Alain Roche

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Personal information
Alain Roche

Date of birth	14 October 1967 (1967-10-14) (age 41)
Place of birth	Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Height	1.82 m (6'0")
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985-1989 1989-1990 1990-1992 1992-1998 1998-2000 2000-2002	Bordeaux Marseille Auxerre Paris SG Valencia Bordeaux	131 0(5) 027 0(0) 080 0(7) 193 (10) 034 0(1) 058 0(2)
National team
1988-1996	France	025 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alain Roche is a former French football defender. He spent significant time at the Paris Saint-Germain where he notably won the European Cup Winners' Cup (C2). He earned his first cap on November 19, 1988 against Yugoslavia in a 3-2 loss.

[edit] Honours

UEFA U-21 Championship 1988
European Cup Winners' Cup 1996
French championship (1987, 1990 and 1994)
French national cup (1986, 1987, 1993, 1995 and 1998)
French league cup (1995 and 1998)
Spanish national cup (1999)

v • d • e France squad – UEFA Euro 1996 semi-finalists

1 Lama • 2 Angloma • 3 Di Meco • 4 Leboeuf • 5 Blanc • 6 Guérin • 7 Deschamps • 8 Desailly • 9 Djorkaeff • 10 Zidane • 11 Loko • 12 Lizarazu • 13 Dugarry • 14 Lamouchi • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Madar • 18 Pedros • 19 Karembeu • 20 Roche • 21 Martins • 22 Martini • Coach: Jacquet