Patrice Luzi (born 8 July 1980) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. The longest stay in his career was his three years with
Liverpool
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, which came to an end when he was released by the Anfield club in June 2005. He then signed a contract with the Belgian side
R.E. Mouscron
Royal Excelsior Mouscron was a Football in Belgium, Belgian football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut (province), Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and soon ceased to exist. A new club known as Royal Excel Mous ...
. In 2006, he moved from Mouscron to another Belgian club,
Charleroi.
Having previously played for
AS Monaco FC
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and
AC Ajaccio
Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...
, Luzi made his only appearance for Liverpool in January 2004 against
Chelsea
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in a 1–0 win.
His chances were limited when Liverpool brought in
Southampton
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's
Paul Jones on loan to cover
Jerzy Dudek and
Chris Kirkland
Christopher Edmund Kirkland (born 2 May 1981) is an English football coach and former professional goalkeeper who is now the head goalkeeping coach at Colne. As a player, he made 321 league and cup appearances in an 18-year professional career ...
.
References
External links
Patrice Luzi's profile, stats & pics*
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Luzi, Patrice
1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ajaccio
French footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Ligue 1 players
AS Monaco FC players
AC Ajaccio players
Premier League players
Liverpool F.C. players
Royal Excel Mouscron players
R. Charleroi S.C. players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate footballers in England
Footballers from Corsica