Patrick Blondeau (born 27 January 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back in Ligue 1 and the Premier League.
Born in Marseille, Blondeau began playing professional football with nearby FC Martigues in Ligue 2.
[2] For the 1997–98 season Blondeau signed with Sheffield Wednesday for a transfer fee of £1.8 million.
Blondeau captained his local club, Olympique de Marseille, for three seasons in the prime of his career, and was in the side that lost 3–0 to Parma in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup final.
[4] During his time at Marseille, he made a violent tackle on Yves Deroff, who suffered a double-broken leg, in a league match against FC Nantes on 29 May 1999.