Valery Sedoc (born 4 September 1985) is a Dutch former professional

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. He most notably played for

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club Groningen between 2003 and 2006, making 7 appearances.

Career

Sedoc grew up in a family of athletes. His father Roy Sedoc is a Dutch former athlete who became multiple Dutch champion in the long jump and triple jump disciplines. His brothers Gregory, Jermaine, Randy are also athletes. Sedoc played professionally for Groningen where he made his debut on 9 May 2004 in a 2–0 away loss to

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. Before that he played in the youth academies of Omniworld and

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. He played a total of seven Eredivisie matches at Groningen in three seasons, struggling to gain playing time due to being a backup to Groningen key player, Bruno Silva. After his professional career ended he played for a number of amateur clubs. First a season with Hoofdklasse club

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before moving to Velocitas, where he played until 2014. Sedoc later became a youth coach, and established the Sedoc Voetbalschool in Groningen.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedoc, Valery 1985 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Amsterdam FC Groningen players Eredivisie players Men's association football defenders Amsterdamsche FC players AFC Ajax players Almere City FC players Harkemase Boys players