Romain Larrieu
Larrieu as a Plymouth Argyle player
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Romain Larrieu | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Mont-de-Marsan, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Montpellier | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Valence | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2012 | Plymouth Argyle | 292 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Gillingham (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Tiverton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Camelford | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Plymouth Argyle (assistant manager) | ||
| 2013 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Romain Larrieu (born 31 August 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Mont-de-Marsan, he has played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Gillingham and Yeovil Town. He also appeared in Ligue 2 for Valence, and was last registered with semi-professional South West Peninsula League club Camelford in 2014.
Larrieu started his career in his native France at Montpellier, but finding it impossible to dislodge the experienced French international Bruno Martini, he decided to move on. His next club was ASOA Valence where he played with another future Plymouth player, David Friio, until their relegation into the French Third Division when Larrieu was released along with Friio in the summer of 2000.
Following a six-month break he was recommended to Argyle's manager, Paul Sturrock and was signed on a one-month trial contract, making his debut on 6 December, in the Football League Trophy versus Bristol City. Having been signed as a back-up keeper, he played 14 league games following injury to regular goalkeeper Jon Sheffield and despite obvious rustiness and nerves he was rewarded with a permanent contract.
Larrieu was surprisingly made first choice for the 2001–02 season but this decision proved to be a masterstroke. Plymouth became champions of Division Three (now League 2) with Larrieu conceding only 28 goals, keeping 27 clean-sheets (a club record) and pulling off many a fine save. He was also named in the PFA Division Three team of the year. He was again first choice for the 2002–03 season as he became a fan favourite at Home Park. After that he was linked with a shock move to then Premiership champions Arsenal. But his 2003–04 season was cut short after 6 games after sustaining damaged knee ligaments. Argyle won promotion from Division 2 (now League 1) that season, and in 2004–05 he shared goalkeeping duties with Luke McCormick in the Championship.
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