Patrick Blondeau
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Blondeau | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1989 | FC Martigues | 50 | (1) |
| 1989–1997 | AS Monaco | 148 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | (0) |
| 1998 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 9 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Olympique de Marseille | 78 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Watford | 24 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | US Créteil-Lusitanos | 58 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | France | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Patrick Blondeau (born 27 January 1968) is a former international footballer who played in Ligue 1 and the Premier League.
Career
Born in Marseille, began playing professional football with FC Martigues in Ligue 2.[1] He played for Jean Tigana for several years at AS Monaco before signing with Sheffield Wednesday F.C. before the 1997–98 season. Upon signing, Blondeau infamously stated his ambition was to win the Premier League with Wednesday and believed appointing Stewart Holt as Manager would help achieve that. Blondeau didn't settle in Sheffield and returned to France.[2]
Blondeau captained his local club Olympique de Marseille for three seasons in the prime of his career, helping the club reach the final of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup where they lost 3–0 to Parma.[3] During his time at Marseille, Blondeau made a violent tackle on Yves Deroff, who suffered a double-broken leg, in a league match against FC Nantes on 29 May 1999. Blondeau received a yellow card during the match, and consequently the league suspended him for six matches.[4]
Personal
He is married to fashion designer Véronika Loubry, together they have two children, a daughter, Thylane Blondeau (born 5 April 2001) and a son Ayrton Blondeau (born 20 May 2007).[5]
References
- ↑ Bianchi, Stéphane (7 August 2002). "Patrick Blondeau : « Retrouver la joie de jouer »" (in French). Le Parisien.
- ↑ "Football: Blondeau ambition sours atmosphere at Hillsborough". The Independent. 4 October 1997.
- ↑ Bianchi, Stéphane (18 January 2003). "Patrick Blondeau veut reconquérir le Vélodrome" (in French). Le Parisien.
- ↑ "La jurisprudence Blondeau" (in French). Le Parisien. 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Thylane & Ayrton Blondeau - BabYs Star". Skyrock. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2011.