Xavier Barrau

Xavier 'Xavi' Barrau (born 26 September 1982) is a French former professional footballer.

Xavier Barrau
Personal information
Full name Xavier Barrau[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-26) 26 September 1982
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 CS Louhans-Cuiseaux 0 (0)
2000–2002 Walsall 0 (0)
2002–2003 ES Viry-Châtillon
2003–2004 La Roche VF
2004–2006 FC Meyrin 48 (4)
2006 Airdrie United 13 (2)
2007 Gretna 1 (1)
2007 Bradford City 3 (2)
2007 Darlington 1 (0)
2008 Hamilton Academical 4 (0)
2008–2012 ES Fréjus 47 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:08, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Career

He formerly played for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, ES Viry-Châtillon and La Roche VF in France, Bradford City,[2] Darlington[3] and Walsall in England, FC Meyrin in Switzerland and Airdrie United[4] and Gretna in Scotland.

At Bradford City he made 2 substitute appearances before making his first start in the final game of the season, scoring twice.[5]

Barrau signed for Hamilton Academcial (another club in Scotland) on 1 January 2008 on a six-month contract.[6] However, he was released in April 2008 to return to France.[7] He left Hamilton after his then-wife complained of feeling homesick.[2]

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season Xavier signed for French club ES Fréjus who play in CFA Group B.

As of January 2015, Barrau was running a chauffeuring business in the south of France.[2]

References
  1. "Xavier Barrau". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. "Xavi-t! One-hit wonder Barrau will never forget his Valley Parade date with Millwall". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  3. "Darlington sign Barrau". BBC Sport. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. "Barrau wins contract with Airdrie". BBC Sport. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  6. "Accies sign trio in promotion bid". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. "Xavier Barrau Released". Hamilton Accies FC. 9 April 2008.


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