Xavier Barrau

Xavier Barrau
Personal information
Full name	Xavier Barrau
Date of birth	26 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Louhans-Cuiseaux
2000–2002	Walsall
2002–2003	Viry-Châtillon
2003–2004	La Roche
2004–2006	Meyrin
2006	Airdrie United
2007	Gretna
2007	Bradford City
2007	Darlington
2008	Hamilton Academical
2008–2012	ES Fréjus
	*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

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

^ "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. 13 January 2015.
^ "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. 8 July 2020.
^ "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

Xavier Barrau at Soccerbase

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[1] "Xavier Barrau". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[Bradford-2] "Xavi-t! One-hit wonder Barrau will never forget his Valley Parade date with Millwall". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 13 January 2015.

[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. 8 July 2020.

[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.

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Xavier Barrau

Career

References

External links

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