Xavier Barrau
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Xavier Barrau[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Lyon | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | 0 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Viry-Châtillon | ||
2003–2004 | La Roche | ||
2004–2006 | Meyrin | 48 | (4) |
2006 | Airdrie United | 13 | (2) |
2007 | Gretna | 1 | (1) |
2007 | Bradford City | 3 | (2) |
2007 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
2008 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | (0) |
2008–2012 | ES Fréjus | 47 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 5 December 2009 (UTC) |
Xavier 'Xavi' Barrau (born 26 September 1982) is a French former professional footballer.
Career
[edit]He formerly played for Louhans-Cuiseaux, Viry-Châtillon and La Roche in France, Bradford City,[2] Darlington[3] and Walsall in England, Meyrin in Switzerland and Airdrie United[4] and Gretna in Scotland.
At Bradford City, he made two substitute appearances, before making his first start in the final game of the season, scoring twice.[5]
Barrau signed for Hamilton Academcial (another club in Scotland) on 1 January 2008 on a six-month contract.[6] However, he was released in April 2008 to return to France.[7] He left Hamilton after his then-wife complained of feeling homesick.[2]
At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Barrau signed for French club ES Fréjus who play in CFA Group B.
As of January 2015, Barrau was running a chauffeuring business in the south of France.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Xavier Barrau". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Xavi-t! One-hit wonder Barrau will never forget his Valley Parade date with Millwall". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Darlington sign Barrau". BBC Sport. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Barrau wins contract with Airdrie". BBC Sport. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Accies sign trio in promotion bid". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Xavier Barrau Released". Hamilton Accies FC. 9 April 2008.
External links
[edit]- Xavier Barrau at Soccerbase