Patrick Blondeau (born 27 January 1968) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

and the

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. He also made two appearances for the

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Career

Born in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, Bouches-du-Rhône, Blondeau began playing professional football with nearby

FC Martigues Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a French professional football club based in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône. It competes in Championnat National from 2025–26, the third level of football in France, having ...

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

. He played for

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for several years at

AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently ...

. He was a key part of the side that won the 1996–97 Ligue 1 title. For the 1997–98 season Blondeau signed with

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an off ...

for a transfer fee of £1.8 million. He did not settle in Sheffield and returned to France in January 1998. Blondeau captained his local club,

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional Association football, football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top f ...

, for three seasons in the prime of his career, and was in the side that lost 3–0 to

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

in the

1998–99 UEFA Cup The 1998–99 UEFA Cup was won by Parma in the final against Marseille. It was their second title in the competition. It was the last edition of the old format UEFA Cup, before the Cup Winners' Cup was merged into it to include domestic cup win ...

final. During his time at Marseille, he made a violent tackle on

Yves Deroff Yves Deroff (born 29 August 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Career Born in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, Deroff spent two years at the INF Clairefontaine academy, between 1992 and 1994. He played club ...

, who suffered a double-broken leg, in a league match against

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

on 29 May 1999. Blondeau received only a yellow card during the match, but the league later suspended him for six matches.

Personal life

Blondeau was married to fashion designer Véronika Loubry until 2016. They have two children: a daughter, model Thylane Blondeau (born 5 April 2001); and a son, Ayrton Blondeau (born 20 May 2007).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blondeau, Patrick 1968 births Living people Footballers from Marseille French men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Martigues players AS Monaco FC players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Olympique de Marseille players Watford F.C. players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Premier League players France men's international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen