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

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b ""Sin ir a Chile, nunca hubiese vivido eso"". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Valle
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