Patrick Blondeau

Patrick Blondeau (born 27 January 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played in Ligue 1 and the Premier League. He also made two appearances for the France national team.

Patrick Blondeau
Personal information
Full name Patrick Blondeau
Date of birth (1968-01-27) 27 January 1968
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 FC Martigues 50 (1)
1989–1997 Monaco 148 (3)
1997–1998 Sheffield Wednesday 6 (0)
1998 Bordeaux 9 (0)
1998–2001 Marseille 78 (0)
2001–2002 Watford 24 (0)
2002–2005 US Créteil 58 (0)
Total 373 (4)
National team
1997 France 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Marseille, Blondeau began playing professional football with nearby FC Martigues in Ligue 2.[1] He played for Jean Tigana for several years at AS Monaco. He was a key part of the side that won the 1996-97 Ligue 1 title.[2]

For the 1997–98 season Blondeau signed with Sheffield Wednesday F.C. for a transfer fee of £1.8 million.[3] He did not settle in Sheffield and returned to France in January 1998.

Blondeau captained his local club, Olympique de Marseille, for three seasons in the prime of his career, and was in the side that lost 3–0 to Parma in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup final.[4] During his time at Marseille, he 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 only a yellow card during the match, but the league later suspended him for six matches.[5]

Personal life

Blondeau was formerly married to fashion designer Véronika Loubry. They have two children: a daughter, model Thylane Blondeau (born 5 April 2001); and a son, Ayrton Blondeau (born 20 May 2007).[6]

References
  1. Bianchi, Stéphane (7 August 2002). "Patrick Blondeau : " Retrouver la joie de jouer "" (in French). Le Parisien.
  2. "Monaco 1996-97". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Football: Blondeau ambition sours atmosphere at Hillsborough". The Independent. 4 October 1997.
  4. Bianchi, Stéphane (18 January 2003). "Patrick Blondeau veut reconquérir le Vélodrome" (in French). Le Parisien.
  5. "La jurisprudence Blondeau" (in French). Le Parisien. 4 March 2013.
  6. "Thylane & Ayrton Blondeau - BabYs Star". Skyrock. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2011.


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