Alain Roche

Alain Roche

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-10-14) 14 October 1967
Place of birth	Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1989	Bordeaux	131	(5)
1989–1990	Marseille	27	(0)
1990–1992	Auxerre	76	(7)
1992–1998	Paris SG	193	(10)
1998–2000	Valencia	34	(1)
2000–2002	Bordeaux	58	(2)
Total		519	(25)
International career
1988–1996	France	25	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Roche is a former French association 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 19 November 1988 against Yugoslavia in a 3–2 loss.

He played for Bordeaux, Marseille, Auxerre, Paris SG and Valencia.

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)