Dion Valle

Chilean-Australian footballer (born 1977)

Dion VallePersonal information

Full name|  Dion Enrique Valle Robbins
Date of birth|  (1977-07-22) 22 July 1977 (age 46)
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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Club[edit]

Colo-Colo

* Chilean Primera División (1): 1993

Perth Glory

* National Soccer League (2): 1999–2000, 2001–02

### International[edit]

Chile U17

* FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 1993

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Dion Valle at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
* Oz Football Stats

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