Jérôme Palatsi
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Jérôme Palatsi is a retired French
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Having had no impact as a professional in his country of birth, he spent the bulk of his senior career in Portugal
, appearing in 180 top division games, mainly at the service of Vitória de Guimarães, and retiring already in his 40's.
, Hérault
. After only three matches as a professional at Montpellier HSC
in the course of five seasons (although two were spent on loan), he moved to the lower leagues in the country.
In 1996, he started a Portuguese
adventure that would last nearly 15 years, starting at S.C. Beira-Mar; at the Aveiro club and his second, Vitória de Guimarães, he was sometimes charged with penalty
-taking, scoring a total of four goals in the Portuguese first division.
From 2005, Palatsi moved to the country's second level
, first signing with Moreirense FC then F.C. Penafiel. Aged almost 39, he returned to Beira-Mar, also in that division, and retired two years later after a brief stint with amateurs A.A. Avanca
.
With Beira-Mar again in the top division, Palatsi returned to the club, as goalkeeper coach.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Having had no impact as a professional in his country of birth, he spent the bulk of his senior career in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, appearing in 180 top division games, mainly at the service of Vitória de Guimarães, and retiring already in his 40's.
Football career
Palatsi was born in BéziersBéziers
Béziers is a town in Languedoc in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every August. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event...
, Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
. After only three matches as a professional at Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
in the course of five seasons (although two were spent on loan), he moved to the lower leagues in the country.
In 1996, he started a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
adventure that would last nearly 15 years, starting at S.C. Beira-Mar; at the Aveiro club and his second, Vitória de Guimarães, he was sometimes charged with penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
-taking, scoring a total of four goals in the Portuguese first division.
From 2005, Palatsi moved to the country's second level
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
, first signing with Moreirense FC then F.C. Penafiel. Aged almost 39, he returned to Beira-Mar, also in that division, and retired two years later after a brief stint with amateurs A.A. Avanca
A.A. Avanca
Associação Atlética de Avanca known as A.A. Avanca is a Portuguese football club from Estarreja, Aveiro. They currently play in the Portuguese Second Division Serie B and last season they finished 13th place in their division. They currently play their home games in Parque Desportivo da Associação...
.
With Beira-Mar again in the top division, Palatsi returned to the club, as goalkeeper coach.