Patrick Colleter (born 6 November 1965) is a French former professional

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who played as a full-back.

Career

Early career

Colleter begin his football career with his local team Brest in 1986. After some impressive performances, Colleter was rewarded with a call-up to the French B national team, and a transfer to Montpellier in 1990. After one season at the southern club he spent five seasons at

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, where he won the

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in 1994, the

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in 1993 and 1995 and the

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in 1995 as well as the

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in 1996. In 1996, he left Paris to enjoy single-season spells at

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and

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Southampton

In December 1998, he was signed by Southampton for £300,000. He made his debut at left-back on 26 December 1998 at home to

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taking the place of the Saints' long-established left-back

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. He scored one goal for the club, a long-range strike in a 3-1 victory at home to

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on 9 January 1999. He was a fiery but capable full-back, but his career at Southampton suffered following

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' replacement as manager by

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. Hoddle was not keen on the Gallic method of defending and Colleter was left to grow frustrated in the reserves. Colleter eventually left Southampton in November 2000 he moved back to French football with

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. In all he played 26 games for Southampton, scoring once.

Return to France

After two seasons at Cannes, Colleter left in December 2002 to play for

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before becoming a coach at

Career statistics

Notes

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

: 1994 *

: 1993 and 1995 *

: 1995 *

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: 1996

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colleter, Patrick 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Brest, France French footballers Association football fullbacks Footballers from Brittany Brittany international footballers Premier League players Stade Brestois 29 players Montpellier HSC players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Olympique de Marseille players Southampton F.C. players AS Cannes players Ligue 1 players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England