Marcel Defalco

Marcel Defalco

Personal information
Date of birth	(1962-01-06) 6 January 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1970–1974	USM Saint-Loup[3]
1974–1977	USPEG
1977–1979	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1983	Marseille	72	(9)
1983–1984	Paris Saint-Germain	4	(1)
1984–1985	Laval	20	(3)
1985–1986	Orléans	13	(2)
1986–1987	Béziers	19	(3)
1987–1988	Valence
1988–1989	Stade Ruthénois	22	(2)
1989–1992	Marseille Endoume
1992–1998	Cassis
Managerial career
1998–1999	FA Val Durance
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Defalco (born 6 January 1962) is a French former professional football player and manager.^[4][5]

Playing career

Marcel Defalco^[6] was a graduate of the Marseille academy. He made a total of 82 appearances for the club before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 1983, at the age of 21.^[7]

Defalco made his PSG debut in a 0–0 draw against his future club Laval on 27 December 1983.^[8] He scored his first and only goal for the Parisians in a 3–1 victory against Saint-Étienne on 11 February 1984.^[9] On 14 March 1984, Defalco played his final match for PSG, a 2–1 defeat to Sochaux.^[8] He transferred to Laval in the summer of 1984, after a "disappointing" season in the capital of France.^[7]

After leaving Laval in 1985, Defalco continued his career at Orléans, Béziers, Valence, Stade Ruthénois, Marseille Endoume, and Cassis.

Managerial career

After retiring in 1998, Defalco went on to manage FA Val Durance.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille	1979–80	Division 1	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1980–81	Division 2	17	2	0	0	17	2
	1981–82	Division 2	30	5	6	2	36	7
	1982–83	Division 2	24	2	4	0	28	2
	Total		72	9	10	2	82	11
Paris Saint-Germain	1983–84	Division 1	4	1	0	0	4	1
Laval	1984–85	Division 1	20	3	0	0	20	3
Orléans	1985–86	Division 2	13	2	0	0	13	2
Béziers	1986–87	Division 2	19	3	0	0	19	3
Stade Ruthénois	1988–89	Division 2	22	2	0	0	22	2
Career total			150	20	10	2	160	22

References

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2. Marcel Defalco at WorldFootball.net
3. "Marcel DE FALCO". TangoFoot (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
4. "Marcel DE FALCO". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
5. "MARCEL DE FALCO". om1899.com (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
6. "Marcel DEFALCO". Copains d'avant (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
7. "De Falco Marcel". Paris.canal-historique (in French). 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
8. "Marcel DE FALCO". Histoire du PSG (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
9. "PSG – Saint-Etienne 3-1, 11/02/84, Division 1 83-84". Archives Paris Football (in French). 7 January 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
10. "La fiche de Marcel De Falco". ohaime-passion.com (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2020.