Pascal Vahirua
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Papeete, French Polynesia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mateiea | |||
| Vataka | |||
| 1982–1985 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1995 | Auxerre | 287 | (53) |
| 1995–1998 | Caen | 74 | (4) |
| 1998–2001 | Atromitos | ||
| 2001–2002 | Tours | 11 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Stade Auxerrois | ||
| 2005 | Auxerre (reserves) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1990–1994 | France | 22 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Pascal Vahirua (born 9 March 1966) is a French retired footballer who played mostly as a left winger.
His career was intimately connected with Auxerre. Vahirua appeared for the French national team at Euro 1992.
Vahirua was born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Discovered by legendary club manager Guy Roux, who was vacationing in the island, he moved to AJ Auxerre's youth academy in 1982, aged 16, going on to amass nearly 400 official appearances for the club in nine full professional seasons and making his Ligue 1 debut on 25 September 1984 in a 3–1 home win against Stade Brestois 29.
During the 90's, speedy Vahirua was part of a solid team whose offensive unit also included Gérald Baticle, Christophe Cocard and Corentin Martins, reaching the semifinals of the 1992–93 UEFA Cup, lost on penalties to Borussia Dortmund. He left the club in 1995 – precisely the year the team would go on to conquer an historic double – with only the 1994 edition of the French Cup to his credit.
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