Patrick Valéry

Patrick Valéry
Personal information
Full namePatrick Valéry
Date of birth3 July 1969
Place of birthBrignoles, France
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1983–1984Monaco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1987Monaco B3(0)
1987–1995Monaco179(0)
1995–1996Toulouse FC7(0)
1996–1997SC Bastia30(0)
1997–1998Blackburn Rovers15(0)
1998–2001SC Bastia66(0)
2001–2002Aris FC0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Patrick Valéry (born 3 July 1969) is a French footballer born in Brignoles who spent the majority of his playing career playing for AS Monaco. He also had spells with Toulouse FC and SC Bastia[1] before joining Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer in June 1997.[2][3] After an unsuccessful spell at Rovers he returned to France, re-joining Bastia in July 1998 for a fee of £80,000.[2]

He later retired in 2002. He is considered one of the best French footballers of his generation.

References

  1. Patrick Valéry French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Valery goes back to Bastia". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 10 July 1998. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. "Career Stats". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 1 February 2010.