Alain Roche

Alain Roche ( born October 14, 1967 in Brive- la -Gaillarde ) is a former French football player, then as a club official.

Club career

The 1.82 m tall center-back came the age of 18 during the " era Jacquet " in the team of Girondins Bordeaux, where he was on the side of internationals such as Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana, Patrick Battiston, Léonard Specht, René Girard, Bernard Lacombe, goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy and naturalized German Gernot Rohr quickly developed into a regular player and his first successes reaped. He pointed to a large playful early maturity and stability, was considered a highly talented, serious and responsible. In this club, he finished his career as well. The other club, with which his name is primarily associated, is Paris SG, for which he spent six years active also. In addition, he was one or two seasons at Olympique Marseille, AJ Auxerre FC and Valencia under contract. With each of his clubs he has won at least one national title: five times in the French Cup, three times the championship of Division 1 and the League Cup in France, and one each to the Spanish Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. At the end of his time at Auxerre a personal title came about when he was elected in 1992 French Player of the Year. Roche itself also tended later not to overstate this under his belt: he was " proud, but also just always at the right time at the right club " was.

With five victories in the Coupe de France Alain Roche is next Marceau Somerlinck and Dominique Bathenay the most successful player in the 90 -year history of the competition; in the 1993 final against FC Nantes succeeded him head and make the score 3-0. After the Cup victory in 1998, he was still retired at Paris Saint -Germain and moved to Spain.

After the end of his playing days, he returned to Paris SG. There he was involved in the recruitment of new players, at times (2007/ 08) also personal adviser to the President Alain Cayzac.

Stations

  • Girondins de Bordeaux (1985-1989)
  • Olympique de Marseille (1989 /90)
  • Association de la Jeunesse AUXERROISE (1990-1992)
  • Paris Saint- Germain FC (1992-1998)
  • Valencia Club de Fútbol (1998-2000)
  • Girondins de Bordeaux (2000-2002)

In the National Team

Alain Roche has 16 games for France's U -21 ( " espoir " ) denied, with whom he European Junior Champion in 1988; he was also in the military national used. Between November 1988 and June 1996 Roche was in 25 A- international matches the blue jersey, which he also scored against Israel in 1993 a hit. After his second game followed a three and a half year break, in the national team coach Michel Platini no longer considered him. It was his successor Gerard Houllier brought Roche back after the European Championships in 1992. The next four years set in central defense, he was part of the French squad at the 1996 European Championships but in England it has only been a substitute in the first round due to a back injury twice and was only in against the Czech Republic on penalties lost semifinals in the starting line-up -. Coach Aimé Jacquet began at this tournament preferably Laurent Blanc and Marcel Desailly. This was Alain Roches last game for the Équipe Tricolore, even if he still belonged to the A-team and was able to calculate chances of being appointed to the World Cup squad in 1998, what meniscus problems ultimately prevented.

Palmarčs

  • French Champion: 1987 ( Bordeaux ), 1990 ( with Marseille ), 1994 ( with Paris)
  • French Cup Winners: 1986, 1987 ( Bordeaux ), 1993, 1995, 1998 ( with Paris)
  • French League Cup Winners: 1995, 1998 ( with Paris ), 2002 ( Bordeaux )
  • Spanish Cup winner: 1999
  • Winners of the European Cup Winners' Cup: 1996 ( with Paris)
  • 25 A internationals ( 1 results) for France, of which 2/0 during his time at Bordeaux, 23 /1 at Paris
  • 413 games and 25 goals in Division 1, of which 159 /9 Bordeaux, 25 /1 for Marseille, 76/7 for Auxerre, 153 /8 for Paris
  • 31 games ( no hit) in the Primera División
  • 77 games and 4 goals in the European Cup competitions ( 25/1 in master, 20/1 in the Cup Winners' Cup, 32/2 in the UEFA Cup ); which all three competitions 28/1 for Bordeaux, 2/ 0 for Marseille, 4/ 0 for Auxerre, 40/2 to Paris, 3 /1 for Valencia
  • European Junior Champion: 1988
  • French Player of the Year: 1992
Defender (association football) FC Girondins de Bordeaux Bernard Lacombe Valencia CF Coupe de la Ligue Copa del Rey 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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