Patrice Rio (born 15 August 1948 in
Le Petit-Quevilly
Le Petit-Quevilly (, locally ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, region of Normandy, France.
Geography
A residential and light industrial suburb situated inside a meander of the river Seine
on the opposite bank to Rouen city centre, ...
,
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inféri ...
) is a French former
football defender who obtained a total number of 17 international caps for the
France national football team
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in the 1970s. Playing for
FC Nantes (1970–1984) he was a member of the French squad that competed at the
1978 FIFA World Cup. His father,
Roger
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, was also a French international footballer.
Titles
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French championship
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in 1973, 1977, 1980 and 1983 with
FC Nantes
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Coupe de France
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in 1979 with
FC Nantes
References
French Football Federation Profile
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1948 births
Living people
People from Le Petit-Quevilly
Sportspeople from Seine-Maritime
French footballers
France international footballers
Association football defenders
1978 FIFA World Cup players
FC Rouen players
FC Nantes players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Footballers from Normandy
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