Dion Valle

Dion Enrique Valle Robbins (born 22 July 1977 in Darwin, Australia) is a Chilean-Australian former footballer who played as a central defender.

Dion Valle
Personal information
Full name Dion Enrique Valle Robbins
Date of birth (1977-07-22) 22 July 1977
Place of birth Darwin, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Colo-Colo
1997 Jacksonville Cyclones
1999 Macarthur Rams 43 (1)
1999–2002 Perth Glory 37 (0)
2002–2003 Blacktown City Demons 24 (2)
2004–2005 Marconi Stallions
International career
1993 Chile U17
1995 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He played in the Chilean Primera División for Colo-Colo in 1995.[1] In January 1997, he became the first player signed by the newly formed United States A-League club Jacksonville Cyclones.[2] He captained the club for the first quarter of the 1997 season before being released in May 1997.[3][4][5] Back in Australia, along with Perth Glory he got two titles of the National Soccer League.[6]

International career

He was a member of Chile's squads for the finals of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.[7] In addition, he took part of Chile squad in both the 1993 South American U17 Championship and the 1995 South American U20 Championship.[8]

Personal life

Born to a Chilean father and an Australian mother,[6] Valle came to Chile in 1991 at the age of 13 along with his brother, who dreamed of becoming a professional footballer.[9]

At the same time he was a footballer, he got a degree in Building Construction in Sydney.[9]

Honours

Club
Colo-Colo
Perth Glory

International
Chile U17

References
  1. Gómez Poblete, Manuel (27 July 2006). "Everton quiere romper con la maldición" [Everton want to break the curse]. La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. "Viollet has praise for Cyclones signee". Florida Times-Union. 7 January 1997. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015.
  3. "Cyclones still have no kick". Florida Times-Union. 19 May 1997.
  4. Needelman, Gary (13 April 1997). "Cyclones win opener, 3–1". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 6 January 2015 – via NewsBank.
  5. Needelman, Gary (19 May 1997). "Montreal rips revamped Cyclones". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 6 January 2015 – via NewsBank.
  6. "DION VALLE (22/07/77), stopper, 6 partidos jugados, 480 minutos". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. "Dion Valle". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  8. Quijada, Vicente (22 July 2020). "Dion Valle: El recordado defensa de La Roja Sub 17 en 1993". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. ""Sin ir a Chile, nunca hubiese vivido eso"". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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