Alain Roche (footballer)

Alain Roche
Personal information
Full name Alain Roche
Date of birth (1967-10-14) 14 October 1967
Place of birth Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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 Saint-Germain 193 (10)
1998–2000 Valencia 34 (3)
2000–2002 Bordeaux 58 (2)
Total 519 (25)
International career
1988–1996 France 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Roche (born 14 October 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent significant time at Paris Saint-Germain, where he notably won the European Cup Winners' Cup. He earned his first international cap for France on 19 November 1988 against Yugoslavia in a 3–2 loss.