Xavier Barrau

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Xavier Barrau
Personal information
Full name Xavier Barrau[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-26) 26 September 1982 (age 41)
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 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 0 (0)
2000–2002 Walsall 0 (0)
2002–2003 ES Viry-Châtillon
2003–2004 La Roche VF
2004–2006 FC 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 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, ES Viry-Châtillon and La Roche VF in France, Bradford City,[2] Darlington[3] and Walsall in England, FC Meyrin in Switzerland and Airdrie United[4] and Gretna in Scotland.

At Bradford City he made 2 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 Xavier 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]

  1. ^ "Xavier Barrau". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Xavi-t! One-hit wonder Barrau will never forget his Valley Parade date with Millwall". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  3. ^ "Darlington sign Barrau". BBC Sport. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Barrau wins contract with Airdrie". BBC Sport. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  6. ^ "Accies sign trio in promotion bid". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Xavier Barrau Released". Hamilton Accies FC. 9 April 2008.

External links[edit]


Flag of FranceSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in France, about a midfielder born in the 1980s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xavier_Barrau&oldid=1196133518"