after the first two matches, as the team won the competition for the first time. On 20 June 2013, he conceded ten goals against Spain in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, he however was considered a hero during this match and won the support of the Brazilian fans.[3] He also traded shirts with his counterpart, Pepe Reina after the match.

Honours

Domestic

Winner (1): 2012

International

Winner (1): 2012

International career statistics

Tahiti national team
YearAppsGoals
201120
201220
Total40

References

  1. "Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/cd40bab5-9039-4ddf-a3b5-58e525239037/language/en-US/Default.aspx
  3. "Spain 10-0 Tahiti – as it happened". Guardian. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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