In the latest interview from our League of Ireland legends series, we speak to Frenchman Pascal Vaudequin, who became a cult hero to Derry City and Shelbourne fans
Pascal Vaudequin: ‘I left my family in France very early and it was not easy. But when I came here, I learned something about Ireland, how close you can be.’
A Frenchman working in Vietnam for an Italian football club, with his adult sons on the way up their own career ladders in Dubai and China. He is much-travelled, but former footballer Pascal Vaudequin always finds his way back.
A small part of Ireland’s north-west was and still is the magnet, the draw, his focal point. It’s almost four decades since a young and naive French footballer, aged 21 and with no knowledge of the real world, landed at Derry City to inject some life into his playing career, unsure what he would find.