{{Short description|French footballer (born 1959)}} {{distinguish|Patrick Rea}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Patrick Rey | goals4 = 0 | goals3 = 3 | clubs4 = → Montpellier (loan) | years4 = 1982–1983 | clubs5 = Angers | years5 = 1984–1985 | caps4 = 6 | caps5 = 30 | goals2 = 13 | goals5 = 9 | clubs6 = Grenoble | years6 = 1985–1986 | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 2 | totalcaps = 134+ | caps3 = 19 | caps2 = 33 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|3|15|df=y}} | youthyears2 = 1976–1979 | birth_place = Tlemcen, French Algeria | position = Left winger | height = 1.85 m | clubs1 = Chalon | youthclubs2 = INF Vichy | youthclubs1 = Chalon | youthyears1 = 1967–1976 | years3 = 1979–1984 | years1 = {{0|0000}}–1976 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs2 = INF Vichy | clubs3 = Lille | years2 = 1977–1979 | totalgoals = 27+ | clubs7 = Gueugnon | years7 = 1986–1987 | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 1 | clubs8 = US Mandelieu | clubs9 = Antibes | clubs10 = Biot | years8 = | years9 = | years10 = }}
'''Patrick Rey''' (born 15 March 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left winger.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} In his career, he notably played for Lille, Montpellier, Angers, Grenoble, and Gueugnon in the Division 1 and Division 2.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|id=patrick-rey}}</ref>
== Early life == Rey was born in Tlemcen in French Algeria.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} Originally from Chalon-sur-Saône, he signed for his hometown club of FC Chalon in 1967. Rey's father worked at the town's police station.<ref name=":1" /> Patrick recalls spending a lot of time at the Stade Léo Lagrange as a child. According to himself, all he could think about at this age was playing football.<ref name=":1" /> Roger Rey, the stadium's former groundskeeper, took Patrick under his wing. According to Patrick, Roger was like his "second father" and FC Chalon was like his "second family".<ref name=":1" />
== Career == Due to scoring many goals at all youth levels, Rey made his debut for Chalon's first team in the Division d'Honneur at the age of sixteen.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Desbois|first=Pierre|date=15 August 2012|title=Pour le footballeur Patrick Rey " Chalon c'est ma ville ! "|trans-title=For the footballer Patrick Rey "Chalon is my city!"|url=https://www.lejsl.com/edition-de-chalon/2012/08/15/pour-le-footballeur-patrick-rey-chalon-c-est-ma-ville|access-date=19 November 2021|website=Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire|language=fr}}</ref> In 1976, he joined INF Vichy, where he would spend the next three years of his career. At INF Vichy, Rey won the Coupe Gambardella in 1978 and the Division 3 in 1979.<ref name=":0" />
In 1979, following his graduation from INF Vichy, Rey joined Division 1 side Lille. Although he was loaned out to Montpellier for a season, he would go on to play several matches for Lille, including some as a starter.<ref name=":1" /> He was notably the architect of a 5–4 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the 1983–84 season, scoring two goals and assisting the game-winning goal of Bernard Bureau.<ref name=":1" /> In 1984, Rey joined Division 2 side Angers. He played one season at the club before joining Grenoble in 1985. In 1986, Rey signed for Gueugnon, which would turn out to be the last club of his professional career.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Rey retired from professional football in 1987. However, he would continue playing at an amateur level in Southern France for several years.<ref name=":1" /> He played for US Mandelieu and Antibes before hanging up the boots at Biot.<ref name=":1" /> At Mandelieu, where he played alongside Robert Sab, Rey reached the round of 64 of the Coupe de France in the 1990–91 edition, losing 6–0 to Saint-Étienne.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Mandelieu - AS Saint-Étienne, 32ème de finale Coupe de France (1990-1991)|trans-title=US Mandelieu - AS Saint-Étienne, Coupe de France round of 64 (1990-1991)|url=https://www.asse-stats.com/match-10-mars-1991-coupe-de-france-us-mandelieu|access-date=19 November 2021|website=ASSE-Stats|language=fr}}</ref>
== Personal life == Rey has stated that Lille is his favorite club. He has been invited to friendly matches played between former players of the club.<ref name=":1" /> After his football career, Rey became a wealth management advisor for a private firm in Valbonne.<ref name=":1" />
== Honours == '''INF Vichy'''
* Division 3: 1978–79<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Patrick Rey|url=http://www.sco1919.com/index.php?r=joueurs%2Fjoueurs&idJoueur=505|access-date=19 November 2021|website=SCO1919.com|language=fr}}</ref> * Coupe Gambardella: 1977–78<ref name=":0" />
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