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He began playing in the than known Bophuthatswana Soccer league (BOPSOL) playing for Stocks Birds in Lehurutshe closer to Zeerust(North West Provence) before being scouted by [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] in South Africa, before transferring to [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]], where he played 262 matches for the Yorkshire side. During his spells at these clubs, he picked up the nicknames "Rhoo" and "The Chief". He became captain of Leeds United and also of the [[:en:South_Africa_national_soccer_team|South African national team]], most notably at [[:en:2002_FIFA_World_Cup|2002 FIFA World Cup]]. [[:en:Nelson_Mandela|Nelson Mandela]] said of Radebe: "This is my hero." He also captained Kaizer Chiefs during his time at Chiefs. == Early life == Radebe was born to Emily and Johannes Radebe in the [[:en:Diepkloof|Diepkloof]] section of [[:en:Soweto|Soweto]], near [[:en:Johannesburg|Johannesburg]], as one of 11 children.<ref name="goal.com">{{Cite web|last=Makhaya|first=Ernest|date=12 April 2020|title=From troubled beginnings to icon: Kaizer Chiefs and Leeds United legend Lucas Radebe|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/troubled-beginnings-to-icon-kaizer-chiefs-and-leeds-united/m1p4x0bgw7jw1s6dt4b3aheqs|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Goal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hay|first=Phil|date=19 May 2020|title=Radebe: Sometimes I don't believe it, that it was my name Mandela used|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1820161/2020/05/20/lucas-radebe-nelson-mandela-south-africa-leeds-interview/|url-access=subscription|access-date=27 March 2021|website=The Athletic}}</ref><ref name="Early career">{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe – Footballer|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-lancashire/plain/A29265555|access-date=23 March 2011|archive-date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111132529/http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-lancashire/plain/A29265555|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attended the local [[:en:Bopasenatla_Secondary_School|Bopasenatla Secondary School]]<ref name="iol.co.za">{{Cite web|title=Radebe donates computers to school|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/radebe-donates-computers-to-school-40213|access-date=9 April 2019|website=Independent Online|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Sheena|date=23 February 2007|title=Radebe relives high school life|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/radebe-relives-high-school-life-316409|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Independent Online|language=en}}</ref> until he was 15 years old. His parents sent him to one of the former homelands in Grade 10, [[:en:Bophuthatswana|Bophuthatswana]], as a way to keep him safe from the violent neighbourhood of Diepkloof Zone Four in Soweto. There he attended Ngotwane High School near [[:en:Zeerust|Zeerust]].<ref name="iol.co.za" /> == Club career == === Kaizer Chiefs === After playing for amateur side ICL Birds in the now-defunct Bophuthatswana Soccer League, and was spotted by [[:en:Patrick_Ntsoelengoe|Patrick Ntsoelengoe]] who recruited him to one of South Africa's top clubs, the [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]], in 1989. Radebe originally started his career with the Kaizer Chiefs as a [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|goalkeeper]], and then switched positions to [[:en:Midfielder#Central_midfielder|central midfield]] and then finally to central defence.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe – World-class footballer|work=Gauteng Tourism|location=Gauteng|url=http://www.gauteng.net/guide/gauteng_personalities/lucas_radebe/}}</ref> He played 155 matches for the club between 1989 and 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=30 September 2010|title=My Favourite Footballer…Lucas Radebe|url=https://equaliserblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/lucas-radebe/#:~:text=A%20cursory%20glance%20at%20Radebe's,league%20appearances%20in%20eleven%20seasons.|access-date=9 July 2026|website=The Equaliser|quote=After 155 games for Johannesburg side Kaizer Chiefs [...]}}</ref> === Leeds United === In 1994, Radebe and another South African player, [[:en:Phil_Masinga|Philemon "Chippa" Masinga]], moved to [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] for a transfer fee of £250,000.<ref name="Shaw">{{Cite news|last=Shaw|first=Phil|date=28 April 2005|title=Lucas Radebe: The original Kaiser Chief|work=The Independent|location=London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucas-radebe-the-original-kaiser-chief-6147312.html|access-date=4 September 2017|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021653/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucas-radebe-the-original-kaiser-chief-6147312.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Radebe was only included in the deal to keep Masinga happy; as it turned out, he became the more valuable investment.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe: The Chief|url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UMErbqw9YrU#ixzz2EJm2KrmA|url-status=dead|access-date=6 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204131009/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UMErbqw9YrU|archive-date=4 December 2013}}</ref> Initially the move was not a success; Radebe did not agree with then Leeds manager [[:en:Howard_Wilkinson|Howard Wilkinson]], and suffered injuries which prevented him for earning a regular first team place. Radebe returned to the goalkeeper position in March 1996, replacing [[:en:John_Lukic|John Lukic]] in the position after he suffered an injury in the second half of a defeat to [[:en:Middlesbrough_F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref name="hitc goalkeeper">{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Jordan|date=4 April 2016|title=Remembering Leeds' most notable goalkeeping performance from a defender following Giuseppe Bellusci's cameo|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/04/04/remembering-leeds-most-notable-goalkeeping-performance-from-a-de/|access-date=27 March 2021|website=HITC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="LeedsLive goalkeeper">{{Cite web|last=Mewis|first=Joe|date=7 November 2019|title=The story of Lucas Radebe's goalkeeping heroics at Man United|url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/remembering-lucas-radebes-brilliance-forced-14541072|access-date=27 March 2021|website=LeedsLive|language=en}}</ref> Radebe would again play in the goalkeeper position the following month when goalkeeper [[:en:Mark_Beeney|Mark Beeney]] was sent off for handling the ball outside his area in the 17th minute against [[:en:Manchester_United_F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="LeedsLive goalkeeper" /> Radebe was brought on as a substitute in place of [[:en:Mark_Ford_(footballer)|Mark Ford]], and despite Leeds losing 1–0, Radebe earned 'cult-hero' status at the club due to his performance.<ref name="LeedsLive goalkeeper" /><ref name="hitc goalkeeper" /> However, when Wilkinson was replaced by [[:en:George_Graham|George Graham]], his career flourished and Radebe was made captain of the team for the 1998–99 season. Whilst he was captain, Leeds enjoyed a period of relative success; in the 1998–99 season, they finished fourth in the [[:en:FA_Premier_League|FA Premier League]], qualifying for the [[:en:UEFA_Europa_League|UEFA Cup]]. During the 1999–2000 season, Leeds finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the following season's [[:en:UEFA_Champions_League|Champions League]], where they eventually reached the semi-finals. During this time, Radebe turned down the chance to move to [[:en:Manchester_United_F.C.|Manchester United]], [[:en:AC_Milan|AC Milan]] and [[:en:A.S._Roma|Roma]]. [[:en:Alex_Ferguson|Alex Ferguson]] commented at the time, "Everyone should be interested in Lucas."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hay|first=Phil|date=20 September 2010|title=Leeds United: Lucas Radebe interview|work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]|location=Leeds|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-Lucas-Radebe-interview.6539872.jp|access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref> In 2000, he was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe to receive the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2000|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902000/news/newsid=75593/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222170227/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902000/news/newsid=75593/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> However, in 2000 Radebe sustained serious [[:en:Knee|knee]] and [[:en:Ankle|ankle]] injuries, which kept him out of the game for almost two years, and subsequently found it difficult to regain his form and his place in the team. == International career == Following the end of [[:en:Apartheid|apartheid]], Radebe made his debut for [[:en:South_Africa_national_soccer_team|South African national team]] in their first international match on 7 July 1992 against [[:en:Cameroon_national_football_team|Cameroon]].<ref name="goal.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gleeson|first=Mark|date=6 July 2017|title=What happened to the 12 men who played for Bafana in that first game 25 years ago?|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2017-07-06-what-happened-to-the-12-men-who-played-for-bafana-in-that-first-game-25-years-ago/|access-date=27 March 2021|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA}}</ref> Having recently recovered from a long-term knee injury, he was a member of the South African team that won the [[:en:1996_African_Cup_of_Nations|1996 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name="goal.com" /> Radebe was also the captain of the South African national football team during both the [[:en:1998_FIFA_World_Cup|1998 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[:en:2002_FIFA_World_Cup|2002 FIFA World Cup]]. South Africa failed to reach the knockout stages on both occasions; however Radebe did get on the score sheet in 2002. He earned 70 caps for South Africa and scored two goals during his international career, with his last match being against [[:en:England|England]] on 22 May 2003. After retiring, Radebe was influential in South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup. He could also be seen working as a pundit for South African television, and during ITV's coverage of the tournament. == Style of play == Thebe Mabanga, a Mail & Guardian journalist, wrote that South African fans remember Radebe in his Kaizer Chiefs days as "a lanky, flamboyant central midfielder who switched to central defence with ease, snuffing out any opposition threat with exquisite, acrobatic scissor kicks and diving headers, and man-marking the most lethal strikers into silence".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brad Morgan|title=Lucas Radebe: The Chief|url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UsERMl2t-o8|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204131009/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UsERMl2t-o8|archive-date=4 December 2013|access-date=4 March 2014|publisher=Southafrica.info}}</ref> == Post-playing career == [[File:Lucas_Radebe_in_South_Africa.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_Radebe_in_South_Africa.jpg|thumb|Radebe in 2009]] At the end of the 2005 season, Radebe retired from professional football. Leeds held a testimonial for Radebe at [[:en:Elland_Road|Elland Road]] on 2 May 2005 attended by a crowd of over 37,886. Radebe also held a retirement match in [[:en:Durban|Durban]], [[:en:South_Africa|South Africa]] between a South African Invitation XI and Lucas Radebe All Stars at [[:en:King_Senzangakhona_Stadium|Kings Park Soccer Stadium]]. The proceeds from both of these matches were combined with other money raised and donated to charity. On 28 August 2006, Radebe announced that he was going back to [[:en:Leeds|Leeds]] after failing to secure a job with the [[:en:FIFA_World_Cup|World Cup]] hosts to be involved in the set-up of [[:en:Bafana_Bafana|Bafana Bafana]]. He said he was "tired of waiting for unreliable people" who had allegedly promised him a role in the national team set up as the [[:en:South_African_Football_Association|South African Football Association]] prepared to host the next World Cup in 2010.<ref name="BBC1">{{Cite web|date=28 August 2006|title=Radebe quits South Africa|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/5293614.stm|access-date=27 March 2021|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2008, a local Leeds brewery asked for suggestions for a new beer; the most popular suggestion was ''Radebeer'', showing the Leeds fans' admiration of Radebe.<ref name="Radebeer">{{Cite web|date=8 April 2008|title=Cheers Lucas!|url=https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/11006/cheers-lucas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407060719/https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/11006/cheers-lucas|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2022|access-date=27 March 2021|website=leedsunited.com|publisher=Leeds United F.C.|language=en}}</ref> On 8 October 2009, The English Football Association announced Radebe as an ambassador to help boost the 2018 World Cup bid. A biography, ''Lucas: From the Streets of Soweto to Soccer Superstar'' by Richard Coomber was published in 2010.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lucas Radebe: From Soweto to Soccer Superstar: Amazon.co.uk: Richard Coomber: Books|id={{ASIN|1905080735|country=uk}}}}</ref> In May 2010 he won the [[:en:Professional_Footballers'_Association|PFA]] Merit Award for his contribution to football.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2009|title=Radebe recognised at PFA awards|url=http://www.kickitout.org/1105.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429172424/http://www.kickitout.org/1105.php|archive-date=29 April 2012|access-date=4 March 2014|publisher=Kickitout.org}}</ref> During the [[:en:2010_FIFA_World_Cup|2010 FIFA World Cup]], Radebe was a pundit for ITV's match coverage and also a columnist for ''[[:en:The_Daily_Telegraph|The Daily Telegraph]]''. Radebe revealed in September 2010 that he would like to manage [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] in the future and also manage the South African national side. He said both jobs were the only coaching jobs that he would consider.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 September 2010|title=Leeds only club for me – Radebe|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/9029942.stm}}</ref> In July 2012, it was announced that Radebe had accepted a position as team manager with the South African national side.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 July 2012|title=SAFA's master-stroke: Lucas Radebe returns as Bafana team manager|work=Neal Collins|url=http://neal-collins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/safas-master-stroke-lucas-radebe.html}}</ref> In October 2013, Radebe announced that he was set for another emotional return to the Elland Road ground at Leeds, to be presented to the crowd on Sunday, 30 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2013|title=Leeds legend Radebe set for emotional return to Elland Road|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-utd/leeds-legend-radebe-set-for-emotional-return-to-elland-road-1-6125881|access-date=4 March 2014|website=Yorkshire Post}}</ref> On 23 January, it was confirmed that [[:en:Boxing|Boxer]] [[:en:Josh_Warrington|Josh Warrington]] would fight IBF world champion [[:en:Lee_Selby|Lee Selby]] (26–1) in his first world title fight on 19 May at [[:en:Elland_Road|Elland Road]] with Radebe joining Warrington for the ringwalk.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 January 2018|title=Venue for Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington announced|language=en-US|work=Boxing News|url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/venue-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington-announced/|url-status=dead|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142420/http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/venue-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington-announced/|archive-date=12 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=23 January 2018|title=Date set for Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington|work=Boxing News|url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/date-set-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington/|url-status=dead|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510050906/http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/date-set-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington/|archive-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> On 19 May, Warrington secured a split-decision victory over Selby to claim the title. With Radebe as part of Warrington's ringwalk and band [[:en:Kaiser_Chiefs|Kaiser Chiefs]] also played songs at the event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BoxRec|url=http://boxrec.com/en/event/762276/2214237|access-date=30 May 2018|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> == Personal life == In 1991, he was shot whilst driving with his brother Lazarus to buy drinks for his mother but was not critically wounded. When [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] confirmed their interest in 1994, Radebe's decision influenced in part by an incident that had taken place three years previously. Radebe was shopping for his mother, accompanied by his brothers, one of his sisters and her baby. While walking, they heard a gunshot, but didn't pay it much attention because, says Radebe: "In Soweto you heard shots all the time". He felt a pain in his back and he was bleeding, and his left leg went limp. Radebe was rushed to hospital but nothing vital had been damaged. The bullet had entered his back and exited halfway down his thigh. The culprit is still unknown, it is suspected that someone was hired to shoot him rather than allow him to switch clubs.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Wounded Chief|publisher=Sky Sports|url=http://www.socceram.com/story/0,21644,13873_6421474,00.html}}</ref> He was voted 54th in the [[:en:SABC3's_Great_South_Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. His wife Feziwe died of cancer in October 2008.<ref name="heartscare">{{Cite news|date=23 December 2008|title=Radebe recovers after heart scare|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7798076.stm|access-date=23 December 2008}}</ref> In December 2008, Radebe was treated for a heart complaint after collapsing while at the gym.<ref name="heartscare" /> Radebe married his second wife at the end of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lucas Radebe says 'I Do' – SundayWorld|url=http://www.sundayworld.co.za/lifestyle/2015/12/20/lucas-radebe-says-i-do|access-date=30 December 2015|website=www.sundayworld.co.za}}</ref> == Legacy == [[:en:Kaiser_Chiefs|Kaiser Chiefs]], a British [[:en:Indie_rock|indie rock]] band, whose members are all Leeds United supporters, chose this name because Radebe is a former player of Kaizer Chiefs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 2005|title=Interview: Kaiser Chiefs|work=Music OMH|url=https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/interview-kaiser-chiefs|access-date=19 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921145355/https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/interview-kaiser-chiefs|archive-date=21 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Radebe has been an ambassador of [[:en:FIFA|FIFA]] for [[:en:SOS_Children's_Villages|SOS Children's Villages]]; he also received the [[:en:FIFA_Fair_Play_Award|FIFA Fair Play Award]] in December 2000 for his contribution in ridding soccer of racism as well as for his work with children in South Africa. In April 2003, for recognition of his efforts both on an off the field, Radebe was given the Contribution to the Community Award in the [[:en:Premier_League_10_Seasons_Awards|Premier League 10 Seasons Awards]]. On an official visit to Leeds, [[:en:Nelson_Mandela|Nelson Mandela]] said of Radebe: "This is my hero."<ref name="Shaw" /> == Career statistics == === Club === {| class="wikitable" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leeds Stats|url=http://lucasradebe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Leeds-United-and-Lucas-Stats1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035401/http://lucasradebe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Leeds-United-and-Lucas-Stats1.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|access-date=26 July 2015|publisher=lucasradebe.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lucas Radebe|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6543|access-date=26 July 2015|website=Soccerbase}}</ref> ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental{{Ref|n2|2}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="7" |[[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]]{{Ref|n1|1}} |[[:en:1989_NSL_First_Division|1989]] |[[:en:National_Soccer_League_(South_Africa)|National Soccer League (South Africa)]] |33 |2 | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1990_NSL_First_Division|1990]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) |42 |1 | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1991_NSL_First_Division|1991]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) |38 |2 | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1992_NSL_First_Division|1992]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) | | | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1993_NSL_First_Division|1993]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) | | | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1994_NSL_First_Division|1994]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) | | | | | | | | | | |- ! colspan="2" |Total !113 !5 ! ! ! ! ! ! !155<ref name=":0" /> ! |- | rowspan="12" |[[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] |[[:en:1994–95_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1994–95]] |[[:en:Premier_League|Premier League]] |12 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |14 |0 |- |[[:en:1995–96_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1995–96]] |Premier League |13 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |14 |0 |- |[[:en:1996–97_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1996–97]] |Premier League |32 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |36 |0 |- |[[:en:1997–98_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1997–98]] |Premier League |27 |0 |2 |1 |4 |0 |0 |0 |33 |1 |- |[[:en:1998–99_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1998–99]] |Premier League |29 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 |3 |0 |36 |0 |- |[[:en:1999–2000_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1999–2000]] |Premier League |31 |0 |2 |0 |2 |0 |11 |2 |46 |2 |- |[[:en:2000–01_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2000–01]] |Premier League |21 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |10 |0 |33 |0 |- |[[:en:2001–02_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2001–02]] |Premier League |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |[[:en:2002–03_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2002–03]] |Premier League |19 |0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |26 |0 |- |[[:en:2003–04_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2003–04]] |Premier League |14 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |15 |0 |- |[[:en:2004–05_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2004–05]] |[[:en:Football_League_Championship|Championship]] |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !314 !5 !16 !1 !12 !0 !27 !2 !256 !3 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !314 !5 !16 !1 !12 !0 !27 !2 !411 !8 |} <div> # {{Note|n1}} More detailed statistics for [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] games for this period are not available. # {{Note|n2}} "Continental" includes [[:en:UEFA_Europa_League|UEFA Cup]] and [[:en:Uefa_Champions_League|Champions League]] appearances. </div> === International === {| class="wikitable" |+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|10338|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="11" |[[:en:South_Africa_national_football_team|South Africa]] |1992 |5 |0 |- |1993 |5 |0 |- |1994 |5 |0 |- |1996 |9 |0 |- |1997 |11 |1 |- |1998 |13 |0 |- |1999 |7 |0 |- |2000 |7 |0 |- |2001 |1 |0 |- |2002 |6 |1 |- |2003 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !70 !2 |} : ''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+List of international goals scored by Lucas Radebe<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|access-date=9 April 2019|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=South Africa - International Matches 2001-2005|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2005.html|access-date=9 April 2019|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition |- | align="center" |1 |{{dts|17 December 1997}} |[[:en:King_Fahd_International_Stadium|King Fahd II Stadium]], [[:en:Riyadh|Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia |{{fb|URU}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |3–4 |[[:en:1997_FIFA_Confederations_Cup_Group_B#Uruguay_v_South_Africa|1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]] |- | align="center" |2 |12 June 2002 |[[:en:Daejeon_World_Cup_Stadium|Daejeon World Cup Stadium]], [[:en:Daejeon|Daejeon]], South Korea |{{fb|ESP}} | align="center" |2–2 | align="center" |2–3 |[[:en:2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_B#South_Africa_vs_Spain|2002 FIFA World Cup]] |} == Honours == '''Kaizer Chiefs''' * [[:en:National_Soccer_League_(South_Africa)|National Soccer League]]: 1989, 1991, 1992 '''Leeds United''' * [[:en:Football_League_Cup|Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[:en:1995–96_Football_League_Cup|1995–96]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/milosevic-gives-villa-a-touch-of-magic-1343925.html|title=Milosevic gives; Villa a touch of magic|website=The Independent|date=25 March 1996|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> '''South Africa''' * [[:en:African_Cup_of_Nations|African Cup of Nations]]: [[:en:1996_Africa_Cup_of_Nations|1996]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96a-det.html|access-date=27 March 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> == References == <references responsive="1"></references> == Further reading == * [[:en:Graeme_Friedman|Graeme Friedman]] ''[[:en:Madiba|Madiba]]'s Boys: The Stories of Lucas Radebe and [[:en:Mark_Fish|Mark Fish]]'' Comerford & Miller, United Kingdom {{ISBN|978-1-871204-22-3}}. Foreword by [[:en:Nelson_Mandela|Nelson Mandela]] == External links == {{commons category}} * {{NFT player}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609070249/http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/149986 A short documentary following Lucas back to his home town in Umlazi Township] {{Navboxes|title=South Africa squads|bg=#F7EB29|fg=#006400|bordercolor=#006400|list1={{South Africa squad 1996 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{South Africa squad 1998 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}} {{South Africa squad 2000 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}}}{{Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year}}{{Authority control}} 165bf5cindiov8el5jynn7xp3sxv44c 45726 45725 2026-10-17T03:49:01Z Enigmias 1645 45726 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1969)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox football biography|name=Lucas Radebe|image=Lucas radebe cropped.JPG|image_size=200|caption=Radebe in 2011|fullname=Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|16272|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|4|12|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>|birth_place=[[Soweto]], South Africa|height=1.80 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucas Radebe: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/886/Lucas-Radebe/overview |access-date=7 November 2019 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref>|position=[[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]<ref name=Hugman/>|currentclub=|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=Diepkloof Wolf Wanderers|youthyears2=1987–1988|youthclubs2=ICL Birds|youthyears3=1989|youthclubs3=[[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs Juniors]]|years1=1989–1994|clubs1=[[Kaizer Chiefs]]|caps1=113+|goals1=5+|years2=1994–2005|clubs2=[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]|caps2=201|goals2=0|totalcaps=314+|totalgoals=5+|nationalyears1=1992–2003|nationalteam1=[[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]]|nationalcaps1=70|nationalgoals1=2|medaltemplates={{MedalCountry|{{fb|RSA}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[1996 Africa Cup of Nations|1996 South Africa]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[1998 Africa Cup of Nations|1998 Burkina Faso]]|}} {{Medal|3rd|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana–Nigeria]]|}}}} '''Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe''' {{post-nominals|OIS|country=ZAR}} (born 12 April 1969) is a South African former professional [[:en:Association_football|footballer]] who played as a [[:en:Centre_back|centre back]]. He began playing in the than known Bophuthatswana Soccer league (BOPSOL) playing for Stocks Birds in Lehurutshe closer to Zeerust(North West Provence) before being scouted by [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] in South Africa, before transferring to [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]], where he played 262 matches for the Yorkshire side. During his spells at these clubs, he picked up the nicknames "Rhoo" and "The Chief". He became captain of Leeds United and also of the [[:en:South_Africa_national_soccer_team|South African national team]], most notably at [[:en:2002_FIFA_World_Cup|2002 FIFA World Cup]]. [[:en:Nelson_Mandela|Nelson Mandela]] said of Radebe: "This is my hero." He also captained Kaizer Chiefs during his time at Chiefs. == Uchanẹ ọlayi == Radebe was born to Emily and Johannes Radebe in the [[:en:Diepkloof|Diepkloof]] section of [[:en:Soweto|Soweto]], near [[:en:Johannesburg|Johannesburg]], as one of 11 children.<ref name="goal.com">{{Cite web|last=Makhaya|first=Ernest|date=12 April 2020|title=From troubled beginnings to icon: Kaizer Chiefs and Leeds United legend Lucas Radebe|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/troubled-beginnings-to-icon-kaizer-chiefs-and-leeds-united/m1p4x0bgw7jw1s6dt4b3aheqs|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Goal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hay|first=Phil|date=19 May 2020|title=Radebe: Sometimes I don't believe it, that it was my name Mandela used|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1820161/2020/05/20/lucas-radebe-nelson-mandela-south-africa-leeds-interview/|url-access=subscription|access-date=27 March 2021|website=The Athletic}}</ref><ref name="Early career">{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe – Footballer|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-lancashire/plain/A29265555|access-date=23 March 2011|archive-date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111132529/http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-lancashire/plain/A29265555|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attended the local [[:en:Bopasenatla_Secondary_School|Bopasenatla Secondary School]]<ref name="iol.co.za">{{Cite web|title=Radebe donates computers to school|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/radebe-donates-computers-to-school-40213|access-date=9 April 2019|website=Independent Online|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Sheena|date=23 February 2007|title=Radebe relives high school life|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/radebe-relives-high-school-life-316409|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Independent Online|language=en}}</ref> until he was 15 years old. His parents sent him to one of the former homelands in Grade 10, [[:en:Bophuthatswana|Bophuthatswana]], as a way to keep him safe from the violent neighbourhood of Diepkloof Zone Four in Soweto. There he attended Ngotwane High School near [[:en:Zeerust|Zeerust]].<ref name="iol.co.za" /> == Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == === Kaizer Chiefs === After playing for amateur side ICL Birds in the now-defunct Bophuthatswana Soccer League, and was spotted by [[:en:Patrick_Ntsoelengoe|Patrick Ntsoelengoe]] who recruited him to one of South Africa's top clubs, the [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]], in 1989. Radebe originally started his career with the Kaizer Chiefs as a [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|goalkeeper]], and then switched positions to [[:en:Midfielder#Central_midfielder|central midfield]] and then finally to central defence.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe – World-class footballer|work=Gauteng Tourism|location=Gauteng|url=http://www.gauteng.net/guide/gauteng_personalities/lucas_radebe/}}</ref> He played 155 matches for the club between 1989 and 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=30 September 2010|title=My Favourite Footballer…Lucas Radebe|url=https://equaliserblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/lucas-radebe/#:~:text=A%20cursory%20glance%20at%20Radebe's,league%20appearances%20in%20eleven%20seasons.|access-date=9 July 2026|website=The Equaliser|quote=After 155 games for Johannesburg side Kaizer Chiefs [...]}}</ref> === Leeds United === In 1994, Radebe and another South African player, [[:en:Phil_Masinga|Philemon "Chippa" Masinga]], moved to [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] for a transfer fee of £250,000.<ref name="Shaw">{{Cite news|last=Shaw|first=Phil|date=28 April 2005|title=Lucas Radebe: The original Kaiser Chief|work=The Independent|location=London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucas-radebe-the-original-kaiser-chief-6147312.html|access-date=4 September 2017|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021653/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucas-radebe-the-original-kaiser-chief-6147312.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Radebe was only included in the deal to keep Masinga happy; as it turned out, he became the more valuable investment.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe: The Chief|url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UMErbqw9YrU#ixzz2EJm2KrmA|url-status=dead|access-date=6 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204131009/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UMErbqw9YrU|archive-date=4 December 2013}}</ref> Initially the move was not a success; Radebe did not agree with then Leeds manager [[:en:Howard_Wilkinson|Howard Wilkinson]], and suffered injuries which prevented him for earning a regular first team place. Radebe returned to the goalkeeper position in March 1996, replacing [[:en:John_Lukic|John Lukic]] in the position after he suffered an injury in the second half of a defeat to [[:en:Middlesbrough_F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref name="hitc goalkeeper">{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Jordan|date=4 April 2016|title=Remembering Leeds' most notable goalkeeping performance from a defender following Giuseppe Bellusci's cameo|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/04/04/remembering-leeds-most-notable-goalkeeping-performance-from-a-de/|access-date=27 March 2021|website=HITC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="LeedsLive goalkeeper">{{Cite web|last=Mewis|first=Joe|date=7 November 2019|title=The story of Lucas Radebe's goalkeeping heroics at Man United|url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/remembering-lucas-radebes-brilliance-forced-14541072|access-date=27 March 2021|website=LeedsLive|language=en}}</ref> Radebe would again play in the goalkeeper position the following month when goalkeeper [[:en:Mark_Beeney|Mark Beeney]] was sent off for handling the ball outside his area in the 17th minute against [[:en:Manchester_United_F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="LeedsLive goalkeeper" /> Radebe was brought on as a substitute in place of [[:en:Mark_Ford_(footballer)|Mark Ford]], and despite Leeds losing 1–0, Radebe earned 'cult-hero' status at the club due to his performance.<ref name="LeedsLive goalkeeper" /><ref name="hitc goalkeeper" /> However, when Wilkinson was replaced by [[:en:George_Graham|George Graham]], his career flourished and Radebe was made captain of the team for the 1998–99 season. Whilst he was captain, Leeds enjoyed a period of relative success; in the 1998–99 season, they finished fourth in the [[:en:FA_Premier_League|FA Premier League]], qualifying for the [[:en:UEFA_Europa_League|UEFA Cup]]. During the 1999–2000 season, Leeds finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the following season's [[:en:UEFA_Champions_League|Champions League]], where they eventually reached the semi-finals. During this time, Radebe turned down the chance to move to [[:en:Manchester_United_F.C.|Manchester United]], [[:en:AC_Milan|AC Milan]] and [[:en:A.S._Roma|Roma]]. [[:en:Alex_Ferguson|Alex Ferguson]] commented at the time, "Everyone should be interested in Lucas."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hay|first=Phil|date=20 September 2010|title=Leeds United: Lucas Radebe interview|work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]|location=Leeds|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-Lucas-Radebe-interview.6539872.jp|access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref> In 2000, he was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lucas Radebe to receive the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2000|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902000/news/newsid=75593/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222170227/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902000/news/newsid=75593/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> However, in 2000 Radebe sustained serious [[:en:Knee|knee]] and [[:en:Ankle|ankle]] injuries, which kept him out of the game for almost two years, and subsequently found it difficult to regain his form and his place in the team. == Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu == Following the end of [[:en:Apartheid|apartheid]], Radebe made his debut for [[:en:South_Africa_national_soccer_team|South African national team]] in their first international match on 7 July 1992 against [[:en:Cameroon_national_football_team|Cameroon]].<ref name="goal.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gleeson|first=Mark|date=6 July 2017|title=What happened to the 12 men who played for Bafana in that first game 25 years ago?|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2017-07-06-what-happened-to-the-12-men-who-played-for-bafana-in-that-first-game-25-years-ago/|access-date=27 March 2021|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA}}</ref> Having recently recovered from a long-term knee injury, he was a member of the South African team that won the [[:en:1996_African_Cup_of_Nations|1996 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name="goal.com" /> Radebe was also the captain of the South African national football team during both the [[:en:1998_FIFA_World_Cup|1998 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[:en:2002_FIFA_World_Cup|2002 FIFA World Cup]]. South Africa failed to reach the knockout stages on both occasions; however Radebe did get on the score sheet in 2002. He earned 70 caps for South Africa and scored two goals during his international career, with his last match being against [[:en:England|England]] on 22 May 2003. After retiring, Radebe was influential in South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup. He could also be seen working as a pundit for South African television, and during ITV's coverage of the tournament. == Ọna ki rọ le == Thebe Mabanga, a Mail & Guardian journalist, wrote that South African fans remember Radebe in his Kaizer Chiefs days as "a lanky, flamboyant central midfielder who switched to central defence with ease, snuffing out any opposition threat with exquisite, acrobatic scissor kicks and diving headers, and man-marking the most lethal strikers into silence".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brad Morgan|title=Lucas Radebe: The Chief|url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UsERMl2t-o8|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204131009/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/radebe.htm#.UsERMl2t-o8|archive-date=4 December 2013|access-date=4 March 2014|publisher=Southafrica.info}}</ref> == Ukọlọ ki che anubi ki rọ kpa == [[File:Lucas_Radebe_in_South_Africa.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_Radebe_in_South_Africa.jpg|thumb|Radebe in 2009]] At the end of the 2005 season, Radebe retired from professional football. Leeds held a testimonial for Radebe at [[:en:Elland_Road|Elland Road]] on 2 May 2005 attended by a crowd of over 37,886. Radebe also held a retirement match in [[:en:Durban|Durban]], [[:en:South_Africa|South Africa]] between a South African Invitation XI and Lucas Radebe All Stars at [[:en:King_Senzangakhona_Stadium|Kings Park Soccer Stadium]]. The proceeds from both of these matches were combined with other money raised and donated to charity. On 28 August 2006, Radebe announced that he was going back to [[:en:Leeds|Leeds]] after failing to secure a job with the [[:en:FIFA_World_Cup|World Cup]] hosts to be involved in the set-up of [[:en:Bafana_Bafana|Bafana Bafana]]. He said he was "tired of waiting for unreliable people" who had allegedly promised him a role in the national team set up as the [[:en:South_African_Football_Association|South African Football Association]] prepared to host the next World Cup in 2010.<ref name="BBC1">{{Cite web|date=28 August 2006|title=Radebe quits South Africa|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/5293614.stm|access-date=27 March 2021|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2008, a local Leeds brewery asked for suggestions for a new beer; the most popular suggestion was ''Radebeer'', showing the Leeds fans' admiration of Radebe.<ref name="Radebeer">{{Cite web|date=8 April 2008|title=Cheers Lucas!|url=https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/11006/cheers-lucas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407060719/https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/11006/cheers-lucas|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2022|access-date=27 March 2021|website=leedsunited.com|publisher=Leeds United F.C.|language=en}}</ref> On 8 October 2009, The English Football Association announced Radebe as an ambassador to help boost the 2018 World Cup bid. A biography, ''Lucas: From the Streets of Soweto to Soccer Superstar'' by Richard Coomber was published in 2010.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lucas Radebe: From Soweto to Soccer Superstar: Amazon.co.uk: Richard Coomber: Books|id={{ASIN|1905080735|country=uk}}}}</ref> In May 2010 he won the [[:en:Professional_Footballers'_Association|PFA]] Merit Award for his contribution to football.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2009|title=Radebe recognised at PFA awards|url=http://www.kickitout.org/1105.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429172424/http://www.kickitout.org/1105.php|archive-date=29 April 2012|access-date=4 March 2014|publisher=Kickitout.org}}</ref> During the [[:en:2010_FIFA_World_Cup|2010 FIFA World Cup]], Radebe was a pundit for ITV's match coverage and also a columnist for ''[[:en:The_Daily_Telegraph|The Daily Telegraph]]''. Radebe revealed in September 2010 that he would like to manage [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] in the future and also manage the South African national side. He said both jobs were the only coaching jobs that he would consider.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 September 2010|title=Leeds only club for me – Radebe|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/9029942.stm}}</ref> In July 2012, it was announced that Radebe had accepted a position as team manager with the South African national side.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 July 2012|title=SAFA's master-stroke: Lucas Radebe returns as Bafana team manager|work=Neal Collins|url=http://neal-collins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/safas-master-stroke-lucas-radebe.html}}</ref> In October 2013, Radebe announced that he was set for another emotional return to the Elland Road ground at Leeds, to be presented to the crowd on Sunday, 30 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2013|title=Leeds legend Radebe set for emotional return to Elland Road|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-utd/leeds-legend-radebe-set-for-emotional-return-to-elland-road-1-6125881|access-date=4 March 2014|website=Yorkshire Post}}</ref> On 23 January, it was confirmed that [[:en:Boxing|Boxer]] [[:en:Josh_Warrington|Josh Warrington]] would fight IBF world champion [[:en:Lee_Selby|Lee Selby]] (26–1) in his first world title fight on 19 May at [[:en:Elland_Road|Elland Road]] with Radebe joining Warrington for the ringwalk.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 January 2018|title=Venue for Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington announced|language=en-US|work=Boxing News|url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/venue-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington-announced/|url-status=dead|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142420/http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/venue-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington-announced/|archive-date=12 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=23 January 2018|title=Date set for Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington|work=Boxing News|url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/date-set-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington/|url-status=dead|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510050906/http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/date-set-for-lee-selby-vs-josh-warrington/|archive-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> On 19 May, Warrington secured a split-decision victory over Selby to claim the title. With Radebe as part of Warrington's ringwalk and band [[:en:Kaiser_Chiefs|Kaiser Chiefs]] also played songs at the event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BoxRec|url=http://boxrec.com/en/event/762276/2214237|access-date=30 May 2018|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> == Ọlayi nwu == In 1991, he was shot whilst driving with his brother Lazarus to buy drinks for his mother but was not critically wounded. When [[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] confirmed their interest in 1994, Radebe's decision influenced in part by an incident that had taken place three years previously. Radebe was shopping for his mother, accompanied by his brothers, one of his sisters and her baby. While walking, they heard a gunshot, but didn't pay it much attention because, says Radebe: "In Soweto you heard shots all the time". He felt a pain in his back and he was bleeding, and his left leg went limp. Radebe was rushed to hospital but nothing vital had been damaged. The bullet had entered his back and exited halfway down his thigh. The culprit is still unknown, it is suspected that someone was hired to shoot him rather than allow him to switch clubs.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Wounded Chief|publisher=Sky Sports|url=http://www.socceram.com/story/0,21644,13873_6421474,00.html}}</ref> He was voted 54th in the [[:en:SABC3's_Great_South_Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. His wife Feziwe died of cancer in October 2008.<ref name="heartscare">{{Cite news|date=23 December 2008|title=Radebe recovers after heart scare|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7798076.stm|access-date=23 December 2008}}</ref> In December 2008, Radebe was treated for a heart complaint after collapsing while at the gym.<ref name="heartscare" /> Radebe married his second wife at the end of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lucas Radebe says 'I Do' – SundayWorld|url=http://www.sundayworld.co.za/lifestyle/2015/12/20/lucas-radebe-says-i-do|access-date=30 December 2015|website=www.sundayworld.co.za}}</ref> == Ẹnwu ki che == [[:en:Kaiser_Chiefs|Kaiser Chiefs]], a British [[:en:Indie_rock|indie rock]] band, whose members are all Leeds United supporters, chose this name because Radebe is a former player of Kaizer Chiefs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 2005|title=Interview: Kaiser Chiefs|work=Music OMH|url=https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/interview-kaiser-chiefs|access-date=19 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921145355/https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/interview-kaiser-chiefs|archive-date=21 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Radebe has been an ambassador of [[:en:FIFA|FIFA]] for [[:en:SOS_Children's_Villages|SOS Children's Villages]]; he also received the [[:en:FIFA_Fair_Play_Award|FIFA Fair Play Award]] in December 2000 for his contribution in ridding soccer of racism as well as for his work with children in South Africa. In April 2003, for recognition of his efforts both on an off the field, Radebe was given the Contribution to the Community Award in the [[:en:Premier_League_10_Seasons_Awards|Premier League 10 Seasons Awards]]. On an official visit to Leeds, [[:en:Nelson_Mandela|Nelson Mandela]] said of Radebe: "This is my hero."<ref name="Shaw" /> == Aluka ukọlọ == === Club === {| class="wikitable" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leeds Stats|url=http://lucasradebe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Leeds-United-and-Lucas-Stats1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035401/http://lucasradebe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Leeds-United-and-Lucas-Stats1.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|access-date=26 July 2015|publisher=lucasradebe.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lucas Radebe|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6543|access-date=26 July 2015|website=Soccerbase}}</ref> ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental{{Ref|n2|2}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="7" |[[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]]{{Ref|n1|1}} |[[:en:1989_NSL_First_Division|1989]] |[[:en:National_Soccer_League_(South_Africa)|National Soccer League (South Africa)]] |33 |2 | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1990_NSL_First_Division|1990]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) |42 |1 | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1991_NSL_First_Division|1991]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) |38 |2 | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1992_NSL_First_Division|1992]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) | | | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1993_NSL_First_Division|1993]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) | | | | | | | | | | |- |[[:en:1994_NSL_First_Division|1994]] |National Soccer League (South Africa) | | | | | | | | | | |- ! colspan="2" |Total !113 !5 ! ! ! ! ! ! !155<ref name=":0" /> ! |- | rowspan="12" |[[:en:Leeds_United_F.C.|Leeds United]] |[[:en:1994–95_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1994–95]] |[[:en:Premier_League|Premier League]] |12 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |14 |0 |- |[[:en:1995–96_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1995–96]] |Premier League |13 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |14 |0 |- |[[:en:1996–97_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1996–97]] |Premier League |32 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |36 |0 |- |[[:en:1997–98_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1997–98]] |Premier League |27 |0 |2 |1 |4 |0 |0 |0 |33 |1 |- |[[:en:1998–99_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1998–99]] |Premier League |29 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 |3 |0 |36 |0 |- |[[:en:1999–2000_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|1999–2000]] |Premier League |31 |0 |2 |0 |2 |0 |11 |2 |46 |2 |- |[[:en:2000–01_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2000–01]] |Premier League |21 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |10 |0 |33 |0 |- |[[:en:2001–02_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2001–02]] |Premier League |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |[[:en:2002–03_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2002–03]] |Premier League |19 |0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |26 |0 |- |[[:en:2003–04_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2003–04]] |Premier League |14 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |15 |0 |- |[[:en:2004–05_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season|2004–05]] |[[:en:Football_League_Championship|Championship]] |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !314 !5 !16 !1 !12 !0 !27 !2 !256 !3 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !314 !5 !16 !1 !12 !0 !27 !2 !411 !8 |} <div> # {{Note|n1}} More detailed statistics for [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] games for this period are not available. # {{Note|n2}} "Continental" includes [[:en:UEFA_Europa_League|UEFA Cup]] and [[:en:Uefa_Champions_League|Champions League]] appearances. </div> === International === {| class="wikitable" |+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|10338|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="11" |[[:en:South_Africa_national_football_team|South Africa]] |1992 |5 |0 |- |1993 |5 |0 |- |1994 |5 |0 |- |1996 |9 |0 |- |1997 |11 |1 |- |1998 |13 |0 |- |1999 |7 |0 |- |2000 |7 |0 |- |2001 |1 |0 |- |2002 |6 |1 |- |2003 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !70 !2 |} : ''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+List of international goals scored by Lucas Radebe<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|access-date=9 April 2019|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=South Africa - International Matches 2001-2005|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2005.html|access-date=9 April 2019|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition |- | align="center" |1 |{{dts|17 December 1997}} |[[:en:King_Fahd_International_Stadium|King Fahd II Stadium]], [[:en:Riyadh|Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia |{{fb|URU}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |3–4 |[[:en:1997_FIFA_Confederations_Cup_Group_B#Uruguay_v_South_Africa|1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]] |- | align="center" |2 |12 June 2002 |[[:en:Daejeon_World_Cup_Stadium|Daejeon World Cup Stadium]], [[:en:Daejeon|Daejeon]], South Korea |{{fb|ESP}} | align="center" |2–2 | align="center" |2–3 |[[:en:2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_B#South_Africa_vs_Spain|2002 FIFA World Cup]] |} == Ami ojima == '''Kaizer Chiefs''' * [[:en:National_Soccer_League_(South_Africa)|National Soccer League]]: 1989, 1991, 1992 '''Leeds United''' * [[:en:Football_League_Cup|Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[:en:1995–96_Football_League_Cup|1995–96]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/milosevic-gives-villa-a-touch-of-magic-1343925.html|title=Milosevic gives; Villa a touch of magic|website=The Independent|date=25 March 1996|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> '''South Africa''' * [[:en:African_Cup_of_Nations|African Cup of Nations]]: [[:en:1996_Africa_Cup_of_Nations|1996]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96a-det.html|access-date=27 March 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> == Egba t'ọgba == * [[:en:Graeme_Friedman|Graeme Friedman]] ''[[:en:Madiba|Madiba]]'s Boys: The Stories of Lucas Radebe and [[:en:Mark_Fish|Mark Fish]]'' Comerford & Miller, United Kingdom {{ISBN|978-1-871204-22-3}}. Foreword by [[:en:Nelson_Mandela|Nelson Mandela]] == External links == {{commons category}} * {{NFT player}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609070249/http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/149986 A short documentary following Lucas back to his home town in Umlazi Township] {{Navboxes|title=South Africa squads|bg=#F7EB29|fg=#006400|bordercolor=#006400|list1={{South Africa squad 1996 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{South Africa squad 1998 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}} {{South Africa squad 2000 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}}}{{Leeds United A.F.C. Player of the Year}}{{Authority control}} okc8tlpvsbp5tiut243rcga74eyp4si 0 2845 45727 2026-10-17T03:58:20Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{short description|Tunisian footballer and manager}} {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Radhi Jaïdi | image = Radhi Jaidi in charge of Esperance de Tunis.jpg | caption = Jaïdi in 2021 | fullname = Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi<ref name=Official>{{cite web |url=http://www.radhijaidi.com/biographie.php |title=Biographie |language=fr |website=RadhiJaidi.com |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-da..." 45727 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer and manager}} {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Radhi Jaïdi | image = Radhi Jaidi in charge of Esperance de Tunis.jpg | caption = Jaïdi in 2021 | fullname = Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi<ref name=Official>{{cite web |url=http://www.radhijaidi.com/biographie.php |title=Biographie |language=fr |website=RadhiJaidi.com |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085557/http://www.radhijaidi.com/biographie.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gabès]],<ref name=Official/> Tunisia | height = 1.92 m | position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1988–1992 | youthclubs1 = [[Stade Gabèsien]] | youthyears2 = 1992–1993 | youthclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] | years1 = 1993–2004 | clubs1 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] | caps1 = 288 | goals1 = 20 | years2 = 2004–2006 | clubs2 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] | caps2 = 43 | goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2006–2009 | clubs3 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps3 = 86 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] | caps4 = 58 | goals4 = 4 | totalcaps = 475 | totalgoals = 38 | nationalyears1 = 1996–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 105 | nationalgoals1 = 7 | manageryears1 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs1 = [[Southampton F.C. Under-23s and Academy#Under-23 squad|Southampton U-23]] | manageryears2 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs2 = [[Hartford Athletic]] | manageryears3 = 2021 | managerclubs3 = [[Cercle Brugge]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs4 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] | manageryears5 = 2025–2026 | managerclubs5 = [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|TUN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004 Tunisia]]|}} }} '''Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi''' ({{langx|ar|راضي بن عبد المجيد الجعايدي}}; born 30 August 1975) is a Tunisian [[Association football|football]] coach and former player. Jaïdi was previously head coach of the under-23 team at [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], head coach of [[USL Championship]] team [[Hartford Athletic]], assistant coach at Belgian side [[Cercle Brugge KSV|Cercle Brugge]] and head coach at [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]]. As a player, he operated as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]]. ==Club career== === Espérance === Before coming to England, Jaïdi was the only player at the time to have won all four of Africa’s annual cup competitions – all with [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 July 2004|title=Jaïdi achievements with Espérance before joining Bolton|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/soccer/id/1834836|access-date=13 February 2021|website=ESPN}}</ref> === Bolton Wanderers === Jaïdi signed for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on a free transfer in July 2004 from Espérance Sportive de Tunis, who won the Tunisian league title the season before. Jaïdi became the first Tunisian player to play in the Premier League with Bolton.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Dave|date=21 August 2020|title=Jaïdi becomes first Tunisian player in the Premier League|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12096/12051168/black-lives-matter-ex-premier-league-defender-radhi-jaidi-on-coaching-in-us-during-protests|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> === Birmingham City === Jaïdi joined [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in the summer of 2006 for [[Pound sterling|£]]2 million. He made his debut in a 1–0 win over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in the early stages of the season although he almost scored an own goal in this match. After three years with the club, he was not offered another deal when his contract expired at the end of June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1659139,00.html |title=Jaidi to leave Blues |date=15 May 2009 |access-date=15 May 2009 |publisher=[[Birmingham City F.C.]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519032641/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1659139,00.html |archive-date=19 May 2009 }}</ref> === Southampton === In August 2009, Jaïdi passed a medical and agreed personal terms with [[Football League One]] club [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], but the transfer stalled when doubts arose over the player's eligibility for a [[work permit (United Kingdom)|work permit]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4533126.Jaidi_deal_in_major_doubt/ |title=Jaidi deal in major doubt |work=[[Southern Daily Echo]] |first=Adam |last=Leitch |date=6 August 2009 |access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref> However, on 2 September 2009, the club confirmed that Jaïdi had signed a two-year contract, subject to work-permit clearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1785069,00.html |title=Saints Complete Radhi Good Deal! |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=2 September 2009 |access-date=2 September 2009}}</ref> He received his international clearance on 10 September, and made his debut as a 77th-minute substitute at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton]] two days later.<ref>{{cite web |title= Charlton 1 Southampton 1 |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~48723,00.html |date=12 September 2009 |publisher= [[Southampton F.C.]]|access-date=14 September 2009}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the Saints in a 1–1 draw away to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] on 26 September; the 95th-minute goal came from a free kick which earned his side the draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8265464.stm|title=Carlisle 1–1 Southampton |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=26 September 2009 |access-date=9 November 2009}}</ref> His first goal in the 2010–11 season came in a 4–1 victory over [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. He retired at the end of the 2011–12 season, having failed to make a first team appearance as he struggled with injury<ref name="released19may">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2776455,00.html |title=Four Join First Team, But Eleven Released |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="released19may2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18116710 |title=Southampton release Lee Holmes, David Connolly and Radhi Jaidi |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2012 }}</ref> but remained at Southampton in an international development role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Radhi To Represent Saints Abroad |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2782391,00.html |publisher=Southampton FC|access-date=16 June 2012|date=28 May 2012}}</ref> ==International career== Jaïdi was also a regular in the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] line-up and was selected by coach [[Roger Lemerre]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. He scored the goal which secured a 2–2 draw in their opening game against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]. He had previously been part of Tunisia's [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004 African Nations Cup]]-winning squad,<ref name="2004 ACN" /> and played in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. He captained the Tunisian national team in the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]], where they went out in the quarter finals to [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. ==Coaching career== [[File:Radhi Jaidi in charge of Esperance de Tunis.jpg|thumb|Radhi Jaidi in charge of [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]]]] Following the culmination of his playing career at Southampton, Jaïdi became head coach of [[Southampton F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Southampton under-23’s]].<ref>{{cite web|title=U23 Season Review: Radhi Jaïdi |url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-05-22/season-review-under-23s-southampton-radhi-jaidi |publisher=Southampton F.C.|access-date=28 November 2018|date=22 May 2018}}</ref> In August 2019 he was linked with the vacant Tunisia national team manager job.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49466314|title=Radhi Jaidi: Former Tunisia captain dismisses national coach rumours|date=25 August 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019|first=Souhail|last=Khmira}}</ref> On 7 November 2019 American team [[Hartford Athletic]] announced that Jaidi has been named the club's head coach for the 2020 USL season, subject to the completion of relevant documentation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1063136-hartford-athletic-introduces-radhi-jaidi-as-new-head-coach|title=Hartford Athletic Introduces Radhi Jaidi as New Head Coach|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=9 November 2019|website=USL Championship}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1063115-hartford-athletic-announces-new-head-coach-radhi-ja-di-of-premier-league-s-southampton-football-club|title=Hartford Athletic Announces New Head Coach Radhi Jaïdi of Premier League's Southampton Football Club|first=Hartford|last=Athletic|date=8 November 2019|website=Hartford Athletic &#124; Connecticut's Only Professional Soccer Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50352272|title=Former Tunisia captain Radhi Jaidi to coach in USA|work=BBC Sport|date=8 November 2019}}</ref> He said he hoped the job would allow him to return to coach in Europe in the future.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50493472|title=Radhi Jaidi hopes coaching in the USA could lead to European jobs|work=BBC Sport|date=21 November 2019}}</ref> In February 2021, Jaidi was hired as an assistant coach for [[Belgian First Division A]] club [[Cercle Brugge]] until August 2021.<ref>{{cite web | title =Yaya Toure and Radhi Jaidi secure European coaching roles | url =https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/56024152 | website =bbc.com | date = February 11, 2021 | access-date =February 11, 2021 }} </ref> In August 2021, he joined his former club [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] as a head coach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tahiru|first=Fentuo|date=10 August 2021|title=Ex-Tunisia captain Radhi Jaïdi appointed Esperance coach|url=https://citisportsonline.com/2021/08/10/ex-tunisia-captain-radhi-jaidi-appointed-esperance-coach/|access-date=12 August 2021|website=Citi Sports Online|language=en-US}}</ref> On 25 September 2021, he won his first prize with his team by beating [[CS Sfaxien]] in the supercup. On 8 June 2022, he was sacked due to poor results after the elimination from [[2021–22 Tunisian Cup|Tunisian Cup]] against [[CS M'saken]]. On 13 August 2025, Jaïdi was appointed head coach of [[Lebanese Premier League]] club [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-13 |title=التونسي راضي الجعايدي مدرباً للنجمة اللبناني |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/2025/08/13/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=العربية |language=ar}}</ref> ==Personal life== Jaïdi was born in [[Gabès]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/trotters-tale-of-beauty-and-the-beast-1130099 |title=Trotters' tale of beauty and the beast |date=27 November 2004 |website=manchestereveningnews.co.uk |access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> His mother raised him on her own after his father died when he was eleven years old.<ref>{{cite web |title=Together |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1107886|website= From the Pitch |date = 3 June 2020 |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===International=== :''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|6740|Jaïdi, Radhi|accessdate=4 May 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 27 February 1999 || [[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]] || {{fb|UGA}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 6–0 || [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | 2 || 3 February 2000 || [[Sani Abacha Stadium]], [[Kano (city)|Kano]], [[Nigeria]] || {{fb|CGO}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations]] |- | 3 || 7 April 2000 || [[Stade Olympique (Nouakchott)|Stade Olympique]], [[Nouakchott]], [[Mauritania]] || {{fb|MTN|1959}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 4 || 7 October 2000 || Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia || {{fb|GAB}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 4–2 || [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | 5 || 14 June 2006 || [[Allianz Arena|FIFA WM Stadion München]], [[Munich]], [[Germany]] || {{fb|KSA}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 2–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group H|2006 FIFA World Cup]] |- | 6 || 15 June 2008 || [[Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium]], [[Bujumbura]], [[Burundi]] || {{fb|BDI}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 7 || 28 May 2009 || [[Stade Olympique de Radès]], [[Radès]], Tunisia || {{fb|SUD}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 13 January 2017''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rjaidi-intl.html|title=Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaidi - Century of International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref></small> |} ==Honours== ===Player=== '''ES Tunis''' * [[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1]]: [[1993–94 Tunisian National Championship|1993–94]], [[1997–98 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2000–01]], [[2001–02 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2003–04]] * [[Tunisian Cup]]: 1996–97, 1998–99 * [[Tunisian Super Cup]]: 2001 * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1994]] * [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1998 African Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] * [[CAF Cup]]: [[1997 CAF Cup|1997]] * [[CAF Super Cup]]: 1995 * [[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1996 Arab Super Cup|1996]] '''Southampton''' * [[Football League Trophy]]: [[2010 Football League Trophy Final|2010]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephan |last=Shemilt |title=Carlisle 1–4 Southampton |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8583783.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 March 2010 |access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> '''Tunisia''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]<ref name ="2004 ACN">{{cite web |title=Africa Cup 2004 Tunisia » Final » Tunisia - Morocco 2:1 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma1905009/lineup/ |website=irn.worldfootball.net|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> ===Manager=== '''ES Tunis''' *[[Tunisian Super Cup]]: [[2020–21 Tunisian Super Cup|2020–21]]<ref name="supercupfinal">{{Cite web|url=https://zag.ovh/esperance-sportive-de-tunis-has-won-the-tunisian-super-cup-final-for-the-2020-2021-season/|title=Esperance Sportive of Tunis has won the Tunisian Super Cup final for the 2020-2021 season|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=31 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331011420/https://zag.ovh/esperance-sportive-de-tunis-has-won-the-tunisian-super-cup-final-for-the-2020-2021-season/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *[http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~30265,00.html Birmingham City profile] 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Jaïdi in 2021 | fullname = Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi<ref name=Official>{{cite web |url=http://www.radhijaidi.com/biographie.php |title=Biographie |language=fr |website=RadhiJaidi.com |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085557/http://www.radhijaidi.com/biographie.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gabès]],<ref name=Official/> Tunisia | height = 1.92 m | position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1988–1992 | youthclubs1 = [[Stade Gabèsien]] | youthyears2 = 1992–1993 | youthclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] | years1 = 1993–2004 | clubs1 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] | caps1 = 288 | goals1 = 20 | years2 = 2004–2006 | clubs2 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] | caps2 = 43 | goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2006–2009 | clubs3 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps3 = 86 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] | caps4 = 58 | goals4 = 4 | totalcaps = 475 | totalgoals = 38 | nationalyears1 = 1996–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 105 | nationalgoals1 = 7 | manageryears1 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs1 = [[Southampton F.C. Under-23s and Academy#Under-23 squad|Southampton U-23]] | manageryears2 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs2 = [[Hartford Athletic]] | manageryears3 = 2021 | managerclubs3 = [[Cercle Brugge]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs4 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] | manageryears5 = 2025–2026 | managerclubs5 = [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|TUN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004 Tunisia]]|}} }} '''Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi''' ({{langx|ar|راضي بن عبد المجيد الجعايدي}}; born 30 August 1975) is a Tunisian [[Association football|football]] coach and former player. Jaïdi was previously head coach of the under-23 team at [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], head coach of [[USL Championship]] team [[Hartford Athletic]], assistant coach at Belgian side [[Cercle Brugge KSV|Cercle Brugge]] and head coach at [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]]. As a player, he operated as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]]. ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == === Espérance === Before coming to England, Jaïdi was the only player at the time to have won all four of Africa’s annual cup competitions – all with [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 July 2004|title=Jaïdi achievements with Espérance before joining Bolton|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/soccer/id/1834836|access-date=13 February 2021|website=ESPN}}</ref> === Bolton Wanderers === Jaïdi signed for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on a free transfer in July 2004 from Espérance Sportive de Tunis, who won the Tunisian league title the season before. Jaïdi became the first Tunisian player to play in the Premier League with Bolton.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Dave|date=21 August 2020|title=Jaïdi becomes first Tunisian player in the Premier League|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12096/12051168/black-lives-matter-ex-premier-league-defender-radhi-jaidi-on-coaching-in-us-during-protests|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> === Birmingham City === Jaïdi joined [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in the summer of 2006 for [[Pound sterling|£]]2 million. He made his debut in a 1–0 win over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in the early stages of the season although he almost scored an own goal in this match. After three years with the club, he was not offered another deal when his contract expired at the end of June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1659139,00.html |title=Jaidi to leave Blues |date=15 May 2009 |access-date=15 May 2009 |publisher=[[Birmingham City F.C.]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519032641/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1659139,00.html |archive-date=19 May 2009 }}</ref> === Southampton === In August 2009, Jaïdi passed a medical and agreed personal terms with [[Football League One]] club [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], but the transfer stalled when doubts arose over the player's eligibility for a [[work permit (United Kingdom)|work permit]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4533126.Jaidi_deal_in_major_doubt/ |title=Jaidi deal in major doubt |work=[[Southern Daily Echo]] |first=Adam |last=Leitch |date=6 August 2009 |access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref> However, on 2 September 2009, the club confirmed that Jaïdi had signed a two-year contract, subject to work-permit clearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1785069,00.html |title=Saints Complete Radhi Good Deal! |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=2 September 2009 |access-date=2 September 2009}}</ref> He received his international clearance on 10 September, and made his debut as a 77th-minute substitute at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton]] two days later.<ref>{{cite web |title= Charlton 1 Southampton 1 |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~48723,00.html |date=12 September 2009 |publisher= [[Southampton F.C.]]|access-date=14 September 2009}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the Saints in a 1–1 draw away to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] on 26 September; the 95th-minute goal came from a free kick which earned his side the draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8265464.stm|title=Carlisle 1–1 Southampton |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=26 September 2009 |access-date=9 November 2009}}</ref> His first goal in the 2010–11 season came in a 4–1 victory over [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. He retired at the end of the 2011–12 season, having failed to make a first team appearance as he struggled with injury<ref name="released19may">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2776455,00.html |title=Four Join First Team, But Eleven Released |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="released19may2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18116710 |title=Southampton release Lee Holmes, David Connolly and Radhi Jaidi |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2012 }}</ref> but remained at Southampton in an international development role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Radhi To Represent Saints Abroad |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2782391,00.html |publisher=Southampton FC|access-date=16 June 2012|date=28 May 2012}}</ref> ==Ojane ki rọ == Jaïdi was also a regular in the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] line-up and was selected by coach [[Roger Lemerre]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. He scored the goal which secured a 2–2 draw in their opening game against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]. He had previously been part of Tunisia's [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004 African Nations Cup]]-winning squad,<ref name="2004 ACN" /> and played in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. He captained the Tunisian national team in the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]], where they went out in the quarter finals to [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. ==Ukọlọ ẹgba ki chi Coach== [[File:Radhi Jaidi in charge of Esperance de Tunis.jpg|thumb|Radhi Jaidi in charge of [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]]]] Following the culmination of his playing career at Southampton, Jaïdi became head coach of [[Southampton F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Southampton under-23’s]].<ref>{{cite web|title=U23 Season Review: Radhi Jaïdi |url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-05-22/season-review-under-23s-southampton-radhi-jaidi |publisher=Southampton F.C.|access-date=28 November 2018|date=22 May 2018}}</ref> In August 2019 he was linked with the vacant Tunisia national team manager job.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49466314|title=Radhi Jaidi: Former Tunisia captain dismisses national coach rumours|date=25 August 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019|first=Souhail|last=Khmira}}</ref> On 7 November 2019 American team [[Hartford Athletic]] announced that Jaidi has been named the club's head coach for the 2020 USL season, subject to the completion of relevant documentation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1063136-hartford-athletic-introduces-radhi-jaidi-as-new-head-coach|title=Hartford Athletic Introduces Radhi Jaidi as New Head Coach|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=9 November 2019|website=USL Championship}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1063115-hartford-athletic-announces-new-head-coach-radhi-ja-di-of-premier-league-s-southampton-football-club|title=Hartford Athletic Announces New Head Coach Radhi Jaïdi of Premier League's Southampton Football Club|first=Hartford|last=Athletic|date=8 November 2019|website=Hartford Athletic &#124; Connecticut's Only Professional Soccer Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50352272|title=Former Tunisia captain Radhi Jaidi to coach in USA|work=BBC Sport|date=8 November 2019}}</ref> He said he hoped the job would allow him to return to coach in Europe in the future.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50493472|title=Radhi Jaidi hopes coaching in the USA could lead to European jobs|work=BBC Sport|date=21 November 2019}}</ref> In February 2021, Jaidi was hired as an assistant coach for [[Belgian First Division A]] club [[Cercle Brugge]] until August 2021.<ref>{{cite web | title =Yaya Toure and Radhi Jaidi secure European coaching roles | url =https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/56024152 | website =bbc.com | date = February 11, 2021 | access-date =February 11, 2021 }} </ref> In August 2021, he joined his former club [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] as a head coach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tahiru|first=Fentuo|date=10 August 2021|title=Ex-Tunisia captain Radhi Jaïdi appointed Esperance coach|url=https://citisportsonline.com/2021/08/10/ex-tunisia-captain-radhi-jaidi-appointed-esperance-coach/|access-date=12 August 2021|website=Citi Sports Online|language=en-US}}</ref> On 25 September 2021, he won his first prize with his team by beating [[CS Sfaxien]] in the supercup. On 8 June 2022, he was sacked due to poor results after the elimination from [[2021–22 Tunisian Cup|Tunisian Cup]] against [[CS M'saken]]. On 13 August 2025, Jaïdi was appointed head coach of [[Lebanese Premier League]] club [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-13 |title=التونسي راضي الجعايدي مدرباً للنجمة اللبناني |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/2025/08/13/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=العربية |language=ar}}</ref> ==Ọlayi nwu == Mabi Jaïdi yi ojanẹ [[Gabès]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/trotters-tale-of-beauty-and-the-beast-1130099 |title=Trotters' tale of beauty and the beast |date=27 November 2004 |website=manchestereveningnews.co.uk |access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> iye u kate nẹ gba anubi ki attah u ws kwu adiko ẹgba ki chi ọma ọdọ mi ẹgwaka tete.<ref>{{cite web |title=Together |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1107886|website= From the Pitch |date = 3 June 2020 |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> ==Aluka ugbo ki chukọlọ == ===Anẹ ọdọda === :''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|6740|Jaïdi, Radhi|accessdate=4 May 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 27 February 1999 || [[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]] || {{fb|UGA}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 6–0 || [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | 2 || 3 February 2000 || [[Sani Abacha Stadium]], [[Kano (city)|Kano]], [[Nigeria]] || {{fb|CGO}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations]] |- | 3 || 7 April 2000 || [[Stade Olympique (Nouakchott)|Stade Olympique]], [[Nouakchott]], [[Mauritania]] || {{fb|MTN|1959}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 4 || 7 October 2000 || Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia || {{fb|GAB}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 4–2 || [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | 5 || 14 June 2006 || [[Allianz Arena|FIFA WM Stadion München]], [[Munich]], [[Germany]] || {{fb|KSA}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 2–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group H|2006 FIFA World Cup]] |- | 6 || 15 June 2008 || [[Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium]], [[Bujumbura]], [[Burundi]] || {{fb|BDI}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 7 || 28 May 2009 || [[Stade Olympique de Radès]], [[Radès]], Tunisia || {{fb|SUD}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 13 January 2017''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rjaidi-intl.html|title=Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaidi - Century of International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref></small> |} ==Ami ojima == ===Ẹgba ki ch'ẹnẹ ki ya rọ === '''ES Tunis''' * [[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1]]: [[1993–94 Tunisian National Championship|1993–94]], [[1997–98 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2000–01]], [[2001–02 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2003–04]] * [[Tunisian Cup]]: 1996–97, 1998–99 * [[Tunisian Super Cup]]: 2001 * [[CAF Champions League]]: [[1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1994]] * [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1998 African Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] * [[CAF Cup]]: [[1997 CAF Cup|1997]] * [[CAF Super Cup]]: 1995 * [[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1996 Arab Super Cup|1996]] '''Southampton''' * [[Football League Trophy]]: [[2010 Football League Trophy Final|2010]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephan |last=Shemilt |title=Carlisle 1–4 Southampton |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8583783.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 March 2010 |access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> '''Tunisia''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]<ref name ="2004 ACN">{{cite web |title=Africa Cup 2004 Tunisia » Final » Tunisia - Morocco 2:1 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma1905009/lineup/ |website=irn.worldfootball.net|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> ===Ẹgba ki ch'ẹnẹ ki ya deju tọ=== '''ES Tunis''' *[[Tunisian Super Cup]]: [[2020–21 Tunisian Super Cup|2020–21]]<ref name="supercupfinal">{{Cite web|url=https://zag.ovh/esperance-sportive-de-tunis-has-won-the-tunisian-super-cup-final-for-the-2020-2021-season/|title=Esperance Sportive of Tunis has won the Tunisian Super Cup final for the 2020-2021 season|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=31 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331011420/https://zag.ovh/esperance-sportive-de-tunis-has-won-the-tunisian-super-cup-final-for-the-2020-2021-season/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Go nugo== * [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == *{{Soccerbase}} *[http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~30265,00.html 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(3777855129) (Pericard).jpg | caption = Péricard pictured whilst playing on trial at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in August 2009 | fullname = Vincent de Paul Péricard<ref name="Hugman2003-04">{{Cite book| editor-fi..." 45729 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|French former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Vincent Péricard | image = Trialist Pericard Gets Some First Team Action (3777855129) (Pericard).jpg | caption = Péricard pictured whilst playing on trial at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in August 2009 | fullname = Vincent de Paul Péricard<ref name="Hugman2003-04">{{Cite book| editor-first = Barry J.| editor-last = Hugman| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004| year = 2003| publisher = Queen Anne Press| isbn = 1-85291-651-6| page = 333 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|3|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/> | birth_place = Efok, [[Cameroon]] | height = 1.85m<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/> | death_date = | currentclub = | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 1988–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2000–2002 | clubs2 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = → [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan) | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 2003–2006 | clubs4 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = → [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2006–2009 | clubs7 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] | caps7 = 38 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2008 | clubs8 = → [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2009 | clubs9 = → [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan) | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2009–2010 | clubs10 = [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 4 | years11 = 2010–2011 | clubs11 = [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] | caps11 = 32 | goals11 = 2 | years12 = 2011–2012 | clubs12 = [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]] | caps12 = 5 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2015 | clubs13 = [[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]] | caps13 = 1 | goals13 = 0 | totalcaps = 165 | totalgoals = 23 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = }} '''Vincent de Paul Péricard''' (born 3 October 1982) is a former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] in France with [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] and in Italy with [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] before moving to England, where he played for several clubs. Born in Cameroon, he played for the [[France national under-21 football team|France U21 team]]. ==Early life== Péricard was born in [[Lekié|Efok]], [[Cameroon]], but moved to France aged 4. He holds [[Multiple citizenship|citizenship of both]] countries.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2009/12/pericard_bounces_back_after_in.html Pericard back after injury and prison] BBC Sport, 22 December 2009</ref> ==Club career== ===Saint-Étienne and Juventus=== Péricard started his career at [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] in France at the age of six. In 1999, he advanced to the first team and played two league matches. He soon came to the attention of Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], who signed him in 2000. Promised by the media to have a bright future, [[Julien Courbet]] made a documentary on Péricard entitled ''The Man Who Will be Worth Billions''. Péricard made only one appearance for the club in two seasons, as a 61st-minute substitute for [[Tomás Guzmán]] in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 20 March 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131212095941/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2001/matches/round=1546/match=1018357/postmatch/lineups/index.html Juventus 1-0 Arsenal] UEFA</ref> ===Portsmouth=== Despite only making one appearance for Juventus, he attracted the attention of [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] manager [[Harry Redknapp]].<ref name=Havant/> Péricard initially moved to Portsmouth on loan for the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trio in, three on way |url=https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_2238511,00.html |publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 June 2002|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Péricard began his Portsmouth career in superb fashion, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win over [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2181122.stm |title=Portsmouth 2-0 N Forest |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=10 August 2002 |access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref> although he struggled with injury in the latter half of the season. Despite this, he impressed enough to earn a permanent switch in July 2003, having scored nine times in 32 games as they won the [[2002–03 Football League|First Division title]]. Péricard was a regular in the squad at the start of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]], but broke down with a torn thigh muscle in late September. He returned to the first team in December, but then badly damaged a cruciate ligament in a reserve comeback game. The injury ended his season. He had an operation on the injury in France in the summer of 2004, and spent the whole of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season in rehabilitation following the surgery. In August 2005, following his recovery, he attended a [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]] training camp for a friendly match against French amateur team Villemomble. In [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]], Péricard returned to the first-team squad at [[Fratton Park]]. In order to gain match fitness, he spent a three-month loan spell with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Striker Pericard loaned to Blades |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4246828.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 September 2005|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> scoring twice against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4344632.stm |title=Millwall 0–4 Sheff Utd |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=18 October 2005 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> and [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4387916.stm |title=Sheff Utd 4–0 Luton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 November 2005 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> before joining [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in a loan deal in February 2006 for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Argyle bring in Pericard on loan |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/4700316.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 February 2006|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> He scored his first English League hat-trick for Plymouth Argyle in a 3–1 win over [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on 18 February 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Plymouth 3–1 Coventry |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4703646.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2006|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> He was recalled to Portsmouth in May 2006. ===Stoke City=== Péricard was released by Portsmouth at the end of the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]], signing a three-year contract with [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on a [[Free transfer (football)|free transfer]] on 19 June 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Striker Pericard signs for Stoke|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5095918.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 June 2006 |access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Péricard was [[Tony Pulis]]' first signing as manager of Stoke City, in Pulis' second spell at the club. At first, Péricard impressed at Stoke, scoring against eventual promotion winners [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on his home début.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/5248144.stm |title=Stoke 2–0 Derby |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> He also scored in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Darlington F.C|Darlington]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/5266386.stm |title=Stoke 1–2 Darlington |publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 August 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> and again in the league against Sunderland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6050698.stm |title=Stoke 2–1 Sunderland |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> However, his performances later in the season were relatively poor and his place was taken by another former Portsmouth player, [[Ricardo Fuller]]. On 24 August 2007, Péricard was sentenced to four months in prison after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speeding striker jailed for lying| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6962376.stm |work=BBC News |date=24 August 2007|access-date=24 August 2007}}</ref> This came after he lied about being the driver of a car caught [[speeding]] at 103&nbsp;mph near [[Plymouth]]. He was released from prison on 20 September 2007;<ref>{{cite news |title=Pericard released from prison |url=http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=96025|publisher=The World Game |date=21 September 2007|access-date=21 September 2007}}</ref> but, following problems with his [[electronic tag]], he was rearrested on 12 October 2007,<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Statement |url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1133030,00.html|publisher=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City FC]]|date=12 October 2007|access-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> although he was subsequently re-released later that month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoke star Pericard leaves prison |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7061898.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2007|access-date=25 October 2008}}</ref> On 14 March 2008, [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] confirmed the loan signing of Péricard until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pericard Moves On|url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1265236,00.html|publisher=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City FC]]|date=14 March 2008|access-date=14 March 2008}}</ref> Upon his return to Stoke, he scored against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] tie in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7626760.stm |title=Stoke 2–2 Reading (aet) |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 September 2008 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> Péricard made his first [[Premier League]] appearance in 0–0 draw with [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on 13 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for [[Danny Pugh]]. His first start in the Premier League came against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. Péricard, after seeing his first team opportunities disappear at Stoke following their promotion to the Premier League, signed a 93-day loan on 20 February 2009 with [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].<ref name = "Lions close in on Pericard deal">{{cite news |title=Lions close in on Pericard deal|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7900472.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=20 February 2009|access-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> Following the 2008–09 season, Péricard was released from his contract at Stoke.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8079486.stm Stoke offer new contract to Diao] BBC Sport, 2 June 2009</ref> ===Carlisle United=== Following his release, he had short trials with [[Football League Championship|Championship]] sides [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="bfc1792349">{{cite news|url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1792349,00.html|title=Pool Include Pericard In Reserves|date=9 September 2009|publisher=[[Blackpool FC]]|access-date=10 September 2009}}</ref> On 13 October 2009, Péricard signed for [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] on a contract until January 2010, making his debut on 17 October against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]. Pericard scored his first goal for the [[Carlisle United F.C.|Cumbrians]] on his home debut against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8306770.stm |title=Carlisle 2 – 1 Southend |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> On 24 November 2009, Péricard scored twice in a 4–3 thrilling goal against [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|MK Dons]]. The next game on 28 November 2009 against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], Péricard scored the first goal in the match in a 3–1 win. On 12 December 2009, Péricard scored the only goal in the game in a 1–0 win over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] and before the match, Péricard required an injection in his Achilles tendon before scoring the winner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Injection sees Pericard through|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/5769462/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=13 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> His goalscoring performance and helping the club turn from relegation candidates to play-off contenders led manager [[Greg Abbott (footballer)|Greg Abbott]] keen to extend Péricard's stay until the end of the season, with a number of clubs interested in giving him a chance to play at a higher level once again.<ref>{{cite news|title=Abbott hopes for Pericard stay|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5761028/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=9 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> In response, Péricard was happy to sign a contract extension at Carlisle, which ended on 12 January.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard keen on Carlisle deal|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5771698/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=14 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> However, Péricard rejected a new contract at Carlisle and left the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard shuns deal|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5832694/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 January 2010|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> ===Swindon Town=== On 14 January 2010, [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] signed Péricard on a free transfer until June 2011, after the forward had rejected a new deal from [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]; Péricard decided to try his luck elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/8460136.stm |title=Swindon complete Vincent Pericard signing | publisher=BBC Sport| date=14 January 2010}}</ref> He made his debut two days later in a 3–1 win over [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], coming on in the 68th minute for [[Charlie Austin]]. He made a forceful run into the penalty area and was bundled to the floor and gaining a penalty, which [[Billy Paynter]] scored. Péricard scored his first goal for Swindon in the [[Football League Trophy]] match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 31 August 2010, hitting a 30th minute volley into the back of the net, followed by his second goal in injury time to make it 3–0; he also received a booking.<ref>{{cite news|title= Southampton 0 – 3 Swindon|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8951114.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 September 2010|date=31 August 2010}}</ref> On 18 September 2010, Péricard scored the first goal for Swindon which turned out to be a winning goal in a 2–1 win over [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]. Scoring three goals in the last four games, Péricard believed he that his performances had started to silence his critics. He told the ''Swindon Advertiser'': "I thought the fans were quite harsh to me but Saturday was the first time they have really appreciated what I have done and hopefully now they are going to be behind me and give me even more belief and confidence to play better, I think everyone can see I'm growing in confidence and hopefully some people are starting to see that they were wrong about me".<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard confidence growing|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/6391559/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=21 September 2010|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> On 11 October 2010, Péricard scored the first goal for Swindon which, again, turned out to be a winning goal in a 2–1 win over [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]. On 6 November 2010, Péricard scored his last professional career goal in a 4–0 win over [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in the First Round of the FA Cup. On 15 January 2011, Péricard made his last professional appearance for Swindon in a 1–0 loss against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]], before being sidelined with a knee injury for the next four weeks; upon his recovery, Péricard played his part in Swindon's survival scrap, as he neared his return to fitness.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard relishing Robins return|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/6744164/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=10 February 2011|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> However, Péricard hadn't featured for the rest of the season. Following Swindon Town's relegation to [[Football League Two|League Two]], Péricard (along with [[Jakub Jesionkowski]]) were both released by the club on a free transfer, as their contracts expired on 30 June 2011. ===Non-League=== After his release from Swindon, Péricard trained with [[AFC Bournemouth]] in a bid to revive his career,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Judd |first1=Nick |title=Péricard trying to rebuild after troubled times |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/pericard-trying-rebuild-after-troubled-times-6261886.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/pericard-trying-rebuild-after-troubled-times-6261886.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The Independent |date=14 November 2011}}</ref> but he could not earn a contract. He then signed for [[Conference South]] side [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]],<ref name=Havant>{{cite news|title=Havant & Waterlooville seal deal for Vincent Pericard|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15214371|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 October 2011|date=7 October 2011}}</ref> but retired from football in February 2012. In January 2015, he came out of retirement to play for [[Wessex League]] club [[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]], making his debut on 27 January in a 1–0 win over [[Folland Sports F.C.|Folland Sports]], which put Moneyfields top of the league.<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31020219 Vincent Pericard: Ex-Juventus striker plays in Wessex League] BBC Sport, 28 January 2015</ref> ==Personal life== Péricard set up his own company, Elite Welfare Management, which aims to help "foreign players adapt to their new climate and prevent them from suffering stress, loneliness and depression".<ref>{{cite web|last=Carre|first=Michael|title=From Juve to no way for former Pompey ace|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/non-league-football/from_juve_to_no_way_for_former_pompey_ace_1_3569039|work=The News|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> He is also involved with [[Kick It Out (organisation)|Kick It Out]]. As of 2015, he was pursuing business studies at [[Portsmouth University]].<ref name=BBC/> ==International career== Péricard represented the [[France national under-21 football team|French U21 side]] at international level.<ref name = "Lions close in on Pericard deal"/> ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|title=Vincent Pericard|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=25641|work=Soccerbase|access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] |[[1999–2000 French Division 1|1999–2000]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |[[Ligue 1|French Division 1]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]] |[[2000–01 Juventus FC season|2000–01]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |[[Serie A]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |[[2001–02 Juventus FC season|2001–02]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |Serie A |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||1!!0!!2!!0 |- |[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan) |[[2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="2002/03">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2002}}</ref> |[[Football League First Division|First Division]] |32||9||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||35||10 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] |[[2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="2003/04">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2003}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |6||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[[2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="2004/05">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2004}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2005–06 Portsmouth F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2005}}</ref> |Premier League |6||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!9!!2!!0!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—||49!!10 |- |[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan) |[[2005–06 Sheffield United F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06"/> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||2 |- |[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) |[[2005–06 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06"/> |Championship |15||4||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||15||4 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |[[2006–07 Stoke City F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="2006/07">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2006}}</ref> |Championship |29||2||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||31||3 |- |[[2007–08 Stoke City F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2007}}</ref> |Championship |5||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |[[2008–09 Stoke City F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="2008/09">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2008}}</ref> |Premier League |4||0||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!2!!3!!0!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—||45!!4 |- |[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) |[[2007–08 Southampton F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08"/> |Championship |5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan) |[[2008–09 Millwall F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="2008/09"/> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] |[[2009–10 Carlisle United F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009/10">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2009}}</ref> |League One |10||4||4||2||0||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||16||6 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] |[[2009–10 Swindon Town F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009/10"/> |League One |14||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[EFL League One play-offs|League One play-offs]]}}||0||16||0 |- |[[2010–11 Swindon Town F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="2010/11">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2010}}</ref> |League One |18||2||3||1||0||0||3{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]}}||3||23||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!2!!3!!1!!0!!0!!5!!3!!40!!6 |- |[[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]] |[[2011–12 Football Conference|2011–12]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=France - V. Péricard - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vincent-pericard/15469/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |[[National League South|Conference South]] |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||0 |- |[[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]] |[[2014–15 Wessex Football League|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vincent Pericard player stats {{!}} Wessex Football League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=&teamID=&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=2&personID=885610393&selectedSeasonID=0 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}}</ref> |[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !165!!23!!13!!3!!7!!3!!8!!3!!193!!32 |} {{notelist}} ==Honours== '''Portsmouth''' * [[Football League Division One|Division One]] champions: [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] '''Stoke City''' * [[Football League Championship|Championship]] runners-up: [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Twitter}} *[http://www.elitewelfaremanagement.com Vincent Péricard founder] at EliteWelfareManagement.com (E.W.M) *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|vincent-pericard/15469}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pericard, Vincent}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Portsmouth]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:France men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of France]] [[Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent]] [[Category:AS Saint-Étienne players]] [[Category:Juventus FC players]] [[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]] [[Category:Sheffield United F.C. players]] [[Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players]] [[Category:Stoke City F.C. players]] [[Category:Southampton F.C. 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caption = Péricard pictured whilst playing on trial at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in August 2009 | fullname = Vincent de Paul Péricard<ref name="Hugman2003-04">{{Cite book| editor-first = Barry J.| editor-last = Hugman| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004| year = 2003| publisher = Queen Anne Press| isbn = 1-85291-651-6| page = 333 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|3|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/> | birth_place = Efok, [[Cameroon]] | height = 1.85m<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/> | death_date = | currentclub = | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 1988–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2000–2002 | clubs2 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = → [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan) | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 2003–2006 | clubs4 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = → [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2006–2009 | clubs7 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] | caps7 = 38 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2008 | clubs8 = → [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2009 | clubs9 = → [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan) | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2009–2010 | clubs10 = [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 4 | years11 = 2010–2011 | clubs11 = [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] | caps11 = 32 | goals11 = 2 | years12 = 2011–2012 | clubs12 = [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]] | caps12 = 5 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2015 | clubs13 = [[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]] | caps13 = 1 | goals13 = 0 | totalcaps = 165 | totalgoals = 23 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = }} '''Vincent de Paul Péricard''' (ma bi ọjọ ẹkẹta efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1982) i chẹnẹ kia [[association football|ribọlu]] kwobi ki rọ yi uña [[Forward (association football)|ọgba]] yi ojanẹ France kpai am'ibo [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] ma'nyu yi ojanẹ Italy kpai am'ibo [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] taki i wa lo ti England, ọmọ lẹ i che rọ nwu am'ibo ojoji. Ma bi ojanẹ Cameroon, i che rọ nwu [[France national under-21 football team|France U21 team]]. ==Abakwanẹ ọlayi== Péricard was born in [[Lekié|Efok]], [[Cameroon]], but moved to France aged 4. He holds [[Multiple citizenship|citizenship of both]] countries.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2009/12/pericard_bounces_back_after_in.html Pericard back after injury and prison] BBC Sport, 22 December 2009</ref> ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == ===Saint-Étienne and Juventus=== Péricard started his career at [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] in France at the age of six. In 1999, he advanced to the first team and played two league matches. He soon came to the attention of Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], who signed him in 2000. Promised by the media to have a bright future, [[Julien Courbet]] made a documentary on Péricard entitled ''The Man Who Will be Worth Billions''. Péricard made only one appearance for the club in two seasons, as a 61st-minute substitute for [[Tomás Guzmán]] in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 20 March 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131212095941/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2001/matches/round=1546/match=1018357/postmatch/lineups/index.html Juventus 1-0 Arsenal] UEFA</ref> ===Portsmouth=== Despite only making one appearance for Juventus, he attracted the attention of [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] manager [[Harry Redknapp]].<ref name=Havant/> Péricard initially moved to Portsmouth on loan for the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trio in, three on way |url=https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_2238511,00.html |publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 June 2002|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Péricard began his Portsmouth career in superb fashion, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win over [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2181122.stm |title=Portsmouth 2-0 N Forest |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=10 August 2002 |access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref> although he struggled with injury in the latter half of the season. Despite this, he impressed enough to earn a permanent switch in July 2003, having scored nine times in 32 games as they won the [[2002–03 Football League|First Division title]]. Péricard was a regular in the squad at the start of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]], but broke down with a torn thigh muscle in late September. He returned to the first team in December, but then badly damaged a cruciate ligament in a reserve comeback game. The injury ended his season. He had an operation on the injury in France in the summer of 2004, and spent the whole of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season in rehabilitation following the surgery. In August 2005, following his recovery, he attended a [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]] training camp for a friendly match against French amateur team Villemomble. In [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]], Péricard returned to the first-team squad at [[Fratton Park]]. In order to gain match fitness, he spent a three-month loan spell with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Striker Pericard loaned to Blades |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4246828.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 September 2005|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> scoring twice against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4344632.stm |title=Millwall 0–4 Sheff Utd |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=18 October 2005 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> and [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4387916.stm |title=Sheff Utd 4–0 Luton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 November 2005 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> before joining [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in a loan deal in February 2006 for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Argyle bring in Pericard on loan |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/4700316.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 February 2006|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> He scored his first English League hat-trick for Plymouth Argyle in a 3–1 win over [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on 18 February 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Plymouth 3–1 Coventry |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4703646.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2006|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> He was recalled to Portsmouth in May 2006. ===Stoke City=== Péricard was released by Portsmouth at the end of the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]], signing a three-year contract with [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on a [[Free transfer (football)|free transfer]] on 19 June 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Striker Pericard signs for Stoke|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5095918.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 June 2006 |access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Péricard was [[Tony Pulis]]' first signing as manager of Stoke City, in Pulis' second spell at the club. At first, Péricard impressed at Stoke, scoring against eventual promotion winners [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on his home début.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/5248144.stm |title=Stoke 2–0 Derby |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> He also scored in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Darlington F.C|Darlington]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/5266386.stm |title=Stoke 1–2 Darlington |publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 August 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> and again in the league against Sunderland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6050698.stm |title=Stoke 2–1 Sunderland |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> However, his performances later in the season were relatively poor and his place was taken by another former Portsmouth player, [[Ricardo Fuller]]. On 24 August 2007, Péricard was sentenced to four months in prison after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speeding striker jailed for lying| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6962376.stm |work=BBC News |date=24 August 2007|access-date=24 August 2007}}</ref> This came after he lied about being the driver of a car caught [[speeding]] at 103&nbsp;mph near [[Plymouth]]. He was released from prison on 20 September 2007;<ref>{{cite news |title=Pericard released from prison |url=http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=96025|publisher=The World Game |date=21 September 2007|access-date=21 September 2007}}</ref> but, following problems with his [[electronic tag]], he was rearrested on 12 October 2007,<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Statement |url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1133030,00.html|publisher=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City FC]]|date=12 October 2007|access-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> although he was subsequently re-released later that month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoke star Pericard leaves prison |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7061898.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2007|access-date=25 October 2008}}</ref> On 14 March 2008, [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] confirmed the loan signing of Péricard until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pericard Moves On|url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1265236,00.html|publisher=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City FC]]|date=14 March 2008|access-date=14 March 2008}}</ref> Upon his return to Stoke, he scored against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] tie in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7626760.stm |title=Stoke 2–2 Reading (aet) |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 September 2008 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> Péricard made his first [[Premier League]] appearance in 0–0 draw with [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on 13 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for [[Danny Pugh]]. His first start in the Premier League came against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. Péricard, after seeing his first team opportunities disappear at Stoke following their promotion to the Premier League, signed a 93-day loan on 20 February 2009 with [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].<ref name = "Lions close in on Pericard deal">{{cite news |title=Lions close in on Pericard deal|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7900472.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=20 February 2009|access-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> Following the 2008–09 season, Péricard was released from his contract at Stoke.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8079486.stm Stoke offer new contract to Diao] BBC Sport, 2 June 2009</ref> ===Carlisle United=== Following his release, he had short trials with [[Football League Championship|Championship]] sides [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="bfc1792349">{{cite news|url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1792349,00.html|title=Pool Include Pericard In Reserves|date=9 September 2009|publisher=[[Blackpool FC]]|access-date=10 September 2009}}</ref> On 13 October 2009, Péricard signed for [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] on a contract until January 2010, making his debut on 17 October against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]. Pericard scored his first goal for the [[Carlisle United F.C.|Cumbrians]] on his home debut against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8306770.stm |title=Carlisle 2 – 1 Southend |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> On 24 November 2009, Péricard scored twice in a 4–3 thrilling goal against [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|MK Dons]]. The next game on 28 November 2009 against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], Péricard scored the first goal in the match in a 3–1 win. On 12 December 2009, Péricard scored the only goal in the game in a 1–0 win over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] and before the match, Péricard required an injection in his Achilles tendon before scoring the winner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Injection sees Pericard through|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/5769462/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=13 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> His goalscoring performance and helping the club turn from relegation candidates to play-off contenders led manager [[Greg Abbott (footballer)|Greg Abbott]] keen to extend Péricard's stay until the end of the season, with a number of clubs interested in giving him a chance to play at a higher level once again.<ref>{{cite news|title=Abbott hopes for Pericard stay|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5761028/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=9 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> In response, Péricard was happy to sign a contract extension at Carlisle, which ended on 12 January.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard keen on Carlisle deal|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5771698/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=14 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> However, Péricard rejected a new contract at Carlisle and left the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard shuns deal|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5832694/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 January 2010|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> ===Swindon Town=== On 14 January 2010, [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] signed Péricard on a free transfer until June 2011, after the forward had rejected a new deal from [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]; Péricard decided to try his luck elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/8460136.stm |title=Swindon complete Vincent Pericard signing | publisher=BBC Sport| date=14 January 2010}}</ref> He made his debut two days later in a 3–1 win over [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], coming on in the 68th minute for [[Charlie Austin]]. He made a forceful run into the penalty area and was bundled to the floor and gaining a penalty, which [[Billy Paynter]] scored. Péricard scored his first goal for Swindon in the [[Football League Trophy]] match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 31 August 2010, hitting a 30th minute volley into the back of the net, followed by his second goal in injury time to make it 3–0; he also received a booking.<ref>{{cite news|title= Southampton 0 – 3 Swindon|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8951114.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 September 2010|date=31 August 2010}}</ref> On 18 September 2010, Péricard scored the first goal for Swindon which turned out to be a winning goal in a 2–1 win over [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]. Scoring three goals in the last four games, Péricard believed he that his performances had started to silence his critics. He told the ''Swindon Advertiser'': "I thought the fans were quite harsh to me but Saturday was the first time they have really appreciated what I have done and hopefully now they are going to be behind me and give me even more belief and confidence to play better, I think everyone can see I'm growing in confidence and hopefully some people are starting to see that they were wrong about me".<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard confidence growing|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/6391559/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=21 September 2010|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> On 11 October 2010, Péricard scored the first goal for Swindon which, again, turned out to be a winning goal in a 2–1 win over [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]. On 6 November 2010, Péricard scored his last professional career goal in a 4–0 win over [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in the First Round of the FA Cup. On 15 January 2011, Péricard made his last professional appearance for Swindon in a 1–0 loss against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]], before being sidelined with a knee injury for the next four weeks; upon his recovery, Péricard played his part in Swindon's survival scrap, as he neared his return to fitness.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard relishing Robins return|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/6744164/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=10 February 2011|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> However, Péricard hadn't featured for the rest of the season. Following Swindon Town's relegation to [[Football League Two|League Two]], Péricard (along with [[Jakub Jesionkowski]]) were both released by the club on a free transfer, as their contracts expired on 30 June 2011. ===Non-League=== After his release from Swindon, Péricard trained with [[AFC Bournemouth]] in a bid to revive his career,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Judd |first1=Nick |title=Péricard trying to rebuild after troubled times |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/pericard-trying-rebuild-after-troubled-times-6261886.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/pericard-trying-rebuild-after-troubled-times-6261886.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The Independent |date=14 November 2011}}</ref> but he could not earn a contract. He then signed for [[Conference South]] side [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]],<ref name=Havant>{{cite news|title=Havant & Waterlooville seal deal for Vincent Pericard|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15214371|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 October 2011|date=7 October 2011}}</ref> but retired from football in February 2012. In January 2015, he came out of retirement to play for [[Wessex League]] club [[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]], making his debut on 27 January in a 1–0 win over [[Folland Sports F.C.|Folland Sports]], which put Moneyfields top of the league.<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31020219 Vincent Pericard: Ex-Juventus striker plays in Wessex League] BBC Sport, 28 January 2015</ref> ==Ọlayi nwu == Péricard set up his own company, Elite Welfare Management, which aims to help "foreign players adapt to their new climate and prevent them from suffering stress, loneliness and depression".<ref>{{cite web|last=Carre|first=Michael|title=From Juve to no way for former Pompey ace|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/non-league-football/from_juve_to_no_way_for_former_pompey_ace_1_3569039|work=The News|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> He is also involved with [[Kick It Out (organisation)|Kick It Out]]. As of 2015, he was pursuing business studies at [[Portsmouth University]].<ref name=BBC/> ==Ojanẹ ugbo ki rọ == Péricard represented the [[France national under-21 football team|French U21 side]] at international level.<ref name = "Lions close in on Pericard deal"/> ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|title=Vincent Pericard|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=25641|work=Soccerbase|access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] |[[1999–2000 French Division 1|1999–2000]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |[[Ligue 1|French Division 1]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]] |[[2000–01 Juventus FC season|2000–01]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |[[Serie A]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |[[2001–02 Juventus FC season|2001–02]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |Serie A |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||1!!0!!2!!0 |- |[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan) |[[2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="2002/03">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2002}}</ref> |[[Football League First Division|First Division]] |32||9||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||35||10 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] |[[2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="2003/04">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2003}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |6||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[[2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="2004/05">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2004}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2005–06 Portsmouth F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2005}}</ref> |Premier League |6||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!9!!2!!0!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—||49!!10 |- |[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan) |[[2005–06 Sheffield United F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06"/> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||2 |- |[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) |[[2005–06 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06"/> |Championship |15||4||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||15||4 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |[[2006–07 Stoke City F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="2006/07">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2006}}</ref> |Championship |29||2||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||31||3 |- |[[2007–08 Stoke City F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2007}}</ref> |Championship |5||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |[[2008–09 Stoke City F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="2008/09">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2008}}</ref> |Premier League |4||0||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!2!!3!!0!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—||45!!4 |- |[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) |[[2007–08 Southampton F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08"/> |Championship |5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan) |[[2008–09 Millwall F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="2008/09"/> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] |[[2009–10 Carlisle United F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009/10">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2009}}</ref> |League One |10||4||4||2||0||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||16||6 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] |[[2009–10 Swindon Town F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009/10"/> |League One |14||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[EFL League One play-offs|League One play-offs]]}}||0||16||0 |- |[[2010–11 Swindon Town F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="2010/11">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2010}}</ref> |League One |18||2||3||1||0||0||3{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]}}||3||23||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!2!!3!!1!!0!!0!!5!!3!!40!!6 |- |[[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]] |[[2011–12 Football Conference|2011–12]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=France - V. Péricard - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vincent-pericard/15469/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |[[National League South|Conference South]] |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||0 |- |[[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]] |[[2014–15 Wessex Football League|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vincent Pericard player stats {{!}} Wessex Football League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=&teamID=&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=2&personID=885610393&selectedSeasonID=0 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}}</ref> |[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !165!!23!!13!!3!!7!!3!!8!!3!!193!!32 |} {{notelist}} ==Ami ojima== '''Portsmouth''' * [[Football League Division One|Division One]] champions: [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] '''Stoke City''' * [[Football League Championship|Championship]] runners-up: [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == *{{Twitter}} *[http://www.elitewelfaremanagement.com Vincent Péricard founder] at EliteWelfareManagement.com (E.W.M) *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|vincent-pericard/15469}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pericard, Vincent}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Portsmouth]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:France men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of France]] [[Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent]] [[Category:AS Saint-Étienne players]] [[Category:Juventus FC players]] [[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]] [[Category:Sheffield United F.C. players]] [[Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players]] [[Category:Stoke City F.C. players]] [[Category:Southampton 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(Pericard).jpg | caption = Péricard pictured whilst playing on trial at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in August 2009 | fullname = Vincent de Paul Péricard<ref name="Hugman2003-04">{{Cite book| editor-first = Barry J.| editor-last = Hugman| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004| year = 2003| publisher = Queen Anne Press| isbn = 1-85291-651-6| page = 333 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|3|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/> | birth_place = Efok, [[Cameroon]] | height = 1.85m<ref name="Hugman2003-04"/> | death_date = | currentclub = | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 1988–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2000–2002 | clubs2 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = → [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan) | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 2003–2006 | clubs4 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = → [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2006–2009 | clubs7 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] | caps7 = 38 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2008 | clubs8 = → [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2009 | clubs9 = → [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan) | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2009–2010 | clubs10 = [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 4 | years11 = 2010–2011 | clubs11 = [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] | caps11 = 32 | goals11 = 2 | years12 = 2011–2012 | clubs12 = [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]] | caps12 = 5 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2015 | clubs13 = [[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]] | caps13 = 1 | goals13 = 0 | totalcaps = 165 | totalgoals = 23 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = }} '''Vincent de Paul Péricard''' (ma bi ọjọ ẹkẹta efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1982) i chẹnẹ kia [[association football|ribọlu]] kwobi ki rọ yi uña [[Forward (association football)|ọgba]] yi ojanẹ France kpai am'ibo [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] ma'nyu yi ojanẹ Italy kpai am'ibo [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] taki i wa lo ti England, ọmọ lẹ i che rọ nwu am'ibo ojoji. Ma bi ojanẹ Cameroon, i che rọ nwu [[France national under-21 football team|France U21 team]]. ==Abakwanẹ ọlayi== Péricard ch'ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Lekié|Efok]], [[Cameroon]], ama i lo ti ojanẹ France adiko ki chi ọma ọdọ mi ẹlẹ. I chẹnẹ [[Multiple citizenship|citizenship eyi ugbo pjanẹ meji]] lẹ.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2009/12/pericard_bounces_back_after_in.html Pericard back after injury and prison] BBC Sport, 22 December 2009</ref> ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == ===Saint-Étienne and Juventus=== Péricard started his career at [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] in France at the age of six. In 1999, he advanced to the first team and played two league matches. He soon came to the attention of Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], who signed him in 2000. Promised by the media to have a bright future, [[Julien Courbet]] made a documentary on Péricard entitled ''The Man Who Will be Worth Billions''. Péricard made only one appearance for the club in two seasons, as a 61st-minute substitute for [[Tomás Guzmán]] in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 20 March 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131212095941/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2001/matches/round=1546/match=1018357/postmatch/lineups/index.html Juventus 1-0 Arsenal] UEFA</ref> ===Portsmouth=== Despite only making one appearance for Juventus, he attracted the attention of [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] manager [[Harry Redknapp]].<ref name=Havant/> Péricard initially moved to Portsmouth on loan for the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trio in, three on way |url=https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_2238511,00.html |publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 June 2002|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Péricard began his Portsmouth career in superb fashion, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win over [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2181122.stm |title=Portsmouth 2-0 N Forest |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=10 August 2002 |access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref> although he struggled with injury in the latter half of the season. Despite this, he impressed enough to earn a permanent switch in July 2003, having scored nine times in 32 games as they won the [[2002–03 Football League|First Division title]]. Péricard was a regular in the squad at the start of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04 season]], but broke down with a torn thigh muscle in late September. He returned to the first team in December, but then badly damaged a cruciate ligament in a reserve comeback game. The injury ended his season. He had an operation on the injury in France in the summer of 2004, and spent the whole of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season in rehabilitation following the surgery. In August 2005, following his recovery, he attended a [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]] training camp for a friendly match against French amateur team Villemomble. In [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]], Péricard returned to the first-team squad at [[Fratton Park]]. In order to gain match fitness, he spent a three-month loan spell with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Striker Pericard loaned to Blades |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4246828.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 September 2005|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> scoring twice against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4344632.stm |title=Millwall 0–4 Sheff Utd |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=18 October 2005 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> and [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4387916.stm |title=Sheff Utd 4–0 Luton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 November 2005 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> before joining [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in a loan deal in February 2006 for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Argyle bring in Pericard on loan |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/4700316.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 February 2006|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> He scored his first English League hat-trick for Plymouth Argyle in a 3–1 win over [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on 18 February 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Plymouth 3–1 Coventry |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4703646.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2006|access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> He was recalled to Portsmouth in May 2006. ===Stoke City=== Péricard was released by Portsmouth at the end of the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]], signing a three-year contract with [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on a [[Free transfer (football)|free transfer]] on 19 June 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Striker Pericard signs for Stoke|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5095918.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 June 2006 |access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Péricard was [[Tony Pulis]]' first signing as manager of Stoke City, in Pulis' second spell at the club. At first, Péricard impressed at Stoke, scoring against eventual promotion winners [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on his home début.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/5248144.stm |title=Stoke 2–0 Derby |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> He also scored in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Darlington F.C|Darlington]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/5266386.stm |title=Stoke 1–2 Darlington |publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 August 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> and again in the league against Sunderland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6050698.stm |title=Stoke 2–1 Sunderland |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2006 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> However, his performances later in the season were relatively poor and his place was taken by another former Portsmouth player, [[Ricardo Fuller]]. On 24 August 2007, Péricard was sentenced to four months in prison after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speeding striker jailed for lying| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6962376.stm |work=BBC News |date=24 August 2007|access-date=24 August 2007}}</ref> This came after he lied about being the driver of a car caught [[speeding]] at 103&nbsp;mph near [[Plymouth]]. He was released from prison on 20 September 2007;<ref>{{cite news |title=Pericard released from prison |url=http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=96025|publisher=The World Game |date=21 September 2007|access-date=21 September 2007}}</ref> but, following problems with his [[electronic tag]], he was rearrested on 12 October 2007,<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Statement |url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1133030,00.html|publisher=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City FC]]|date=12 October 2007|access-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> although he was subsequently re-released later that month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoke star Pericard leaves prison |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7061898.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2007|access-date=25 October 2008}}</ref> On 14 March 2008, [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] confirmed the loan signing of Péricard until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pericard Moves On|url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1265236,00.html|publisher=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City FC]]|date=14 March 2008|access-date=14 March 2008}}</ref> Upon his return to Stoke, he scored against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] tie in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7626760.stm |title=Stoke 2–2 Reading (aet) |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 September 2008 |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> Péricard made his first [[Premier League]] appearance in 0–0 draw with [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on 13 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for [[Danny Pugh]]. His first start in the Premier League came against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. Péricard, after seeing his first team opportunities disappear at Stoke following their promotion to the Premier League, signed a 93-day loan on 20 February 2009 with [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].<ref name = "Lions close in on Pericard deal">{{cite news |title=Lions close in on Pericard deal|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7900472.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=20 February 2009|access-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> Following the 2008–09 season, Péricard was released from his contract at Stoke.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8079486.stm Stoke offer new contract to Diao] BBC Sport, 2 June 2009</ref> ===Carlisle United=== Following his release, he had short trials with [[Football League Championship|Championship]] sides [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="bfc1792349">{{cite news|url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1792349,00.html|title=Pool Include Pericard In Reserves|date=9 September 2009|publisher=[[Blackpool FC]]|access-date=10 September 2009}}</ref> On 13 October 2009, Péricard signed for [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] on a contract until January 2010, making his debut on 17 October against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]. Pericard scored his first goal for the [[Carlisle United F.C.|Cumbrians]] on his home debut against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8306770.stm |title=Carlisle 2 – 1 Southend |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> On 24 November 2009, Péricard scored twice in a 4–3 thrilling goal against [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|MK Dons]]. The next game on 28 November 2009 against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], Péricard scored the first goal in the match in a 3–1 win. On 12 December 2009, Péricard scored the only goal in the game in a 1–0 win over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] and before the match, Péricard required an injection in his Achilles tendon before scoring the winner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Injection sees Pericard through|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/5769462/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=13 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> His goalscoring performance and helping the club turn from relegation candidates to play-off contenders led manager [[Greg Abbott (footballer)|Greg Abbott]] keen to extend Péricard's stay until the end of the season, with a number of clubs interested in giving him a chance to play at a higher level once again.<ref>{{cite news|title=Abbott hopes for Pericard stay|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5761028/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=9 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> In response, Péricard was happy to sign a contract extension at Carlisle, which ended on 12 January.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard keen on Carlisle deal|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5771698/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=14 December 2009|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> However, Péricard rejected a new contract at Carlisle and left the club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard shuns deal|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/5832694/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 January 2010|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> ===Swindon Town=== On 14 January 2010, [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] signed Péricard on a free transfer until June 2011, after the forward had rejected a new deal from [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]; Péricard decided to try his luck elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/8460136.stm |title=Swindon complete Vincent Pericard signing | publisher=BBC Sport| date=14 January 2010}}</ref> He made his debut two days later in a 3–1 win over [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], coming on in the 68th minute for [[Charlie Austin]]. He made a forceful run into the penalty area and was bundled to the floor and gaining a penalty, which [[Billy Paynter]] scored. Péricard scored his first goal for Swindon in the [[Football League Trophy]] match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 31 August 2010, hitting a 30th minute volley into the back of the net, followed by his second goal in injury time to make it 3–0; he also received a booking.<ref>{{cite news|title= Southampton 0 – 3 Swindon|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8951114.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 September 2010|date=31 August 2010}}</ref> On 18 September 2010, Péricard scored the first goal for Swindon which turned out to be a winning goal in a 2–1 win over [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]. Scoring three goals in the last four games, Péricard believed he that his performances had started to silence his critics. He told the ''Swindon Advertiser'': "I thought the fans were quite harsh to me but Saturday was the first time they have really appreciated what I have done and hopefully now they are going to be behind me and give me even more belief and confidence to play better, I think everyone can see I'm growing in confidence and hopefully some people are starting to see that they were wrong about me".<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard confidence growing|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/6391559/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=21 September 2010|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> On 11 October 2010, Péricard scored the first goal for Swindon which, again, turned out to be a winning goal in a 2–1 win over [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]. On 6 November 2010, Péricard scored his last professional career goal in a 4–0 win over [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in the First Round of the FA Cup. On 15 January 2011, Péricard made his last professional appearance for Swindon in a 1–0 loss against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]], before being sidelined with a knee injury for the next four weeks; upon his recovery, Péricard played his part in Swindon's survival scrap, as he neared his return to fitness.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pericard relishing Robins return|url=https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/6744164/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=10 February 2011|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> However, Péricard hadn't featured for the rest of the season. Following Swindon Town's relegation to [[Football League Two|League Two]], Péricard (along with [[Jakub Jesionkowski]]) were both released by the club on a free transfer, as their contracts expired on 30 June 2011. ===Non-League=== After his release from Swindon, Péricard trained with [[AFC Bournemouth]] in a bid to revive his career,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Judd |first1=Nick |title=Péricard trying to rebuild after troubled times |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/pericard-trying-rebuild-after-troubled-times-6261886.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/pericard-trying-rebuild-after-troubled-times-6261886.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2021 |work=The Independent |date=14 November 2011}}</ref> but he could not earn a contract. He then signed for [[Conference South]] side [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]],<ref name=Havant>{{cite news|title=Havant & Waterlooville seal deal for Vincent Pericard|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15214371|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 October 2011|date=7 October 2011}}</ref> but retired from football in February 2012. In January 2015, he came out of retirement to play for [[Wessex League]] club [[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]], making his debut on 27 January in a 1–0 win over [[Folland Sports F.C.|Folland Sports]], which put Moneyfields top of the league.<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31020219 Vincent Pericard: Ex-Juventus striker plays in Wessex League] BBC Sport, 28 January 2015</ref> ==Ọlayi nwu == Péricard set up his own company, Elite Welfare Management, which aims to help "foreign players adapt to their new climate and prevent them from suffering stress, loneliness and depression".<ref>{{cite web|last=Carre|first=Michael|title=From Juve to no way for former Pompey ace|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/non-league-football/from_juve_to_no_way_for_former_pompey_ace_1_3569039|work=The News|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> He is also involved with [[Kick It Out (organisation)|Kick It Out]]. As of 2015, he was pursuing business studies at [[Portsmouth University]].<ref name=BBC/> ==Ojanẹ ugbo ki rọ == Péricard represented the [[France national under-21 football team|French U21 side]] at international level.<ref name = "Lions close in on Pericard deal"/> ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|title=Vincent Pericard|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=25641|work=Soccerbase|access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] |[[1999–2000 French Division 1|1999–2000]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |[[Ligue 1|French Division 1]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]] |[[2000–01 Juventus FC season|2000–01]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |[[Serie A]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |[[2001–02 Juventus FC season|2001–02]]{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} |Serie A |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—||1!!0!!2!!0 |- |[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan) |[[2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="2002/03">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2002}}</ref> |[[Football League First Division|First Division]] |32||9||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||35||10 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] |[[2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="2003/04">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2003}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |6||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[[2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="2004/05">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2004}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2005–06 Portsmouth F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2005}}</ref> |Premier League |6||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!9!!2!!0!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—||49!!10 |- |[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (loan) |[[2005–06 Sheffield United F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06"/> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||2 |- |[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) |[[2005–06 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="2005/06"/> |Championship |15||4||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||15||4 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |[[2006–07 Stoke City F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="2006/07">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2006}}</ref> |Championship |29||2||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||31||3 |- |[[2007–08 Stoke City F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2007}}</ref> |Championship |5||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |[[2008–09 Stoke City F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="2008/09">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2008}}</ref> |Premier League |4||0||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!2!!3!!0!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—||45!!4 |- |[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (loan) |[[2007–08 Southampton F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08"/> |Championship |5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan) |[[2008–09 Millwall F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="2008/09"/> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] |[[2009–10 Carlisle United F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009/10">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2009}}</ref> |League One |10||4||4||2||0||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||16||6 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] |[[2009–10 Swindon Town F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009/10"/> |League One |14||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[EFL League One play-offs|League One play-offs]]}}||0||16||0 |- |[[2010–11 Swindon Town F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="2010/11">{{Soccerbase season|id=25641|season=2010}}</ref> |League One |18||2||3||1||0||0||3{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]}}||3||23||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!2!!3!!1!!0!!0!!5!!3!!40!!6 |- |[[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]] |[[2011–12 Football Conference|2011–12]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=France - V. Péricard - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vincent-pericard/15469/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |[[National League South|Conference South]] |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||0 |- |[[Moneyfields F.C.|Moneyfields]] |[[2014–15 Wessex Football League|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vincent Pericard player stats {{!}} Wessex Football League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?selectedOrgStatRecordingTypeID_ForSort=&teamID=&selectedStatisticDisplayMode=2&personID=885610393&selectedSeasonID=0 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}}</ref> |[[Wessex Football League|Wessex League]] Premier Division |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !165!!23!!13!!3!!7!!3!!8!!3!!193!!32 |} {{notelist}} ==Ami ojima== '''Portsmouth''' * [[Football League Division One|Division One]] champions: [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] '''Stoke City''' * [[Football League Championship|Championship]] runners-up: [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == *{{Twitter}} *[http://www.elitewelfaremanagement.com Vincent Péricard founder] at EliteWelfareManagement.com (E.W.M) *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|vincent-pericard/15469}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pericard, Vincent}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Portsmouth]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:France men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of France]] [[Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent]] [[Category:AS Saint-Étienne players]] [[Category:Juventus FC players]] [[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]] [[Category:Sheffield United F.C. players]] [[Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players]] [[Category:Stoke City F.C. players]] [[Category:Southampton F.C. players]] [[Category:Millwall F.C. players]] [[Category:Carlisle United F.C. players]] [[Category:Swindon Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players]] [[Category:Moneyfields F.C. players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:English Football League players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy]] [[Category:National League (English football) players]] [[Category:Wessex Football League players]] [[Category:21st-century French sportsmen]] os941u6fqhi4dxlp2uywy9z5qef5nj5 0 2847 45732 2026-10-17T04:16:24Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|South African footballer (1940–1995)}} {{distinguish|Albert Johannsen|Albert Johansson}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Albert Johanneson | image = AJohanneson1.jpg | image_size=250 | caption = | fullname = Albert Louis Johanneson | birth_date = 13 March 1940 | birth_place = [[Germiston]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|..." 45732 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African footballer (1940–1995)}} {{distinguish|Albert Johannsen|Albert Johansson}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Albert Johanneson | image = AJohanneson1.jpg | image_size=250 | caption = | fullname = Albert Louis Johanneson | birth_date = 13 March 1940 | birth_place = [[Germiston]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1995|9|28|1940|3|13}} | death_place = [[Leeds]], England | height = {{height|m=1.70}} | position = [[Left winger]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | years1 = 1961–1970 | years2 = 1970–1972 | clubs1 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | clubs2 = [[York City F.C.|York City]] | caps1 = 172 | caps2 = 26 | goals1 = 48 | goals2 = 3 | totalcaps = 198| totalgoals = 51 }} '''Albert Louis Johanneson''' (13 March 1940&nbsp;– 28 September 1995) was a South African professional [[association football|footballer]] who was one of the first high-profile [[Black people|black]] men, of any nationality, to play top-flight football in England. He is recognised as being the first person of African heritage to play in the [[FA Cup final]], in [[1965 FA Cup Final|1965]] for [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. ==Career== Johanneson, a skilful and swift left winger, was recommended to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] by a South African schoolteacher and joined the club in April 1961.<ref name="Mourant">{{cite book|last=Mourant |first=Andrew |title=Leeds United: Player by Player|publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd |year=1992 |page=20 |isbn=0-85112-568-9}}</ref> He stayed there for nine years working diligently at his game, and by the 1963–64 season had established himself as a powerful attacking force providing 13 league goals, which assisted in Leeds' promotion from the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. In 1965, Johanneson earned his berth in the Leeds team at the Football Association Challenge Cup (F.A Cup) [[1965 FA Cup Final|Final]] played at Wembley Stadium. While Leeds lost the match to Liverpool, and Johanneson regrettably did not play his best, he made history by becoming the first black person to feature in the final of the world-renowned football competition.<ref name="Albert Johanneson's story">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2005/10/12/sport_united_johanneson_inside_out_feature.shtml|title=Albert Johanneson's story|date=12 October 2005|work=BBC Leeds|accessdate=22 March 2009}}</ref> Over following seasons, a spate of injuries and the emergence of [[Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)|Eddie Gray]] left Johanneson on the sidelines,<ref name="Mourant"/> and he made only 10 further starts for Leeds before manager [[Don Revie]] released him in 1970. Later that year, Johanneson joined [[York City F.C.|York City]], scoring three goals in 26 appearances before retiring.<ref name="Mourant"/> Life after football did not treat the South African well, and he suffered from addiction to alcohol. Johanneson died of meningitis and heart failure in 1995.<ref>Death Certificate</ref> He is remembered fondly by Leeds' fans of the 1960s for using his distinctive natural prowess to illuminate Elland Road.<ref name="Mourant"/> ==Personal life and legacy== [[File:Gledhow Towers (geograph 6498597).jpg|thumb|right|Gledhow Towers where Johanneson spent the latter years of his life.]] In 1963 Johanneson married Norma Comrie, a pharmacist originally from Jamaica. Together they had two children: Yvonne and Alicia. The couple's marriage lasted 11 years, ending in divorce. Albert was dogged by problems with alcohol and ill health before his death in 1995. His body lay undiscovered for a week in his flat in Gledhow Towers, North Leeds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/albert-johanneson-book-turns-a-spotlight-on-leeds-united-hero-1-5267683|title=Albert Johanneson: Book turns a spotlight on Leeds United hero|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en}}</ref> Albert's nephew [[Carl Johanneson]] is a former Leeds super featherweight boxer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10335-Carl-Johanneson.html |title=Carl Johanneson |accessdate=2007-03-27 |work=BritishBoxing.net |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513130455/http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10335-Carl-Johanneson.html |archivedate=13 May 2007 }}</ref> In January 2019 Leeds United and [[Leeds Civic Trust]] unveiled a blue plaque commemorating Johanneson, his contribution to football and the city of Leeds. The ceremony was attended by Johanneson's family and ex Leeds United footballer [[Brian Deane]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/brian-deane-reflects-legacy-albert-15682693|title=Brian Deane reflects on the legacy that Albert Johanneson left in English football |access-date=2019-01-17|language=en}}</ref> In late 2020 a picture of Johanneson was erected on the side of a building in Leeds, featuring himself beside [[Kalvin Phillips]] and [[Lucas Radebe]]. ==Johanneson in popular culture== [[File:Albert Johanneson plaque Jan 2022.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque for Johanneson at Elland Road]] Today, Johanneson is hailed by many as having helped pave the way for the scores of black players that make up the ranks of the English Premier League, especially those with South African roots.<ref name="Voice:South Africa World Cup 2010 Supplement">{{cite web |url= http://issuu.com/communityeventsuk/docs/southafricafootball2010 |title=FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa|work=Promoting Our Heritage |year=2015 |accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> He is also viewed as a courageous pioneer with regard to the racial discrimination he humbly endured from spectators who hurled [[monkey chants]] and bananas at him from the sidelines. In the words of footballing legend, [[George Best]] within whose era he played: "Albert was quite a brave man to actually go on the pitch in the first place, wasn't he? And he went out and did it. He had a lot of skill. A nice man as well&nbsp;... which is, I suppose, the more important thing, isn't it? More important than anything."<ref name="Football Unites, Racism Divides:Albert Johanneson">{{cite web|url=http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26|title=Albert Johanneson|work=Football Unites, Racism Divides|year=2015|accessdate=19 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206055800/http://furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26|archive-date=6 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Johanneson features in several chapters of Kester Aspden's book ''The Hounding of [[David Oluwale]]'', about Nigerian immigrant David Oluwale, who lived in Leeds for 20 years during the 50s and 60s. Writes Leeds United bibliographer Sam Gibbard: "Aspden details in several chapters Albert Johanneson and his experiences playing for Leeds United, drawing parallels between the two men, two of just 450 black men living in Leeds during the early 1960s. At the start, their lives couldn’t have been more different, and yet both men’s lives ended tragically and needlessly early".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lufctalk.com/resources/leeds-united-books/nationality-wog-the-hounding-of-david-oluwale-389.html|title=LUFCTALK {{!}} Leeds United Fans Forum|website=www.lufctalk.com|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> Johanneson is currently featured in the Out of Africa Campaign, a UK Heritage Lottery-funded, multimedia project and touring exhibition focused on the contributions of footballers from Africa who have made a substantial contribution to transforming professional football in Britain.<ref name="Alicia S. Johanneson">Alicia S. Johanneson</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.outofafricacampaign.com/timeline/ |title=Timeline: Albert Johanneson |work=Out of Africa Campaign |year=2015 |accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> In 2010, Johanneson was featured in an exhibition examining the history of South African footballers in the United Kingdom as part of the FIFA World Cup celebrations that took place in South Africa. The exhibit was researched by the [[Sheffield]]-based [[Football Unites, Racism Divides]] organisation and was hosted by the historic [[District Six Museum]] in [[Cape Town]].<ref name="Offside Exhibition, Cape Town">{{cite web|url=http://www.kickitout.org/1121.php |title=Offside Exhibition, Cape Town |work=Kick It Out |year=2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611062719/http://www.kickitout.org/1121.php |archivedate=11 June 2010 }}</ref> In 2015, FURD and the District Six Museum and illustrator Archie Birch, from Cape Town, have joined forces to tell Albert's inspirational, yet sadly poignant story in comic book form: ''Albert Johanneson: the First Black Superstar''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lufctalk.com/resources/leeds-united-books/albert-johanneson-the-first-black-superstar-568.html|title=LUFCTALK {{!}} Leeds United Fans Forum|website=www.lufctalk.com|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> ==Honours== '''Leeds United'''<br> [[Football League First Division]]: '''winner''' (1): 1968-69 runners-up: (2): 1964-65, 1965-66<br> [[Football League Second Division]]: '''winner''' (1): 1963-64<br> [[FA Cup]]: runners-up (1): 1965<br> [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]: runners-up (1): 1967 <ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=490}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} *{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-albert-johanneson-1575592.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904141154/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-albert-johanneson-1575592.html |archive-date=2009-09-04 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=OBITUARY: Albert Johanneson |last=Ponting |first=Ivan |date=2 October 1995 |work=The Independent |accessdate=26 August 2009}} {{Refend}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *{{cite journal |url=http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~sph2/lufc/mag/albert.htm |title=Albert Johanneson |first=Dave |last=Callaghan |journal=Leeds United Monthly |date=November 1995 |volume=2 |issue=3 |access-date=3 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725225636/http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~sph2/lufc/mag/albert.htm |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} *{{cite web |url= https://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/players/207.html |title=Leeds United Player Profile: Albert Johanneson |work=leeds-fans.org.uk |year=2011}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26 |title=Albert Johanneson |work=Football Unites, Racism Divides |year=2015 |access-date=3 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206055800/http://furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26 |archive-date=6 December 2007 |url-status=dead }} *{{cite web |url= http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/seasons/196364part1.htm |title=Review of 1963-64 - Part 1 - Kicker conspiracy |work=The Definitive History of Leeds United |year=2012}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/albert-johanneson.htm |title=Johanneson: a star with Leeds United |work=southafrica.info |year=2015 |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109203305/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/albert-johanneson.htm |archive-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=dead }} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011000955/http://www.wafll.com/wafll-gallery/images/Albert_Johanneson-604.html Photo of Albert signing contract]}} *{{cite web |url= https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/1961-1975.php |title=1961–75:The Revie Years |work=Leeds United F.C. History |year=2015 }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Johanneson, Albert}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:1995 deaths]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:Leeds United F.C. players]] [[Category:York City F.C. players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Germiston]] [[Category:Soccer players from Gauteng]] [[Category:English Football League players]] [[Category:Men's association football wingers]] [[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] t5p68itdb605ae86ywihzsnoyy88vpp 45733 45732 2026-10-17T04:18:44Z Enigmias 1645 45733 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African footballer (1940–1995)}} {{distinguish|Albert Johannsen|Albert Johansson}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Albert Johanneson | image = AJohanneson1.jpg | image_size=250 | caption = | fullname = Albert Louis Johanneson | birth_date = 13 March 1940 | birth_place = [[Germiston]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1995|9|28|1940|3|13}} | death_place = [[Leeds]], England | height = {{height|m=1.70}} | position = [[Left winger]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | years1 = 1961–1970 | years2 = 1970–1972 | clubs1 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | clubs2 = [[York City F.C.|York City]] | caps1 = 172 | caps2 = 26 | goals1 = 48 | goals2 = 3 | totalcaps = 198| totalgoals = 51 }} '''Albert Louis Johanneson''' (13 March 1940&nbsp;– 28 September 1995) was a South African professional [[association football|footballer]] who was one of the first high-profile [[Black people|black]] men, of any nationality, to play top-flight football in England. He is recognised as being the first person of African heritage to play in the [[FA Cup final]], in [[1965 FA Cup Final|1965]] for [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. ==Ukọlọ== Johanneson, a skilful and swift left winger, was recommended to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] by a South African schoolteacher and joined the club in April 1961.<ref name="Mourant">{{cite book|last=Mourant |first=Andrew |title=Leeds United: Player by Player|publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd |year=1992 |page=20 |isbn=0-85112-568-9}}</ref> He stayed there for nine years working diligently at his game, and by the 1963–64 season had established himself as a powerful attacking force providing 13 league goals, which assisted in Leeds' promotion from the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. In 1965, Johanneson earned his berth in the Leeds team at the Football Association Challenge Cup (F.A Cup) [[1965 FA Cup Final|Final]] played at Wembley Stadium. While Leeds lost the match to Liverpool, and Johanneson regrettably did not play his best, he made history by becoming the first black person to feature in the final of the world-renowned football competition.<ref name="Albert Johanneson's story">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2005/10/12/sport_united_johanneson_inside_out_feature.shtml|title=Albert Johanneson's story|date=12 October 2005|work=BBC Leeds|accessdate=22 March 2009}}</ref> Over following seasons, a spate of injuries and the emergence of [[Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)|Eddie Gray]] left Johanneson on the sidelines,<ref name="Mourant"/> and he made only 10 further starts for Leeds before manager [[Don Revie]] released him in 1970. Later that year, Johanneson joined [[York City F.C.|York City]], scoring three goals in 26 appearances before retiring.<ref name="Mourant"/> Life after football did not treat the South African well, and he suffered from addiction to alcohol. Johanneson died of meningitis and heart failure in 1995.<ref>Death Certificate</ref> He is remembered fondly by Leeds' fans of the 1960s for using his distinctive natural prowess to illuminate Elland Road.<ref name="Mourant"/> ==Ọlayi nwu ma'nyu ẹnwu ki che tanẹ== [[File:Gledhow Towers (geograph 6498597).jpg|thumb|right|Gledhow Towers where Johanneson spent the latter years of his life.]] In 1963 Johanneson married Norma Comrie, a pharmacist originally from Jamaica. Together they had two children: Yvonne and Alicia. The couple's marriage lasted 11 years, ending in divorce. Albert was dogged by problems with alcohol and ill health before his death in 1995. His body lay undiscovered for a week in his flat in Gledhow Towers, North Leeds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/albert-johanneson-book-turns-a-spotlight-on-leeds-united-hero-1-5267683|title=Albert Johanneson: Book turns a spotlight on Leeds United hero|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en}}</ref> Albert's nephew [[Carl Johanneson]] is a former Leeds super featherweight boxer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10335-Carl-Johanneson.html |title=Carl Johanneson |accessdate=2007-03-27 |work=BritishBoxing.net |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513130455/http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10335-Carl-Johanneson.html |archivedate=13 May 2007 }}</ref> In January 2019 Leeds United and [[Leeds Civic Trust]] unveiled a blue plaque commemorating Johanneson, his contribution to football and the city of Leeds. The ceremony was attended by Johanneson's family and ex Leeds United footballer [[Brian Deane]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/brian-deane-reflects-legacy-albert-15682693|title=Brian Deane reflects on the legacy that Albert Johanneson left in English football |access-date=2019-01-17|language=en}}</ref> In late 2020 a picture of Johanneson was erected on the side of a building in Leeds, featuring himself beside [[Kalvin Phillips]] and [[Lucas Radebe]]. ==Johanneson efu ami uche ki chẹ kpọranẹ== [[File:Albert Johanneson plaque Jan 2022.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque for Johanneson at Elland Road]] Today, Johanneson is hailed by many as having helped pave the way for the scores of black players that make up the ranks of the English Premier League, especially those with South African roots.<ref name="Voice:South Africa World Cup 2010 Supplement">{{cite web |url= http://issuu.com/communityeventsuk/docs/southafricafootball2010 |title=FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa|work=Promoting Our Heritage |year=2015 |accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> He is also viewed as a courageous pioneer with regard to the racial discrimination he humbly endured from spectators who hurled [[monkey chants]] and bananas at him from the sidelines. In the words of footballing legend, [[George Best]] within whose era he played: "Albert was quite a brave man to actually go on the pitch in the first place, wasn't he? And he went out and did it. He had a lot of skill. A nice man as well&nbsp;... which is, I suppose, the more important thing, isn't it? More important than anything."<ref name="Football Unites, Racism Divides:Albert Johanneson">{{cite web|url=http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26|title=Albert Johanneson|work=Football Unites, Racism Divides|year=2015|accessdate=19 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206055800/http://furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26|archive-date=6 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Johanneson features in several chapters of Kester Aspden's book ''The Hounding of [[David Oluwale]]'', about Nigerian immigrant David Oluwale, who lived in Leeds for 20 years during the 50s and 60s. Writes Leeds United bibliographer Sam Gibbard: "Aspden details in several chapters Albert Johanneson and his experiences playing for Leeds United, drawing parallels between the two men, two of just 450 black men living in Leeds during the early 1960s. At the start, their lives couldn’t have been more different, and yet both men’s lives ended tragically and needlessly early".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lufctalk.com/resources/leeds-united-books/nationality-wog-the-hounding-of-david-oluwale-389.html|title=LUFCTALK {{!}} Leeds United Fans Forum|website=www.lufctalk.com|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> Johanneson is currently featured in the Out of Africa Campaign, a UK Heritage Lottery-funded, multimedia project and touring exhibition focused on the contributions of footballers from Africa who have made a substantial contribution to transforming professional football in Britain.<ref name="Alicia S. Johanneson">Alicia S. Johanneson</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.outofafricacampaign.com/timeline/ |title=Timeline: Albert Johanneson |work=Out of Africa Campaign |year=2015 |accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref> In 2010, Johanneson was featured in an exhibition examining the history of South African footballers in the United Kingdom as part of the FIFA World Cup celebrations that took place in South Africa. The exhibit was researched by the [[Sheffield]]-based [[Football Unites, Racism Divides]] organisation and was hosted by the historic [[District Six Museum]] in [[Cape Town]].<ref name="Offside Exhibition, Cape Town">{{cite web|url=http://www.kickitout.org/1121.php |title=Offside Exhibition, Cape Town |work=Kick It Out |year=2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611062719/http://www.kickitout.org/1121.php |archivedate=11 June 2010 }}</ref> In 2015, FURD and the District Six Museum and illustrator Archie Birch, from Cape Town, have joined forces to tell Albert's inspirational, yet sadly poignant story in comic book form: ''Albert Johanneson: the First Black Superstar''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lufctalk.com/resources/leeds-united-books/albert-johanneson-the-first-black-superstar-568.html|title=LUFCTALK {{!}} Leeds United Fans Forum|website=www.lufctalk.com|access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> ==Ami ojima == '''Leeds United'''<br> [[Football League First Division]]: '''winner''' (1): 1968-69 runners-up: (2): 1964-65, 1965-66<br> [[Football League Second Division]]: '''winner''' (1): 1963-64<br> [[FA Cup]]: runners-up (1): 1965<br> [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]: runners-up (1): 1967 <ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=490}}</ref> ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} *{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-albert-johanneson-1575592.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904141154/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-albert-johanneson-1575592.html |archive-date=2009-09-04 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=OBITUARY: Albert Johanneson |last=Ponting |first=Ivan |date=2 October 1995 |work=The Independent |accessdate=26 August 2009}} {{Refend}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == {{commons category}} *{{cite journal |url=http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~sph2/lufc/mag/albert.htm |title=Albert Johanneson |first=Dave |last=Callaghan |journal=Leeds United Monthly |date=November 1995 |volume=2 |issue=3 |access-date=3 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725225636/http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~sph2/lufc/mag/albert.htm |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} *{{cite web |url= https://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/players/207.html |title=Leeds United Player Profile: Albert Johanneson |work=leeds-fans.org.uk |year=2011}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26 |title=Albert Johanneson |work=Football Unites, Racism Divides |year=2015 |access-date=3 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206055800/http://furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=26 |archive-date=6 December 2007 |url-status=dead }} *{{cite web |url= http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/seasons/196364part1.htm |title=Review of 1963-64 - Part 1 - Kicker conspiracy |work=The Definitive History of Leeds United |year=2012}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/albert-johanneson.htm |title=Johanneson: a star with Leeds United |work=southafrica.info |year=2015 |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109203305/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/albert-johanneson.htm |archive-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=dead }} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011000955/http://www.wafll.com/wafll-gallery/images/Albert_Johanneson-604.html Photo of Albert signing contract]}} *{{cite web |url= https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/1961-1975.php |title=1961–75:The Revie Years |work=Leeds United F.C. 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Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] |caps2 = 21 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2009 |clubs3 = [[Viking FK|Viking]] |caps3 = 16 |goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2008 |clubs4 = → [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] (loan) |caps4 = 8 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2009 |clubs5 = [[El-Masry|El Masry]] |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2009–2013 |clubs6 = [[Viborg FF|Viborg]] |caps6 = 98 |goals6 = 6 | years7 = 2013 |clubs7 = [[Ringkøbing IF|Ringkøbing]] |caps7 = |goals7 = | nationalyears1 = 2002–2006 |nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] |nationalcaps1 = 10 |nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2013 | managerclubs1 = [[Ringkøbing IF|Ringkøbing]] (Playing assistant) | manageryears2 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs2 = Møldrup/Tostrup IF | manageryears3 = 2018– | managerclubs3 = Aulum IF }} '''Razak Pimpong''' (born 30 December 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] and [[attacking midfielder]] for [[FC Midtjylland]], [[FC Copenhagen]], [[Viborg FF]] and other clubs. He was very versatile and could also play wide either as a right sided [[midfielder]] or [[right winger]]. ==Club career== Pimpong was brought from Ghana to Denmark by [[FC Midtjylland]], and made his debut for the team in 2000. He played more than 100 times for FCM, scoring 25 league goals for the club. In July 2005, he agreed a move to league rivals [[F.C. Copenhagen|F.C. København]] from January 2006. Pimpong did not find initial success at FCK. His first, and only goal, for FCK came in April 2006, when he scored the deciding goal of the [[2006 Royal League Final]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | FC Copenhagen] on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> He came on in the 69th minute and scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute before he was [[sent off]] in [[injury time]] for overtly celebrating his goal. In 2007, Pimpong was transferred to Norwegian [[Norwegian Premier League|Tippeligaen]] club [[Viking FK]] for a sum reported to be around 4 million [[Norwegian Kroner]].<ref>[http://www.rogalandsavis.no/sport/viking/article2680123.ece Pimpong til Viking] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927082017/http://www.rogalandsavis.no/sport/viking/article2680123.ece |date=27 September 2007 }} on www.rogalandsavis.no</ref> He signed a contract keeping him at the club until 2010.<ref>[http://www.viking-fk.no/newsread/news.asp?docid=14209&wce=nyhet Masri complete Pimpong signing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131613/http://www.viking-fk.no/newsread/news.asp?docid=14209&wce=nyhet |date=29 September 2007 }} on www.viking-fk.no</ref> In February 2009, Egyptian side [[Al-Masry]] signed Pimpong from Viking FK.<ref>[http://www.filgoal.com/English/News.asp?NewsID=51802 Masri complete Pimpong signing] on www.filgoal.com</ref> A few months later, on 27 July 2009, he signed for Danish club [[Viborg FF]].<ref>[http://ghanaweb.info/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=163581 Gossip/Transfers: Kyere for Atletico Madrid] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721202816/http://ghanaweb.info/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=163581 |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> On 24 June 2013, he announced his retirement from professional football, but a month later he regretted his decision and made a six-month deal with the [[Danish 2nd Division|Danish 2nd Division West]] club [[Ringkøbing IF]].<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Razak-Pimpong-klar-for-Ringkoebing Razak Pimpong klar for Ringkøbing]</ref> ==International career== Pimpong was part of the Ghanaian [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic football]] team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He was called up for the Ghanaian squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]]. He has played nine games for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]], and represented Ghana at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympic football]] tournament as well as the 2006 World Cup in Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080244/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183007/index.html FIFA.com - FIFA Spielerstatistik Razak PIMPONG] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> In Ghana's final group match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], he won a controversial first-half penalty, after referee [[Markus Merk]] judged [[Oguchi Onyewu]] to have fouled him inside the box while attempting to win a header; the penalty was converted by [[Stephen Appiah]], with Ghana winning the match 2–1 and advancing to the round of 16.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghana 2-1 USA |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853408.stm |access-date=19 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=22 June 2006}}</ref> ==Personal life== Pimpong's son [[Malik Pimpong]] is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Victor|last=Risager|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/dansk-kaempetransfer-razak-pimpong-er-taknemmelig|title=Dansk kæmpetransfer: Razak Pimpong er taknemmelig|trans-title=Danish giant transfer: Razak Pimpong is grateful|language=da|publisher=[[Tipsbladet]]|date=2 July 2026|access-date=4 July 2026}}</ref> ==Honours and awards== '''Ghana U20''' * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]] '''F.C. Copenhagen''' * [[Danish Superliga]]: [[Danish Superliga 2005-06|2005–06]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080210052808/http://www.fck.dk/saesonen/statistik/spillerstatistik/?search=1&play_playerid_fk=123 F.C. 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Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] |caps2 = 21 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2009 |clubs3 = [[Viking FK|Viking]] |caps3 = 16 |goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2008 |clubs4 = → [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] (loan) |caps4 = 8 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2009 |clubs5 = [[El-Masry|El Masry]] |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2009–2013 |clubs6 = [[Viborg FF|Viborg]] |caps6 = 98 |goals6 = 6 | years7 = 2013 |clubs7 = [[Ringkøbing IF|Ringkøbing]] |caps7 = |goals7 = | nationalyears1 = 2002–2006 |nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] |nationalcaps1 = 10 |nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2013 | managerclubs1 = [[Ringkøbing IF|Ringkøbing]] (Playing assistant) | manageryears2 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs2 = Møldrup/Tostrup IF | manageryears3 = 2018– | managerclubs3 = Aulum IF }} '''Razak Pimpong''' (born 30 December 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] and [[attacking midfielder]] for [[FC Midtjylland]], [[FC Copenhagen]], [[Viborg FF]] and other clubs. He was very versatile and could also play wide either as a right sided [[midfielder]] or [[right winger]]. ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == Pimpong was brought from Ghana to Denmark by [[FC Midtjylland]], and made his debut for the team in 2000. He played more than 100 times for FCM, scoring 25 league goals for the club. In July 2005, he agreed a move to league rivals [[F.C. Copenhagen|F.C. København]] from January 2006. Pimpong did not find initial success at FCK. His first, and only goal, for FCK came in April 2006, when he scored the deciding goal of the [[2006 Royal League Final]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | FC Copenhagen] on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> He came on in the 69th minute and scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute before he was [[sent off]] in [[injury time]] for overtly celebrating his goal. In 2007, Pimpong was transferred to Norwegian [[Norwegian Premier League|Tippeligaen]] club [[Viking FK]] for a sum reported to be around 4 million [[Norwegian Kroner]].<ref>[http://www.rogalandsavis.no/sport/viking/article2680123.ece Pimpong til Viking] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927082017/http://www.rogalandsavis.no/sport/viking/article2680123.ece |date=27 September 2007 }} on www.rogalandsavis.no</ref> He signed a contract keeping him at the club until 2010.<ref>[http://www.viking-fk.no/newsread/news.asp?docid=14209&wce=nyhet Masri complete Pimpong signing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131613/http://www.viking-fk.no/newsread/news.asp?docid=14209&wce=nyhet |date=29 September 2007 }} on www.viking-fk.no</ref> In February 2009, Egyptian side [[Al-Masry]] signed Pimpong from Viking FK.<ref>[http://www.filgoal.com/English/News.asp?NewsID=51802 Masri complete Pimpong signing] on www.filgoal.com</ref> A few months later, on 27 July 2009, he signed for Danish club [[Viborg FF]].<ref>[http://ghanaweb.info/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=163581 Gossip/Transfers: Kyere for Atletico Madrid] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721202816/http://ghanaweb.info/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=163581 |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> On 24 June 2013, he announced his retirement from professional football, but a month later he regretted his decision and made a six-month deal with the [[Danish 2nd Division|Danish 2nd Division West]] club [[Ringkøbing IF]].<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Razak-Pimpong-klar-for-Ringkoebing Razak Pimpong klar for Ringkøbing]</ref> ==Ukọlọ nwu anẹ ọdọda == Pimpong was part of the Ghanaian [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic football]] team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He was called up for the Ghanaian squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]]. He has played nine games for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]], and represented Ghana at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympic football]] tournament as well as the 2006 World Cup in Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080244/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183007/index.html FIFA.com - FIFA Spielerstatistik Razak PIMPONG] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> In Ghana's final group match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], he won a controversial first-half penalty, after referee [[Markus Merk]] judged [[Oguchi Onyewu]] to have fouled him inside the box while attempting to win a header; the penalty was converted by [[Stephen Appiah]], with Ghana winning the match 2–1 and advancing to the round of 16.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghana 2-1 USA |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853408.stm |access-date=19 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=22 June 2006}}</ref> ==Ọlayi nwu == Pimpong's son [[Malik Pimpong]] is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Victor|last=Risager|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/dansk-kaempetransfer-razak-pimpong-er-taknemmelig|title=Dansk kæmpetransfer: Razak Pimpong er taknemmelig|trans-title=Danish giant transfer: Razak Pimpong is grateful|language=da|publisher=[[Tipsbladet]]|date=2 July 2026|access-date=4 July 2026}}</ref> ==Ami ojima kpai ẹnwu ki gba== '''Ghana U20''' * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]] '''F.C. Copenhagen''' * [[Danish Superliga]]: [[Danish Superliga 2005-06|2005–06]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080210052808/http://www.fck.dk/saesonen/statistik/spillerstatistik/?search=1&play_playerid_fk=123 F.C. København statistics] * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183007_PIMPONG_Razak.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimpong, Razak}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Aalesunds FK players]] [[Category:Accra Great Olympics F.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Men's association football wingers]] [[Category:Danish Superliga players]] [[Category:Egyptian Premier League players]] [[Category:Eliteserien players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] [[Category:F.C. 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United]] |caps6 = 14 |goals6 = 0 | totalcaps= 179 |totalgoals= 16 | nationalyears1 = 1999 |nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]] |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2001–2008 |nationalteam2 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = March 19, 2014 | ntupdate = November 24, 2010 }} '''John Gerard Thorrington''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|θ|ɔːr|ɪ|ŋ|t|ən}}, {{respell||THOR|ing|tən}}; born October 17, 1979) is a former [[Association football|soccer player]] who currently serves as co-president and [[general manager]] of [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Los Angeles FC]]. Although raised in the [[United States]], Thorrington was born in [[South Africa]] and started his career as a youth team player in [[England]] with [[Premier League]] side [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] as a [[midfielder]]. In 1999, he moved to [[Germany]] and signed with [[Bayer Leverkusen]]; however, he failed to make the first team with either club and returned to England, where he signed for [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. He later featured for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] before moving home to the United States, where he signed with [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] in 2005. He went on to play for fellow [[Major League Soccer]] teams [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] and [[D.C. United]]. He was capped four times by the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] between 2001 and 2008, having previously also played four times for the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]. == Early life == Thorrington was born in [[Johannesburg]] to a South African father and Armenian mother,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4082eJ5a-2g | title=LAFC John Thorrington interview | website=[[YouTube]] | date=January 20, 2023 }}</ref> but moved to California at age two.<ref name=":0" /> From age four, he began playing in the [[American Youth Soccer Organization]]. He was spotted by [[Octavio Zambrano]] and invited to join Mission Viejo Pateadores. His mother Monique drove him to training there twice a week.<ref name=":0" /> He is the son of South African 400-meter runner Peter Thorrington, who was denied a chance to compete in the Olympics because of the [[sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-25-sp-23263-story.html|title=Thorrington Has Family in Mind|date=April 25, 2000|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> ==Career== ===Early career=== Thorrington attended the [[Chadwick School]] in [[Palos Verdes Peninsula, California]]. Thorrington was the [[CIF-SS]] Division V Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2019-10-21/john-thorrington-plays-leading-role-in-lafcs-meteoric-rise-among-mls-elite|title=John Thorrington has been a driving force behind LAFC's meteoric rise|date=October 22, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> After his junior year of high school and while playing for the Pateadores, Thorrington was spotted by an Englishman, Steve Kelly, who had connections to Manchester United, and Kelly got Thorrington a trial at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name=":0" /> At age 17, Thorrington signed with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in 1997. Later, he moved to [[Bundesliga]] club [[Bayer Leverkusen]]. After his time in Germany, he spent a short spell on trial with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the 2000–2001 season. ===Huddersfield Town=== After failing to make a first-team appearance with Manchester United and Leverkusen, Thorrington signed with [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] in the summer of 2001 on a free transfer. Huddersfield had recently suffered relegation to the third tier of English soccer and were managed by former Manchester United player [[Lou Macari]]. Macari handed Thorrington his full professional debut on August 11, 2001, in a 1-0 league victory over [[AFC Bournemouth]]. He scored his first Town goal September 2, 2001 in a 2–1 victory over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]. At the end of a promising first season, he developed a hamstring injury, which led to chronic leg troubles. Thorrington said that he considers his debut with Huddersfield Town as one of his favorite moments professionally along with his debuts with the U.S. National Team and the Chicago Fire. Thorrington made 97 appearances and scored seven times during a three-year spell with the Yorkshire club. During the 2002–2003 season, Huddersfield were yet again relegated to the [[Football League Two|Third Division]]. ===Grimsby Town=== On transfer deadline day in March 2004, Thorrington signed with [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] on a free transfer until the end of the season. He was brought to the club by Town's newly appointed manager [[Nicky Law (footballer born 1961)|Nicky Law]] along with veterans [[Alan Fettis]] and [[Paul Warhurst]]. He made his Mariners debut on March 13, 2004, in a 1–1 draw with Bournemouth. Thorrington would only manage two other appearances for Grimsby and missed the end of the season due to ongoing injury woes. Grimsby suffered relegation at the end of the 2003–2004 season, and with Law dismissed as manager at the end of the season, Thorrington's contract was not renewed. ===Chicago Fire=== Thorrington returned to the States and signed with [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] side [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]] in early 2005, but injury problems continued. In mid-2006, during the team's inaugural training session in its new stadium, Thorrington suffered a knee injury. The following season, Thorrington scored his first goal of the campaign on October 21, 2007, netting a stoppage-time strike for the Chicago Fire against the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] that helped send the fire into the MLS Cup playoffs. From that point on, Thorrington formed an integral part of the Chicago midfield. In 2008, he scored five goals and had two assists. Although normally a winger, he played defensive midfield and attacking midfield in the 2009 season due to the absences of [[Logan Pause]] and [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=5630&cc=5901 |title=John Thorrington Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer - - ESPNFC |publisher=ESPN FC |date=October 17, 1979 |access-date=August 21, 2012 |archive-date=August 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828114038/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=5630&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Vancouver Whitecaps FC=== Thorrington was left exposed by Chicago for the November [[2010 MLS Expansion Draft]] and was selected by [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]. Thorrington injured his right leg and had to undergo surgery early during the 2011 season. After spending 2011 with Vancouver, the club re-signed him for the 2012 season on December 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/caps-re-sign-two |title='Caps re-sign two &#124; Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=December 4, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> Thorrington's 2013 contract option was declined by Vancouver. ===D.C. United=== He elected to participate in the December [[2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft]], where he was selected by [[D.C. United]] in stage two of the draft.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/14/total-14-players-selected-stage-2-mls-re-entry-draft| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216155205/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/14/total-14-players-selected-stage-2-mls-re-entry-draft| archive-date = 2012-12-16| title = Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> He signed with D.C. on January 21, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/dc-united-signs-john-thorrington| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130122234003/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/dc-united-signs-john-thorrington| archive-date = 2013-01-22| title = D.C. United signs John Thorrington {{!}} D.C. United}}</ref> ==International== ===U.S. Under 20=== After gaining his U.S. citizenship in January 1999, Thorrington played in nine games for the U.S. U-20 men's team. He was a member of the U.S. U-20 squad that advanced to the second round of the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria. Thorrington made his U.S. U-20 international debut in a 1–0 victory over Denmark on January 24, 1999. He scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw with Morocco on October 3, 1999. ===U.S. Under 23=== Thorrington played in four matches for the U.S. Under-23 men's national team in 2000, including three of the U-23's four matches (two starts) in the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]], helping the squad advance to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His first goal for the U-23s was in a 3–0 victory over Honduras on April 21, 2000, in the opening round of the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was unable to participate in the 2000 Olympics after suffering a hamstring injury leading up to the tournament. ===U.S. National Team=== He made his debut coming on for [[Steve Cherundolo]] in the 71st minute of a 0–0 draw versus [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] on June 7, 2001. His second cap came seven years later in early-round CONCACAF World Cup qualifying when he came on as a substitute against [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] on June 22, 2008, with his third cap (and first start) against Guatemala in the last game of the semi-final round. His fourth came in a friendly against Sweden. In addition to playing four times for the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]], he was called up to multiple national team camps, including one in January 2009 and another before the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]. However, he failed to make another matchday roster.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shropshire |first=Corilyn |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jan/02/sports/chi-03-us-soccerjan03 |title=Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> == Soccer executive == After retiring from soccer, Thorrington served as special assistant to [[MLS Players Association|MLS Players' Union]] executive director Bob Foose and received an MBA from Northwestern's [[Kellogg School of Management]]. He was named [[Los Angeles FC|LAFC]]'s first EVP of Soccer Operations and General Manager on December 8, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lafc.com/john-thorrington|title=John Thorrington|website=LAFC.com|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926115558/https://www.lafc.com/john-thorrington|url-status=dead}}</ref> He presided over 'the best regular-season team in MLS history', as LAFC broke the league record for points with 72, equaled the single-season best with 85 goals and outscored opponents by 48.<ref name=":1" /> He was named co-president of LAFC on March 31, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lafc.com/post/2021/03/31/larry-freedman-john-thorrington-named-lafc-co-presidents|title=Larry Freedman, John Thorrington Named LAFC Co-Presidents|website=LAFC.com|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> ==Honors== === D.C. United === * [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]: [[2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|2013]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} * {{MLS player|john-thorrington}} {{Los Angeles FC}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorrington, John}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:American men's soccer players]] [[Category:United States men's under-20 international soccer players]] [[Category:South African people of American descent]] [[Category:American people of Armenian descent]] [[Category:Sportspeople of Armenian descent]] [[Category:South African emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players]] [[Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players]] [[Category:Chicago Fire FC players]] [[Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players]] [[Category:Manchester United F.C. players]] [[Category:English Football League players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Germany]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Canada]] [[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Germany]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada]] [[Category:United States men's international soccer players]] [[Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players]] [[Category:D.C. United players]] [[Category:White South African people]] [[Category:Soccer players from Gauteng]] [[Category:Los Angeles FC non-playing staff]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] [[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]] 3qpm731mo537bsbeuc8ajtjgoflju6o 45737 45736 2026-10-17T04:25:01Z Enigmias 1645 45737 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|American soccer executive (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use American English|date=July 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = John Thorrington | image = John Thorrington Vancouver White Caps 2011.jpg | caption = Thorrington playing for [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] in 2011 | fullname = John Gerard Thorrington | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|17}} | birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], South Africa | height = 5 ft 8 in | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Mission Viejo Pateadores | youthyears2 = 1997–1999 |youthclubs2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | years1 = 1999–2001 |clubs1 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2001–2003 |clubs2 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] |caps2 = 67 |goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2004 |clubs3 = [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2005–2010 |clubs4 = [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] |caps4 = 64 |goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2011–2012 |clubs5 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] |caps5 = 35 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2013 |clubs6 = [[D.C. United]] |caps6 = 14 |goals6 = 0 | totalcaps= 179 |totalgoals= 16 | nationalyears1 = 1999 |nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]] |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2001–2008 |nationalteam2 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = March 19, 2014 | ntupdate = November 24, 2010 }} '''John Gerard Thorrington''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|θ|ɔːr|ɪ|ŋ|t|ən}}, {{respell||THOR|ing|tən}}; born October 17, 1979) is a former [[Association football|soccer player]] who currently serves as co-president and [[general manager]] of [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Los Angeles FC]]. Although raised in the [[United States]], Thorrington was born in [[South Africa]] and started his career as a youth team player in [[England]] with [[Premier League]] side [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] as a [[midfielder]]. In 1999, he moved to [[Germany]] and signed with [[Bayer Leverkusen]]; however, he failed to make the first team with either club and returned to England, where he signed for [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. He later featured for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] before moving home to the United States, where he signed with [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] in 2005. He went on to play for fellow [[Major League Soccer]] teams [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] and [[D.C. United]]. He was capped four times by the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] between 2001 and 2008, having previously also played four times for the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]. == Uchanẹ ọlayi nwu == Thorrington was born in [[Johannesburg]] to a South African father and Armenian mother,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4082eJ5a-2g | title=LAFC John Thorrington interview | website=[[YouTube]] | date=January 20, 2023 }}</ref> but moved to California at age two.<ref name=":0" /> From age four, he began playing in the [[American Youth Soccer Organization]]. He was spotted by [[Octavio Zambrano]] and invited to join Mission Viejo Pateadores. His mother Monique drove him to training there twice a week.<ref name=":0" /> He is the son of South African 400-meter runner Peter Thorrington, who was denied a chance to compete in the Olympics because of the [[sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-25-sp-23263-story.html|title=Thorrington Has Family in Mind|date=April 25, 2000|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> ==Ukọlọ== ===Abakwanẹ ukọlọ=== Thorrington attended the [[Chadwick School]] in [[Palos Verdes Peninsula, California]]. Thorrington was the [[CIF-SS]] Division V Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2019-10-21/john-thorrington-plays-leading-role-in-lafcs-meteoric-rise-among-mls-elite|title=John Thorrington has been a driving force behind LAFC's meteoric rise|date=October 22, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> After his junior year of high school and while playing for the Pateadores, Thorrington was spotted by an Englishman, Steve Kelly, who had connections to Manchester United, and Kelly got Thorrington a trial at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name=":0" /> At age 17, Thorrington signed with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in 1997. Later, he moved to [[Bundesliga]] club [[Bayer Leverkusen]]. After his time in Germany, he spent a short spell on trial with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the 2000–2001 season. ===Huddersfield Town=== After failing to make a first-team appearance with Manchester United and Leverkusen, Thorrington signed with [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] in the summer of 2001 on a free transfer. Huddersfield had recently suffered relegation to the third tier of English soccer and were managed by former Manchester United player [[Lou Macari]]. Macari handed Thorrington his full professional debut on August 11, 2001, in a 1-0 league victory over [[AFC Bournemouth]]. He scored his first Town goal September 2, 2001 in a 2–1 victory over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]. At the end of a promising first season, he developed a hamstring injury, which led to chronic leg troubles. Thorrington said that he considers his debut with Huddersfield Town as one of his favorite moments professionally along with his debuts with the U.S. National Team and the Chicago Fire. Thorrington made 97 appearances and scored seven times during a three-year spell with the Yorkshire club. During the 2002–2003 season, Huddersfield were yet again relegated to the [[Football League Two|Third Division]]. ===Grimsby Town=== On transfer deadline day in March 2004, Thorrington signed with [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] on a free transfer until the end of the season. He was brought to the club by Town's newly appointed manager [[Nicky Law (footballer born 1961)|Nicky Law]] along with veterans [[Alan Fettis]] and [[Paul Warhurst]]. He made his Mariners debut on March 13, 2004, in a 1–1 draw with Bournemouth. Thorrington would only manage two other appearances for Grimsby and missed the end of the season due to ongoing injury woes. Grimsby suffered relegation at the end of the 2003–2004 season, and with Law dismissed as manager at the end of the season, Thorrington's contract was not renewed. ===Chicago Fire=== Thorrington returned to the States and signed with [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] side [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]] in early 2005, but injury problems continued. In mid-2006, during the team's inaugural training session in its new stadium, Thorrington suffered a knee injury. The following season, Thorrington scored his first goal of the campaign on October 21, 2007, netting a stoppage-time strike for the Chicago Fire against the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] that helped send the fire into the MLS Cup playoffs. From that point on, Thorrington formed an integral part of the Chicago midfield. In 2008, he scored five goals and had two assists. Although normally a winger, he played defensive midfield and attacking midfield in the 2009 season due to the absences of [[Logan Pause]] and [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=5630&cc=5901 |title=John Thorrington Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer - - ESPNFC |publisher=ESPN FC |date=October 17, 1979 |access-date=August 21, 2012 |archive-date=August 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828114038/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=5630&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Vancouver Whitecaps FC=== Thorrington was left exposed by Chicago for the November [[2010 MLS Expansion Draft]] and was selected by [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]. Thorrington injured his right leg and had to undergo surgery early during the 2011 season. After spending 2011 with Vancouver, the club re-signed him for the 2012 season on December 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/caps-re-sign-two |title='Caps re-sign two &#124; Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=December 4, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> Thorrington's 2013 contract option was declined by Vancouver. ===D.C. United=== He elected to participate in the December [[2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft]], where he was selected by [[D.C. United]] in stage two of the draft.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/14/total-14-players-selected-stage-2-mls-re-entry-draft| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216155205/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/14/total-14-players-selected-stage-2-mls-re-entry-draft| archive-date = 2012-12-16| title = Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> He signed with D.C. on January 21, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/dc-united-signs-john-thorrington| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130122234003/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/dc-united-signs-john-thorrington| archive-date = 2013-01-22| title = D.C. United signs John Thorrington {{!}} D.C. United}}</ref> ==Ojanẹ ki rọ koji== ===U.S. Under 20=== After gaining his U.S. citizenship in January 1999, Thorrington played in nine games for the U.S. U-20 men's team. He was a member of the U.S. U-20 squad that advanced to the second round of the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria. Thorrington made his U.S. U-20 international debut in a 1–0 victory over Denmark on January 24, 1999. He scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw with Morocco on October 3, 1999. ===U.S. Under 23=== Thorrington played in four matches for the U.S. Under-23 men's national team in 2000, including three of the U-23's four matches (two starts) in the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]], helping the squad advance to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His first goal for the U-23s was in a 3–0 victory over Honduras on April 21, 2000, in the opening round of the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was unable to participate in the 2000 Olympics after suffering a hamstring injury leading up to the tournament. ===U.S. National Team=== He made his debut coming on for [[Steve Cherundolo]] in the 71st minute of a 0–0 draw versus [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] on June 7, 2001. His second cap came seven years later in early-round CONCACAF World Cup qualifying when he came on as a substitute against [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] on June 22, 2008, with his third cap (and first start) against Guatemala in the last game of the semi-final round. His fourth came in a friendly against Sweden. In addition to playing four times for the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]], he was called up to multiple national team camps, including one in January 2009 and another before the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]. However, he failed to make another matchday roster.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shropshire |first=Corilyn |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jan/02/sports/chi-03-us-soccerjan03 |title=Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref> == Ẹmẹnẹ utọgba efu bọlu == After retiring from soccer, Thorrington served as special assistant to [[MLS Players Association|MLS Players' Union]] executive director Bob Foose and received an MBA from Northwestern's [[Kellogg School of Management]]. He was named [[Los Angeles FC|LAFC]]'s first EVP of Soccer Operations and General Manager on December 8, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lafc.com/john-thorrington|title=John Thorrington|website=LAFC.com|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926115558/https://www.lafc.com/john-thorrington|url-status=dead}}</ref> He presided over 'the best regular-season team in MLS history', as LAFC broke the league record for points with 72, equaled the single-season best with 85 goals and outscored opponents by 48.<ref name=":1" /> He was named co-president of LAFC on March 31, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lafc.com/post/2021/03/31/larry-freedman-john-thorrington-named-lafc-co-presidents|title=Larry Freedman, John Thorrington Named LAFC Co-Presidents|website=LAFC.com|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> ==Ami ojima == === D.C. 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United players]] [[Category:White South African people]] [[Category:Soccer players from Gauteng]] [[Category:Los Angeles FC non-playing staff]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] [[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]] s6utrrjv4u2r5rd9svhq299d4ds3eiq 0 2850 45738 2026-10-17T04:28:01Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|Motswana footballer}} {{for|the green Teletubby|Teletubbies#Characters}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dipsy Selolwane | fullname = Diphetogo Selolwane | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gaborone]], Botswana | height = {{height|m=1.75}} | currentclub = [[Tuks FC|Pretoria University]] | clubnumber = 8 | position = [[Midfielder]], Forward (association football..." 45738 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Motswana footballer}} {{for|the green Teletubby|Teletubbies#Characters}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dipsy Selolwane | fullname = Diphetogo Selolwane | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gaborone]], Botswana | height = {{height|m=1.75}} | currentclub = [[Tuks FC|Pretoria University]] | clubnumber = 8 | position = [[Midfielder]], [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 2000 | youthclubs1 = [[Harris–Stowe State University]] | youthyears2 = 2001 | youthclubs2 = [[Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer|Saint Louis University]] | years1 = 1997–2000 | years2 = 2001–2002 | years3 = 2002–2005 | years4 = 2005 | years5 = 2005–2007 | years6 = 2007 | years7 = 2008–2010 | years8 = 2010–2012 | years9 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = [[Gaborone United S.C.|Gaborone United]] | clubs2 = [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle BK]] | clubs3 = [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] | clubs4 = [[Real Salt Lake]] | clubs5 = [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]] | clubs6 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs7 = [[Ajax Cape Town]] | clubs8 = [[Supersport United]] | clubs9 = [[Tuks FC|University of Pretoria]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 5 | caps3 = 27 | caps4 = 8 | caps5 = 45 | caps6 = 2 | caps7 = 61 | caps8 = 39 | caps9 = | goals1 = | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 8 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 1998–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] | nationalcaps1 = 68 | nationalgoals1 = 18 | pcupdate = May 25, 2011 | ntupdate = January 28, 2016 }} '''Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane''' (born 27 January 1978) is a [[Botswana|Botswana]] former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Pretoria have signed Gabonese defender Charly Mossouno|url=https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/news/university-of-pretoria-have-signed-gabonese-defender-charly-mossouno/538437|date=2012-07-11|website=Kick Off|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223043900/https://www.snl24.com/errorpages/404|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] in [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/2012-player-profiles/botswana/dipsy-selolwane.html|title=Dipsy Selolwane Player Profile|access-date=2012-01-29|date=January 2012|publisher=MTN Football|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209171847/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/2012-player-profiles/botswana/dipsy-selolwane.html|archive-date=2012-02-09}}</ref> ==Club career== Selolwane first played for [[Gaborone United]] in the [[Botswana Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Dipsy Selolwane|url=https://www.botswanayouth.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-dipsy-selolwane/|date=2013-08-07|website=Botswana Youth Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328231002/https://www.botswanayouth.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-dipsy-selolwane/|url-status=live}}</ref> After playing [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Saint Louis University (United States)|Saint Louis University]] and being named first-team [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|All-American]] in 2001, Selolwane was drafted 36th overall in the [[2002 MLS Superdraft]] by the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-07-14|title=Farewell to Botswana legend Diphetogo 'Dipsy' Selolwane|language=en-gb|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28297542|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124133309/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28297542|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Player Registry|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/playerregistry/dipsy-selolwane|last=Chicago Fire FC|date=2020|website=Chicago Fire FC Player Registry|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923100647/https://www.chicagofirefc.com/playerregistry/dipsy-selolwane|url-status=dead}}</ref> Selolwane was traded to [[Real Salt Lake]] after the 2004 MLS season but failed to make an impact and was released during the 2005 season.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2005-01-03|title=Dipsy on the move|language=en-GB|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4142607.stm|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223043733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4142607.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In four years of action in MLS, he scored three goals.{{fact|date=September 2023}} He returned to Africa, first to [[Botswana]] and then to the South African [[Premier Soccer League]]. His first PSL club was [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]], before moving to [[Jomo Cosmos]], after having a very disappointing 2006–07 season. He signed with ''Ezenkosi'' for the 2007–08 season, but made only two appearances and joined [[Ajax Cape Town]] in early 2008. His PSL career flourished at Ajax, where he was converted to a midfielder and earned a July 2010 move to league champions [[Supersport United]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINISHED: SuperSport United Complete The Signing Of Dipsy Selolwane {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2010/04/23/1890902/supersport-united-complete-the-signing-of-dipsy-selolwane |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.goal.com |archive-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426091642/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2010/04/23/1890902/supersport-united-complete-the-signing-of-dipsy-selolwane |url-status=live }}</ref> ==International career== Selolwane was also a significant player for the [[Botswana national football team]]. On 28 January 2012, during the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations#Group D|2012 Africa Cup of Nations group stage]], Selolwane converted a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]], which temporarily equalised the score in the eventual 1–6 loss against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]. This was the first ever goal scored by the national team in a major international tournament,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/28/guinea-botswana-africa-cup-of-nations?newsfeed=true|title=Guinea revive Africa Cup of Nations hopes by thrashing Botswana|access-date=2012-01-29|date=2012-01-28|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305012746/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/28/guinea-botswana-africa-cup-of-nations?newsfeed=true|url-status=live}}</ref> and his 18th and last international goal for Botswana.<ref> {{cite web |title= Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref> Four days later, on 1 February 2012, he played Botswana’s third group stage game against [[Mali national football team|Mali]], earning his 68th and last cap with his country.<ref> {{cite web |title= Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref> ==Personal life== Selolwane and actor [[Marang Molosiwa]] announced that they were having a child in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Login • Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/mr_selolwane/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> This is Selolwane's second child. Selolwane and Marang tied the knot in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Dipsy and Marang ties the knot|url=https://www.botswanayouth.com/dipsy-and-marang-ties-the-knot/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Botswana Youth Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521083025/https://www.botswanayouth.com/dipsy-and-marang-ties-the-knot/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==International goals== :''Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327093102/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html |date=27 March 2023 }} - RSSSF</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 20 February 1999 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|RSA}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–2 || [[1999 COSAFA Cup]] |- | 2. || rowspan=2 | 19 March 2000 || rowspan=2 | [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || rowspan=2 |{{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || rowspan=2 | [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 3. ||align=center| '''2'''–0 |- | 4. || 4 June 2000 || [[Somhlolo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]], [[Swaziland]] || {{fb|LES|1987}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–1 || Kings Millenium Cup |- | 5. || 7 July 2000 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|MAD}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || [[2002 African Cup of Nations qualification|2002 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification]] |- | 6. || 14 December 2002 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|ZAM}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 7. || 22 June 2003 || [[Somhlolo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]], [[Swaziland]] || {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} ||align=center| '''2'''–3 ||align=center| 2–3 || [[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification|2004 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification]] |- | 8. || rowspan=2 | 11 October 2003 || rowspan=2 | [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || rowspan=2 |{{fb|LES|1987}} ||align=center| '''3'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 || rowspan=2 | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 9. ||align=center| '''4'''–0 |- | 10. || 5 June 2004 || [[Stade Olympique de Radès]], [[Radès]], [[Tunisia]] || {{fb|TUN}} ||align=center| '''1'''–2 ||align=center| 1–4 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 11. || 19 June 2004 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|MWI}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 12. || 9 October 2004 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|KEN}} ||align=center| '''2'''–1 ||align=center| 2–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 13. || 18 June 2005 || [[Kamuzu Stadium]], [[Blantyre]], [[Malawi]] || {{fb|MWI}} ||align=center| '''2'''–0 ||align=center| 3–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 14. || 16 June 2007 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|MTN|1959}} ||align=center| '''2'''–0 ||align=center| 2–1 || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|2008 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification]] |- | 15. || 8 June 2008 || [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]] || {{fb|MOZ}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 2–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 16. || 14 June 2008 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|CIV}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 17. || 30 August 2008 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|LES}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 18. || 28 January 2012 || [[Stade de Franceville]], [[Franceville]], [[Gabon]] || {{fb|GUI}} ||align=center| '''1'''–1 ||align=center| 1–6 || [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]] |} == See also == *[[Aaron Mokoena]] *[[Botswana national football team|Botswana National Football team]] == Quotes == * "I played for my country with pride and i earned my stripes as a [[Zebra]]." * "I want to share my football knowledge with others and help players live their dreams in football as well as give back to the community. We also teach them life skills because there is life after football." * "I want it to be a world standard academy and produce professional footballers." https://thevoicebw.com/dipping-in-with-dipsy/ by Portia Mlilo (22 May, 2020) * "Education and talent can take you places. I have been to America because of my football talent." * "I grew up in a family of football. My mother was my mentor, and she used to buy me soccer boots and footballs. I urge parents to also support their children and become actively involves in their lives." https://www.sundaystandard.info/soccer-legend-dipsy-inspires-old-naledi-children/ 23 November, 2015 ==References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|936}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080418/http://www.gazettebw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6260:hail-dipsy-selolwane&catid=16:sports&Itemid=2 Hail 'Dipsy' Selolwane – The Botswana Gazette] {{Botswana Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{NCAA Division I men's soccer top scorers}} {{Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Selolwane, Dipsy}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Botswana men's footballers]] [[Category:Botswana expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Botswana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Chicago Fire FC players]] [[Category:Real Salt Lake players]] [[Category:Botswana expatriate sportspeople in Denmark]] [[Category:Botswana expatriate sportspeople in South Africa]] [[Category:Botswana expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:Danish Superliga players]] [[Category:Vejle Boldklub players]] [[Category:Jomo Cosmos F.C. players]] [[Category:Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players]] [[Category:Cape Town Spurs F.C. players]] [[Category:Footballers from Gaborone]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Santos F.C. 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(South Africa)|Santos]] | clubs6 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs7 = [[Ajax Cape Town]] | clubs8 = [[Supersport United]] | clubs9 = [[Tuks FC|University of Pretoria]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 5 | caps3 = 27 | caps4 = 8 | caps5 = 45 | caps6 = 2 | caps7 = 61 | caps8 = 39 | caps9 = | goals1 = | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 8 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 1998–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] | nationalcaps1 = 68 | nationalgoals1 = 18 | pcupdate = May 25, 2011 | ntupdate = January 28, 2016 }} '''Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane''' (born 27 January 1978) is a [[Botswana|Botswana]] former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Pretoria have signed Gabonese defender Charly Mossouno|url=https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/news/university-of-pretoria-have-signed-gabonese-defender-charly-mossouno/538437|date=2012-07-11|website=Kick Off|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223043900/https://www.snl24.com/errorpages/404|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] in [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/2012-player-profiles/botswana/dipsy-selolwane.html|title=Dipsy Selolwane Player Profile|access-date=2012-01-29|date=January 2012|publisher=MTN Football|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209171847/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/2012-player-profiles/botswana/dipsy-selolwane.html|archive-date=2012-02-09}}</ref> ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == Selolwane first played for [[Gaborone United]] in the [[Botswana Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Dipsy Selolwane|url=https://www.botswanayouth.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-dipsy-selolwane/|date=2013-08-07|website=Botswana Youth Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328231002/https://www.botswanayouth.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-dipsy-selolwane/|url-status=live}}</ref> After playing [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Saint Louis University (United States)|Saint Louis University]] and being named first-team [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|All-American]] in 2001, Selolwane was drafted 36th overall in the [[2002 MLS Superdraft]] by the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-07-14|title=Farewell to Botswana legend Diphetogo 'Dipsy' Selolwane|language=en-gb|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28297542|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124133309/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28297542|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Player Registry|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/playerregistry/dipsy-selolwane|last=Chicago Fire FC|date=2020|website=Chicago Fire FC Player Registry|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923100647/https://www.chicagofirefc.com/playerregistry/dipsy-selolwane|url-status=dead}}</ref> Selolwane was traded to [[Real Salt Lake]] after the 2004 MLS season but failed to make an impact and was released during the 2005 season.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2005-01-03|title=Dipsy on the move|language=en-GB|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4142607.stm|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223043733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4142607.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In four years of action in MLS, he scored three goals.{{fact|date=September 2023}} He returned to Africa, first to [[Botswana]] and then to the South African [[Premier Soccer League]]. His first PSL club was [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]], before moving to [[Jomo Cosmos]], after having a very disappointing 2006–07 season. He signed with ''Ezenkosi'' for the 2007–08 season, but made only two appearances and joined [[Ajax Cape Town]] in early 2008. His PSL career flourished at Ajax, where he was converted to a midfielder and earned a July 2010 move to league champions [[Supersport United]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINISHED: SuperSport United Complete The Signing Of Dipsy Selolwane {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2010/04/23/1890902/supersport-united-complete-the-signing-of-dipsy-selolwane |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.goal.com |archive-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426091642/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2010/04/23/1890902/supersport-united-complete-the-signing-of-dipsy-selolwane |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu == Selolwane was also a significant player for the [[Botswana national football team]]. On 28 January 2012, during the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations#Group D|2012 Africa Cup of Nations group stage]], Selolwane converted a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]], which temporarily equalised the score in the eventual 1–6 loss against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]. This was the first ever goal scored by the national team in a major international tournament,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/28/guinea-botswana-africa-cup-of-nations?newsfeed=true|title=Guinea revive Africa Cup of Nations hopes by thrashing Botswana|access-date=2012-01-29|date=2012-01-28|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305012746/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/28/guinea-botswana-africa-cup-of-nations?newsfeed=true|url-status=live}}</ref> and his 18th and last international goal for Botswana.<ref> {{cite web |title= Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref> Four days later, on 1 February 2012, he played Botswana’s third group stage game against [[Mali national football team|Mali]], earning his 68th and last cap with his country.<ref> {{cite web |title= Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref> ==Ọlayi nwu == Selolwane and actor [[Marang Molosiwa]] announced that they were having a child in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Login • Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/mr_selolwane/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> This is Selolwane's second child. Selolwane and Marang tied the knot in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Dipsy and Marang ties the knot|url=https://www.botswanayouth.com/dipsy-and-marang-ties-the-knot/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Botswana Youth Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521083025/https://www.botswanayouth.com/dipsy-and-marang-ties-the-knot/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Golu ki nẹ nwu ojanẹ nwu == :''Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327093102/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html |date=27 March 2023 }} - RSSSF</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 20 February 1999 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|RSA}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–2 || [[1999 COSAFA Cup]] |- | 2. || rowspan=2 | 19 March 2000 || rowspan=2 | [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || rowspan=2 |{{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || rowspan=2 | [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 3. ||align=center| '''2'''–0 |- | 4. || 4 June 2000 || [[Somhlolo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]], [[Swaziland]] || {{fb|LES|1987}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–1 || Kings Millenium Cup |- | 5. || 7 July 2000 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|MAD}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || [[2002 African Cup of Nations qualification|2002 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification]] |- | 6. || 14 December 2002 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|ZAM}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 7. || 22 June 2003 || [[Somhlolo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]], [[Swaziland]] || {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} ||align=center| '''2'''–3 ||align=center| 2–3 || [[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification|2004 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification]] |- | 8. || rowspan=2 | 11 October 2003 || rowspan=2 | [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || rowspan=2 |{{fb|LES|1987}} ||align=center| '''3'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 || rowspan=2 | [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 9. ||align=center| '''4'''–0 |- | 10. || 5 June 2004 || [[Stade Olympique de Radès]], [[Radès]], [[Tunisia]] || {{fb|TUN}} ||align=center| '''1'''–2 ||align=center| 1–4 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 11. || 19 June 2004 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|MWI}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 12. || 9 October 2004 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|KEN}} ||align=center| '''2'''–1 ||align=center| 2–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 13. || 18 June 2005 || [[Kamuzu Stadium]], [[Blantyre]], [[Malawi]] || {{fb|MWI}} ||align=center| '''2'''–0 ||align=center| 3–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 5|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 14. || 16 June 2007 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|MTN|1959}} ||align=center| '''2'''–0 ||align=center| 2–1 || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|2008 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification]] |- | 15. || 8 June 2008 || [[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]] || {{fb|MOZ}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 2–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 16. || 14 June 2008 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|CIV}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 17. || 30 August 2008 || [[Botswana National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] || {{fb|LES}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 18. || 28 January 2012 || [[Stade de Franceville]], [[Franceville]], [[Gabon]] || {{fb|GUI}} ||align=center| '''1'''–1 ||align=center| 1–6 || [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]] |} == Go nugo == *[[Aaron Mokoena]] *[[Botswana national football team|Botswana National Football team]] == Ọla nwu == * "I played for my country with pride and i earned my stripes as a [[Zebra]]." * "I want to share my football knowledge with others and help players live their dreams in football as well as give back to the community. We also teach them life skills because there is life after football." * "I want it to be a world standard academy and produce professional footballers." https://thevoicebw.com/dipping-in-with-dipsy/ by Portia Mlilo (22 May, 2020) * "Education and talent can take you places. I have been to America because of my football talent." * "I grew up in a family of football. My mother was my mentor, and she used to buy me soccer boots and footballs. 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His last club was [[FC St. Gallen]]. == Club career == === Early career === Born in [[Kasserine]], Haggui started his career in 1998 with [[AS Kasserine]] in his home town, eventually moving to [[Etoile du Sahel]] two years later and starting his professional career there in 2003. He only spent one season as a professional with Etoile du Sahel and moved to French club [[RC Strasbourg]] in the summer of 2004. === RC Strasbourg === Haggui made his [[Ligue 1]] debut in Strasbourg's first game of the [[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05 season]], a 2–1 away defeat at [[SC Bastia]] on 7 August 2004, coming on as a substitute. He did not play very much in the first half of the season, but eventually managed to find his place as a regular in the final few months of the campaign, making a total of 20 Ligue 1 appearances in his first season with Strasbourg. The club also won the [[Coupe de la Ligue|French League Cup]] that season and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. He started his second season with Strasbourg as a regular, scoring his only two Ligue 1 goals with a brace in the club's 4–2 defeat at home to [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] on 24 September 2005. After appearing in 11 consecutive league games since the beginning of the season, he lost his place as a regular, nevertheless managing to make a total of 23 appearances in the league that season. He also appeared in six UEFA Cup matches before Strasbourg were knocked out by [[FC Basel|Basel]] in the round of 16, scoring the opening goal in their 5–0 win at home to [[Grazer AK]] on 29 September 2005. === Bayer Leverkusen === Strasbourg were relegated to [[Ligue 2]] following their 19th-place finish in the [[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06 Ligue 1 season]] and Haggui decided to join [[Germany|German]] [[Bundesliga]] side [[Bayer Leverkusen]] in the summer of 2006 on an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01b7-0ea864fe6e0a-f24ab6eba918-1000--leverkusen-haggle-for-haggui/|title=Leverkusen haggle for Haggui|date=20 July 2006|access-date=7 February 2013|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> Haggui made his Bayer Leverkusen debut on 29 July 2006 against [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] in the [[DFB-Ligapokal|German League Cup]], playing the entire match which Leverkusen lost 9–8 on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]]. He once again played the entire match on his Bundesliga debut in Leverkusen's first match of the 2006–07 season, a 3–0 win at home to [[Alemannia Aachen]] on 12 August 2006. He experienced mixed fortunes in his first season with Leverkusen, playing regularly for the majority of the season, but also receiving a total of 11 yellow cards in the league and delivering a couple of poor performances, most notably against [[VfL Bochum|Bochum]] in April 2007, where he was substituted only 23 minutes into the game after being directly responsible for two of Bochum's three goals in the opening 22 minutes. He finished the season with a total of 24 Bundesliga appearances. His first and only goal for Leverkusen that season came in their 2–1 away defeat at [[RC Lens]] in the UEFA Cup, a match where he was later sent off following his second yellow card. He appeared in a total of nine UEFA Cup matches before Leverkusen were knocked out by [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] in the quarter-finals. He once again played regularly for Leverkusen in his second season with the club, eventually scoring his first Bundesliga goal when he netted the opening goal in their 2–0 win at home to Bochum on 15 September 2007. He added another Bundesliga goal to his tally when he opened the scoring in Leverkusen's 4–1 win at home to [[1. FC Nürnberg|Nürnberg]] on 16 March 2008. He once again finished the season with a total of 24 Bundesliga appearances. In the UEFA Cup, he appeared in 11 games before Leverkusen were knocked out by eventual winners of the competition, [[FC Zenit St. Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]], in the quarter-finals. His only UEFA Cup goal that season came when he scored the fourth goal in Leverkusen's 5–1 win at home to [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in the third round. However, he lost his place in the team in his third season with Leverkusen, only appearing in 11 Bundesliga games throughout the season. He did, however, manage to score his third Bundesliga goal when he opened the scoring in Leverkusen's 5–2 win at home to [[1899 Hoffenheim]] on 30 August 2008, his first game that season. He also appeared in two games during Leverkusen's run to the final of the [[DFB-Pokal]], but was left an unused substitute in the [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Berlin]] final which they lost 1–0 to [[Werder Bremen]]. === Hannover 96 === On 1 June 2009, just two days after the German Cup final, Haggui decided to leave Leverkusen on a [[Free transfer (football)|free transfer]] and signed a two-year contract with Bundesliga rivals [[Hannover 96]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Wechsel von Haggui zu 96 perfekt | publisher=Official website of [[Hannover 96]] | url=http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/top-stories/neuzugang-karim-haggui.html | date=1 June 2009 | access-date=6 June 2009 | language=de | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611154253/http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/top-stories/neuzugang-karim-haggui.html | archive-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> Haggui made his competitive debut for Hannover on 2 August 2009 in their 3–1 defeat at [[Eintracht Trier]] in the first round of the German Cup, playing all 90 minutes. He also played the entire match on his Bundesliga debut for the club, in a 1–0 defeat at [[Hertha BSC]] on 8 August 2009. He scored his first competitive goal for Hannover in their 5–2 Bundesliga win at home to [[SC Freiburg]] on 3 October 2009, netting Hannover's third goal of the match. Haggui scored two own goals in a 5–3 loss to [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 12 December 2009, thereby defeating his own team.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8410183.stm | title = Red-faced Hanover 96 hit own-goal treble | work = BBC Sport| date = 12 December 2009 | access-date = 13 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/12/14/1686187/africans-in-germany-didier-ya-konan-hits-a-brace-as-karim-haggui- | title = Africans in Germany: Didier Ya Konan Hits A Brace As Karim Haggui And Constant Djakpa Net Three Own Goals | publisher = Goal.com | date = 14 December 2009 | access-date = 13 June 2011}}</ref> In August 2010, Haggui returned to the pitch for his second season as a starter with Hannover 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://foreign.peacefmonline.com/sports/201008/73531.php |title=Africans Shine in German |publisher=Peace FM |date=23 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> === VfB Stuttgart === On 2 September 2013, Haggui signed a two-year deal with [[VfB Stuttgart]], for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/haggui/page/2568-1-1-.html | title = VfB sign Karim Haggui | publisher = VfB Stuttgart | date = 2 September 2013 | access-date = 2 September 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160110013117/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/haggui/page/2568-1-1-.html | archive-date = 10 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000267867.php|title=Haggui joins Stuttgart|date=2 September 2013|access-date=2 September 2013|publisher=Bundesliga.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906105348/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000267867.php|archive-date=6 September 2013}}</ref> === Fortuna Düsseldorf === For the [[2015–16 2. Bundesliga|2015–16 season]] Haggui moved to [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fortuna verpflichtet Karim Haggui|date=21 June 2015|access-date=21 June 2015|publisher=[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]|url=http://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/profis/detail/17664-fortuna-verpflichtet-karim-haggui/07a5db0d428ac2716ffcd30101d74501/|language=de}}</ref> === FC St. Gallen === On 15 August 2016, he joined [[FC St. Gallen]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karim Haggui wechselt zum FCSG|work=St. Galler Tagblatt |url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/fcsg/Karim-Haggui-wechselt-zum-FCSG;art33792,4718731|access-date=28 August 2016|language=de-DE|date=15 August 2016}}</ref> == International career == Haggui has been a member of the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian national football team]] since 2003, making his international debut on 20 August 2003 in their friendly match against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]. His first major tournament with the team was the [[2004 African Cup of Nations]] on home soil in Tunisia. Haggui, who was the youngest member of the Tunisian squad at the tournament, appeared in all of the team's six matches on their way to the title. In the semifinals, he conceded a penalty which gave [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] the lead, but then he scored the decisive penalty as the team won 5–3 in the [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] to book a place in the final,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3476159.stm |title=Tunisia make African final |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=11 February 2004 |access-date=9 February 2014}}</ref> which they won 2–1 against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. In 2004, he was also part of the Tunisian squad at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], appearing in all three of the team's group matches before they were knocked out of the tournament following a third-place finish in their group. Haggui made his second appearance at the [[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] during the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006 finals]] in Egypt, appearing in all of Tunisia's four matches at the tournament. He also scored the equaliser in the quarterfinal match against Nigeria, but Tunisia eventually lost the match 6–5 on penalties and were knocked out of the tournament. The same year, he also made his [[FIFA World Cup]] debut at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 finals]] in Germany, appearing in all of Tunisia's three group matches before they were knocked out in the first round after finishing third in their group. In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]], he made a total of seven appearances and scored two goals in Tunisia's opening match of the campaign, a 4–1 win at home to [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] on 5 June 2004. In 2008, Haggui appeared in all of Tunisia's four matches at the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] in Ghana. At the tournament, Tunisia were knocked out in the quarterfinals after losing 3–2 to [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]], with Haggui forced to leave the pitch with an injury after 38 minutes. ==Career statistics== ===International=== :''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haggui goal.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=6750|accessdate=23 June 2026}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Karim Haggui |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|14 January 2004}} |Stade Jerba Houmt Souk, [[Houmt El Souk]], Tunisia |{{fb|BEN}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|5 June 2004}} |rowspan="2"|[[7 November Stadium]], [[Radès]], Tunisia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|BOT}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1 |rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |style="text-align:center"|4–1 |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |{{dts|4 February 2006}} |[[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]], Egypt |{{fb|NGA}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 {{pen.|5–6}} |[[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |{{dts|20 June 2010}} |[[Khartoum Stadium]], [[Khartoum]], Sudan |{{fb|SUD}} |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |style="text-align:center"|6–2 |Friendly |} ==Honours== '''Bayer 04 Leverkusen''' * [[DFB-Pokal]] runner-up: [[2008–09 DFB-Pokal|2008–09]] '''Tunisia''' * [[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3485991.stm|title=Tunisia win Cup of Nations|date=14 February 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2011-03-14}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{ESPN FC|84680}} * {{WorldFootball.net|karim-haggui}} * {{Fussballdaten|hagulkarim}} * [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Haggui_K&lang=en Karim Haggui] at Leverkusen who's who {{Navboxes colour | title = Tunisia Squads | bg = white | fg = #E70013 | list1 = {{Tunisia squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2006 FIFA World Cup}} {{Tunisia squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Haggui, Karim}} [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Germany]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:AS Kasserine players]] [[Category:Étoile Sportive du Sahel players]] [[Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players]] [[Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players]] [[Category:Hannover 96 players]] [[Category:VfB Stuttgart players]] [[Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players]] [[Category:FC St. Gallen players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2008 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Bundesliga players]] [[Category:2. 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Liga players]] [[Category:Swiss Super League players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]] [[Category:People from Kasserine Governorate]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] gz9folun5wg9cukbs5b1f1gygrgna0f 45741 45740 2026-10-17T04:34:41Z Enigmias 1645 45741 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Karim Haggui | fullname = Karim Haggui<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia |publisher=FIFA |page=30 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = Karim-Haggui-2015-07.jpg | image_size = | caption = Haggui in 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kasserine]], Tunisia | height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = 1998–2000 | youthclubs1 = [[AS Kasserine]] | youthyears2 = 2000–2003 | youthclubs2 = [[Etoile du Sahel]] | years1 = 2003–2004 | clubs1 = [[Etoile du Sahel]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2004–2006 | clubs2 = [[RC Strasbourg]] | caps2 = 43 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2006–2009 | clubs3 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] | caps3 = 59 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2009–2013 | clubs4 = [[Hannover 96]] | caps4 = 107 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2013–2015 | clubs5 = [[VfB Stuttgart]] | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = [[VfB Stuttgart II]] | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2016–2018 | clubs8 = [[FC St. Gallen]] | caps8 = 52 | goals8 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 82 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | pcupdate = 23:46, 17 May 2016 (UTC) | ntupdate = 29 February 2012 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|TUN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004 Tunisia]]|}} }} '''Karim Haggui''' ({{langx|ar|كَرِيم حَقِّيّ}}; mabi ọjọ 20 ochu ejeodudu ọdọ 1984) i ch'ẹnẹ Tunisian kia [[Association football|ribọlu]] kwobi ko rọ yi uña [[Defender (association football)|agbadabi]]. Ugbo ki rọ nwu ma otitala chi [[FC St. Gallen]]. == Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == === Abakwanẹ ukọlọ === Born in [[Kasserine]], Haggui started his career in 1998 with [[AS Kasserine]] in his home town, eventually moving to [[Etoile du Sahel]] two years later and starting his professional career there in 2003. He only spent one season as a professional with Etoile du Sahel and moved to French club [[RC Strasbourg]] in the summer of 2004. === RC Strasbourg === Haggui made his [[Ligue 1]] debut in Strasbourg's first game of the [[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05 season]], a 2–1 away defeat at [[SC Bastia]] on 7 August 2004, coming on as a substitute. He did not play very much in the first half of the season, but eventually managed to find his place as a regular in the final few months of the campaign, making a total of 20 Ligue 1 appearances in his first season with Strasbourg. The club also won the [[Coupe de la Ligue|French League Cup]] that season and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. He started his second season with Strasbourg as a regular, scoring his only two Ligue 1 goals with a brace in the club's 4–2 defeat at home to [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] on 24 September 2005. After appearing in 11 consecutive league games since the beginning of the season, he lost his place as a regular, nevertheless managing to make a total of 23 appearances in the league that season. He also appeared in six UEFA Cup matches before Strasbourg were knocked out by [[FC Basel|Basel]] in the round of 16, scoring the opening goal in their 5–0 win at home to [[Grazer AK]] on 29 September 2005. === Bayer Leverkusen === Strasbourg were relegated to [[Ligue 2]] following their 19th-place finish in the [[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06 Ligue 1 season]] and Haggui decided to join [[Germany|German]] [[Bundesliga]] side [[Bayer Leverkusen]] in the summer of 2006 on an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01b7-0ea864fe6e0a-f24ab6eba918-1000--leverkusen-haggle-for-haggui/|title=Leverkusen haggle for Haggui|date=20 July 2006|access-date=7 February 2013|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> Haggui made his Bayer Leverkusen debut on 29 July 2006 against [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] in the [[DFB-Ligapokal|German League Cup]], playing the entire match which Leverkusen lost 9–8 on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]]. He once again played the entire match on his Bundesliga debut in Leverkusen's first match of the 2006–07 season, a 3–0 win at home to [[Alemannia Aachen]] on 12 August 2006. He experienced mixed fortunes in his first season with Leverkusen, playing regularly for the majority of the season, but also receiving a total of 11 yellow cards in the league and delivering a couple of poor performances, most notably against [[VfL Bochum|Bochum]] in April 2007, where he was substituted only 23 minutes into the game after being directly responsible for two of Bochum's three goals in the opening 22 minutes. He finished the season with a total of 24 Bundesliga appearances. His first and only goal for Leverkusen that season came in their 2–1 away defeat at [[RC Lens]] in the UEFA Cup, a match where he was later sent off following his second yellow card. He appeared in a total of nine UEFA Cup matches before Leverkusen were knocked out by [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] in the quarter-finals. He once again played regularly for Leverkusen in his second season with the club, eventually scoring his first Bundesliga goal when he netted the opening goal in their 2–0 win at home to Bochum on 15 September 2007. He added another Bundesliga goal to his tally when he opened the scoring in Leverkusen's 4–1 win at home to [[1. FC Nürnberg|Nürnberg]] on 16 March 2008. He once again finished the season with a total of 24 Bundesliga appearances. In the UEFA Cup, he appeared in 11 games before Leverkusen were knocked out by eventual winners of the competition, [[FC Zenit St. Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]], in the quarter-finals. His only UEFA Cup goal that season came when he scored the fourth goal in Leverkusen's 5–1 win at home to [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in the third round. However, he lost his place in the team in his third season with Leverkusen, only appearing in 11 Bundesliga games throughout the season. He did, however, manage to score his third Bundesliga goal when he opened the scoring in Leverkusen's 5–2 win at home to [[1899 Hoffenheim]] on 30 August 2008, his first game that season. He also appeared in two games during Leverkusen's run to the final of the [[DFB-Pokal]], but was left an unused substitute in the [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Berlin]] final which they lost 1–0 to [[Werder Bremen]]. === Hannover 96 === On 1 June 2009, just two days after the German Cup final, Haggui decided to leave Leverkusen on a [[Free transfer (football)|free transfer]] and signed a two-year contract with Bundesliga rivals [[Hannover 96]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Wechsel von Haggui zu 96 perfekt | publisher=Official website of [[Hannover 96]] | url=http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/top-stories/neuzugang-karim-haggui.html | date=1 June 2009 | access-date=6 June 2009 | language=de | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611154253/http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/top-stories/neuzugang-karim-haggui.html | archive-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> Haggui made his competitive debut for Hannover on 2 August 2009 in their 3–1 defeat at [[Eintracht Trier]] in the first round of the German Cup, playing all 90 minutes. He also played the entire match on his Bundesliga debut for the club, in a 1–0 defeat at [[Hertha BSC]] on 8 August 2009. He scored his first competitive goal for Hannover in their 5–2 Bundesliga win at home to [[SC Freiburg]] on 3 October 2009, netting Hannover's third goal of the match. Haggui scored two own goals in a 5–3 loss to [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 12 December 2009, thereby defeating his own team.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8410183.stm | title = Red-faced Hanover 96 hit own-goal treble | work = BBC Sport| date = 12 December 2009 | access-date = 13 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/12/14/1686187/africans-in-germany-didier-ya-konan-hits-a-brace-as-karim-haggui- | title = Africans in Germany: Didier Ya Konan Hits A Brace As Karim Haggui And Constant Djakpa Net Three Own Goals | publisher = Goal.com | date = 14 December 2009 | access-date = 13 June 2011}}</ref> In August 2010, Haggui returned to the pitch for his second season as a starter with Hannover 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://foreign.peacefmonline.com/sports/201008/73531.php |title=Africans Shine in German |publisher=Peace FM |date=23 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> === VfB Stuttgart === On 2 September 2013, Haggui signed a two-year deal with [[VfB Stuttgart]], for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/haggui/page/2568-1-1-.html | title = VfB sign Karim Haggui | publisher = VfB Stuttgart | date = 2 September 2013 | access-date = 2 September 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160110013117/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/haggui/page/2568-1-1-.html | archive-date = 10 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000267867.php|title=Haggui joins Stuttgart|date=2 September 2013|access-date=2 September 2013|publisher=Bundesliga.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906105348/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000267867.php|archive-date=6 September 2013}}</ref> === Fortuna Düsseldorf === For the [[2015–16 2. Bundesliga|2015–16 season]] Haggui moved to [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fortuna verpflichtet Karim Haggui|date=21 June 2015|access-date=21 June 2015|publisher=[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]|url=http://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/profis/detail/17664-fortuna-verpflichtet-karim-haggui/07a5db0d428ac2716ffcd30101d74501/|language=de}}</ref> === FC St. Gallen === On 15 August 2016, he joined [[FC St. Gallen]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karim Haggui wechselt zum FCSG|work=St. Galler Tagblatt |url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/fcsg/Karim-Haggui-wechselt-zum-FCSG;art33792,4718731|access-date=28 August 2016|language=de-DE|date=15 August 2016}}</ref> == Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu == Haggui has been a member of the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian national football team]] since 2003, making his international debut on 20 August 2003 in their friendly match against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]. His first major tournament with the team was the [[2004 African Cup of Nations]] on home soil in Tunisia. Haggui, who was the youngest member of the Tunisian squad at the tournament, appeared in all of the team's six matches on their way to the title. In the semifinals, he conceded a penalty which gave [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] the lead, but then he scored the decisive penalty as the team won 5–3 in the [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] to book a place in the final,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3476159.stm |title=Tunisia make African final |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=11 February 2004 |access-date=9 February 2014}}</ref> which they won 2–1 against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. In 2004, he was also part of the Tunisian squad at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], appearing in all three of the team's group matches before they were knocked out of the tournament following a third-place finish in their group. Haggui made his second appearance at the [[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] during the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006 finals]] in Egypt, appearing in all of Tunisia's four matches at the tournament. He also scored the equaliser in the quarterfinal match against Nigeria, but Tunisia eventually lost the match 6–5 on penalties and were knocked out of the tournament. The same year, he also made his [[FIFA World Cup]] debut at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 finals]] in Germany, appearing in all of Tunisia's three group matches before they were knocked out in the first round after finishing third in their group. In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]], he made a total of seven appearances and scored two goals in Tunisia's opening match of the campaign, a 4–1 win at home to [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] on 5 June 2004. In 2008, Haggui appeared in all of Tunisia's four matches at the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] in Ghana. At the tournament, Tunisia were knocked out in the quarterfinals after losing 3–2 to [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]], with Haggui forced to leave the pitch with an injury after 38 minutes. ==Aluka ukọlọ == ===International=== :''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haggui goal.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=6750|accessdate=23 June 2026}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Karim Haggui |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|14 January 2004}} |Stade Jerba Houmt Souk, [[Houmt El Souk]], Tunisia |{{fb|BEN}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|5 June 2004}} |rowspan="2"|[[7 November Stadium]], [[Radès]], Tunisia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|BOT}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1 |rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |style="text-align:center"|4–1 |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |{{dts|4 February 2006}} |[[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]], Egypt |{{fb|NGA}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 {{pen.|5–6}} |[[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |{{dts|20 June 2010}} |[[Khartoum Stadium]], [[Khartoum]], Sudan |{{fb|SUD}} |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |style="text-align:center"|6–2 |Friendly |} ==Ami ojima== '''Bayer 04 Leverkusen''' * [[DFB-Pokal]] runner-up: [[2008–09 DFB-Pokal|2008–09]] '''Tunisia''' * [[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3485991.stm|title=Tunisia win Cup of Nations|date=14 February 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2011-03-14}}</ref> == Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{ESPN FC|84680}} * {{WorldFootball.net|karim-haggui}} * {{Fussballdaten|hagulkarim}} * [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Haggui_K&lang=en Karim Haggui] at Leverkusen who's who {{Navboxes colour | title = Tunisia Squads | bg = white | fg = #E70013 | list1 = {{Tunisia squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2006 FIFA World Cup}} {{Tunisia squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Haggui, Karim}} [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Germany]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:AS Kasserine players]] [[Category:Étoile Sportive du Sahel players]] [[Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players]] [[Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players]] [[Category:Hannover 96 players]] [[Category:VfB Stuttgart players]] [[Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players]] [[Category:FC St. Gallen players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2008 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Bundesliga players]] [[Category:2. 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Liga players]] [[Category:Swiss Super League players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]] [[Category:People from Kasserine Governorate]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] i4m3lge5eej9mpj3o4e4594ciohoam9 0 2852 45742 2026-10-17T04:36:40Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{short description|Moroccan footballer}} {{lead too short|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{infobox football biography | name = Marouane Zemmama | image = Marouane Zemmama 27-07-2014.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Salé]], [[Morocco]] | height = 1.70 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Attacking midfielder]] | years1 = 1999–2001 |caps1 = |goals1 = |clubs1 = Chabab Tabriquet | years2..." 45742 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Moroccan footballer}} {{lead too short|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{infobox football biography | name = Marouane Zemmama | image = Marouane Zemmama 27-07-2014.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Salé]], [[Morocco]] | height = 1.70 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Attacking midfielder]] | years1 = 1999–2001 |caps1 = |goals1 = |clubs1 = Chabab Tabriquet | years2 = 2001–2006 |caps2 = 23 |goals2 = 2 |clubs2 = [[Raja Casablanca]] | years3 = 2004–2005 |caps3 = |goals3 = |clubs3 = → [[Qatar SC]] (loan) | years4 = 2006–2011 |caps4 = 77 |goals4 = 10 |clubs4 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] | years5 = 2008–2009 |caps5 = |goals5 = |clubs5 = → [[Al-Shaab sport club, Sharjah|Al-Shaab]] (loan) | years6 = 2011–2013 |caps6 = 41 |goals6 = 7 |clubs6 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] | years7 = 2013–2014 |caps7 = 0 |goals7 = 0 |clubs7 = [[Raja Casablanca]] | years8 = 2015 |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0 |clubs8 = [[Wydad Témara]] | nationalyears1 = 2008|nationalteam1 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] | nationalcaps1 = 7 |nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 13:46, 28 August 2013 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 30 November 2012 }} '''Merouane Zemmama''' ({{langx|ar|مروان زمامة}}; born 7 October 1983) is a Moroccan football manager and a former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who used to play as an [[attacking midfielder]]. Zemmama [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads#Morocco|represented Morocco]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and was first [[cap (sports)|capped]] at full international level in 2008.<ref name="Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13">{{cite news |title=Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |publisher=The Football League |date=18 May 2013 |page=20 |access-date=23 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archive-date=2 August 2014}}</ref> ==Club career== ===Raja Casablanca=== Born in [[Salé]], Zemmama started his professional career when he joined [[Raja Casablanca]] in 2001. He helped the club win the [[CAF Confederation Cup]] in 2003. And the Moroccan [[Botola]] in 2001 and 2004, and also 2 [[Moroccan Cups]] in 2002 and 2005, and [[Arab Champions League]] 2006 <ref name = "mum">{{cite news|last=McDermott|first=Scott|url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport-news/sportfeed/2008/04/20/i-feared-my-mum-was-trapped-in-house-fire-while-i-played-for-hibs-says-merouane-zemmama-78057-20389477/ |title=I Feared My Mum Was Trapped In House Fire While I Played For Hibs Says Merouane Zemmama|work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]]|publisher=Trinity Mirror|date=20 April 2008|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref> ===Hibernian=== Zemmama joined [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] under freedom of contract in August 2006. A diminutive playmaker, Zemmama made his debut for Hibernian on 12 August 2006 in a 0–0 draw at [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness]]. He was hailed by [[manager (association football)|manager]] [[Tony Mowbray]] as a new [[Russell Latapy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=169&id=1122982006 |title=Mowbray says Zemmama can be a new Latapy|work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]]|publisher=Johnston Press|date=3 August 2006|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref> and his early performances excited the Hibernian fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=169&id=1220812006 |title=Sons of the desert end Hibs dry spell|work=[[Scotland on Sunday]]|publisher=Johnston Press|date=20 August 2006|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17608144%26method=full%26siteid=66633%26headline=zem%2ds%2da%2dgem-name_page.html |title=ZEM'S A GEM |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=23 August 2006 }}</ref> Zemmama scored his first goal for Hibs in a 2–2 draw with [[Edinburgh derby]] rivals [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] on 15 October 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6044570.stm |title=Hibernian 2–2 Hearts |work=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=BBC |date=15 October 2006 }}</ref> Zemmama was part of the team that won the [[2007 Scottish League Cup Final]] and featured significantly in both the [[Hibernian F.C. season 2006-07|2006–07]] and [[Hibernian F.C. season 2007-08|2007–08]] seasons. During the later stages of the 2007–08 season, Zemmama broke a bone in his foot after turning awkwardly during training. This injury kept him out of the rest of the season and the start of the [[2008-09 in Scottish football|following season]]. ====Transfer dispute==== In August 2006 it was reported that [[Raja Casablanca]] were disputing the legality of Zemmama's transfer to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17592886%26method=full%26siteid=64736%26headline=exclusive%2d%2dhibees%2d%2dzem%2ddeal%2dhijacked%2dby%2dmafia-name_page.html |title=EXCLUSIVE: HIBEES' ZEM DEAL HIJACKED BY MAFIA |work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]] |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=20 August 2006 }}</ref> Raja stated that the player had signed a contract with them until 2009, which would have precluded him from signing a contract with Hibernian. [[Rod Petrie]] refuted the claim that Zemmama had a contract with Raja.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1229652006 |title=Hibees: deal is watertight |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=21 August 2006 }}</ref> The [[Royal Moroccan Football Federation]] announced on 30 August that they had suspended the player pending an investigation into the transfer. [[FIFA]] stated that the player could continue to be selected for Hibs during the investigation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5272354.stm |title=Zemmama to play despite ban claim |publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=30 August 2006 }}</ref> FIFA then stated that the main allegation – that the international transfer certificate had been forged – was a criminal matter.<ref name = "closed"/> FIFA closed their investigation, pending the outcome of enquiries by the Moroccan police.<ref name = "closed">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5272354.stm |title=Fifa closes probe into Zemmama |publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=5 September 2006 }}</ref> ====Al-Shaab loan==== During early September 2008, Zemmama was transferred to [[Al-Shaab sport club, Sharjah|Al-Shaab]] on a season-long loan deal due to personal issues.<ref name = "hope"/> His pregnant wife, Zineb, was unable to enter the [[United Kingdom|UK]] because she was only 17 years old.<ref name = "hope"/> Zemmama requested to Hibs that he be transferred to a club where he could live with his wife.<ref name = "hope"/> The intention of the loan deal was that Zemmama's wife would be 18 years old by the time it expired, making her able to enter the UK.<ref name = "hope"/> However, after Zemmama moved to Al-Shaab, the [[Her Majesty's Government|Government]] increased the age at which brides could enter the UK to 21, throwing Zemmama's return to Hibernian into doubt.<ref name = "hope">{{cite news |last=Hardie |first=David |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Zemmama-hope-for-Hibs.5115924.jp |title=Zemmama hope for Hibs |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=27 March 2009 |access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hardie |first=David |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Mixu-hopeful-on-Hibs-return.5208013.jp |title=Mixu hopeful on Hibs return for Zemmama |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=27 April 2009}}</ref> Zemmama returned to [[Edinburgh]] for the start of the [[Hibernian F.C. season 2009–10|2009–10 season]], however, in the belief that his wife and young son would be allowed to live in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Im-back-and-Im-ready.5515218.jp |title=I'm back and I'm ready to repay the faith Hibs have shown – Zemmama |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=1 August 2009}}</ref> ===Return to Hibernian=== After returning from the loan to Al-Shaab, Zemmama again became a "key influence" in the Hibs team.<ref name = "zem injury">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8596975.stm |title=Season over for injured Hibs star Merouane Zemmama |publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=31 March 2010 |access-date=31 March 2010}}</ref> He suffered injury problems during the 2009–10 season, however, and was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering cruciate ligament damage during a match against [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] on 27 March.<ref name = "zem injury"/> That match had been his comeback from unrelated injuries that had prevented him from starting a game since 17 February.<ref name = "zem injury"/> [[Manager (football)|Manager]] [[John Hughes (footballer born 1964)|John Hughes]] admitted in August that he did not expect Zemmama to return before Christmas, as he had not yet commenced [[jogging]] exercises as part of his rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Merouana-Zemmama-is-39miles-away39.6470620.jp |title=Merouana Zemmama is 'miles away', admits Hibs boss |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=12 August 2010 |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Zemmama, whose contract with Hibs was due to expire at the end of the 2010–11 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6338972,00.html |title=Hibs keen to keep Zemmama|publisher=BSkyB |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=26 August 2010 |access-date=26 August 2010}}</ref> returned to full training in December.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9294990.stm|title=Merouane Zemmama resumes training at Hibernian|publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=16 December 2010|access-date=17 December 2010}}</ref> ===Middlesbrough=== Zemmama signed for [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 31 January 2011.<ref name="boro signs">{{cite news|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hibernian/224744-zemmama-leaves-easter-road-for-middlesbrough/|title=Zemmama leaves Easter Road for Middlesbrough|publisher=[[STV (TV network)|STV]]|date=31 January 2011|access-date=31 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324060549/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hibernian/224744-zemmama-leaves-easter-road-for-middlesbrough/|archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref> He agreed a contract to the end of the 2013–14 season, having been transferred for a fee reported to be around £200,000.<ref name = "boro signs"/> He made his debut against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} In his second appearance, against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]], he set up goals for [[Scott McDonald]] and [[Leroy Lita]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-tza/match/middlesbrough-v-derby-county/lineups/5d1h60fqbm8ycuxixae3t64et|title=Middlesbrough v Derby County Starting XIs, 08/03/2011, Championship|website=Goal.com|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> Zemmama scored his first{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} goal for the club in a 2–1 win against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9415419.stm |access-date=9 October 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 March 2011}}</ref> Zemmama scored in Middlesbrough's League Cup defeat to Crystal Palace. In April 2012, Zemmama scored the winning goal in a match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], which kept Middlesbrough's chance of promotion alive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17711575|title=Middlesbrough 2–1 Southampton|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=21 April 2012|access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> It was reported that Zemmama had refused to travel if he was amongst the substitutes in the final matchday against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]; Mowbray subsequently withdrew him from his travelling squad.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tallentire |first1=Philip |title=Merouane Zemmama found not being in team 'difficult to accept', says Mowbray |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/incoming/merouane-zemmama-found-not-being-4873100 |access-date=9 October 2020 |work=Gazette Live |date=5 July 2013}}</ref> Zemmama scored his third Boro goal, and his first goal of the 2012–13 campaign on 25 August 2012 against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] with a free-kick which flew past the Palace wall and then beat Julian Speroni. On 25 September 2012, Zemmama scored a 25-yard goal against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in the League Cup, in which Middlesbrough progressed to the next round with a 3–1 victory. Middlesbrough and Zemmama parted company by mutual consent on 1 July 2013.<ref name = "mfc moves on"/> Zemmama made 48 appearances for Middlesbrough in total, scoring seven goals.<ref name="mfc moves on">{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~3225575,00.html |title=Merouane Moves On |website=Mfc.co.uk |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704051427/http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~3225575,00.html |archive-date=4 July 2013}}</ref> ===Return to Raja Casablanca=== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=June 2021}} On 27 August 2013, Zemmama signed a two-year free-transfer contract for Raja Casablanca. Zemmama was very famous with his number 5 shirt when he was playing in [[Botola|Moroccan Championship]], but this time he chose to get number 55 because his teammate Mouhssine Moutouali is now the one who wears his old number. However, Marouane's journey with his mother club ended up just after one season due to his injuries. Despite playing only a few minutes, Zemmama scored a stunning free-kick and a winning goal away in African champions league. ==International career== [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads#Morocco|Zemmama represented his country]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Greece, but only played in the second half of Morocco's last game, a 2–1 win against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221620/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37163/report.html Match Report], [[FIFA]].</ref> The Moroccan federation banned him from international football, however, after his transfer to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] was disputed.<ref name = "mum"/> The dispute was resolved and the ban was lifted in 2008, allowing Zemmmama to be selected for a [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualifier against [[Mauritania national football team|Mauritania]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport-news/scottish-football/spl/hibernian-fc/2008/09/28/morocco-recall-for-hibs-ace-78057-20757704/ |title=Morocco recall for Hibs ace |work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]] |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=28 September 2008 }}</ref> Zemmama won his first cap as a second-half substitute in that game, and he scored a goal a minute after coming onto the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036688/index.html|title=FIFA.com|date=12 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012184242/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036688/index.html|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-date=12 October 2008}}</ref> ==Playing style== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=June 2021}} Merouane Zemmama started at Raja Casablanca as a right winger, often compared to Antonio Cassano due to his flair. After his first season, he was moved to a playmaker role, occasionally as a false 10 under Henry Michel. Later, during his time at Hibernian, he also played as a false 9, adapting to British football. Influenced by Zinedine Zidane, he wore the number 5 jersey. Known for his dribbling, passing accuracy, and free-kick expertise, Zemmama became one of both Raja’s and hibernian all-time legends. == Manager profile == Marouane has already earned his [[UEFA B License]] and is working on his A License . Meanwhile, Zemmama debuted his training career in September 2021, with the casablanca local team Prestigia FC -11 -15 -17 where he also train his son . ==Honours== '''Hibernian''' * [[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2007 Scottish League Cup Final|2007]] '''Raja Casablanca''' * [[Botola]]: 2001, 2004 * [[Coupe du Trône]]: 2002, 2005 * [[CAF Cup]]: 2003 * Eleven of Gold 2003: Best attacking midfielder in Moroccan league * [[Arab Champions League]]: 2006 '''Qatar Sports Club''' * [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]]: 2004 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerbase|name=Merouanne Zemmama}} *{{NFT|27742}} {{Morocco men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{portal bar|Association football|Morocco}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zemmama, Marouane}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Salé]] [[Category:Footballers from Rabat-Salé-Kénitra]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Moroccan men's footballers]] [[Category:Morocco men's international footballers]] [[Category:Raja CA players]] [[Category:Hibernian F.C. players]] [[Category:Middlesbrough F.C. players]] [[Category:Scottish Premier League players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Morocco]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland]] [[Category:Qatar SC players]] [[Category:Al-Shaab CSC players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates]] [[Category:English Football League players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Scotland]] [[Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:Qatar Stars League players]] [[Category:UAE Pro League players]] [[Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games]] pkcaogbm6j7bn1qhmd5btcqyb9ldt5q 45743 45742 2026-10-17T04:39:28Z Enigmias 1645 45743 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Moroccan footballer}} {{lead too short|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{infobox football biography | name = Marouane Zemmama | image = Marouane Zemmama 27-07-2014.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Salé]], [[Morocco]] | height = 1.70 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Attacking midfielder]] | years1 = 1999–2001 |caps1 = |goals1 = |clubs1 = Chabab Tabriquet | years2 = 2001–2006 |caps2 = 23 |goals2 = 2 |clubs2 = [[Raja Casablanca]] | years3 = 2004–2005 |caps3 = |goals3 = |clubs3 = → [[Qatar SC]] (loan) | years4 = 2006–2011 |caps4 = 77 |goals4 = 10 |clubs4 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] | years5 = 2008–2009 |caps5 = |goals5 = |clubs5 = → [[Al-Shaab sport club, Sharjah|Al-Shaab]] (loan) | years6 = 2011–2013 |caps6 = 41 |goals6 = 7 |clubs6 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] | years7 = 2013–2014 |caps7 = 0 |goals7 = 0 |clubs7 = [[Raja Casablanca]] | years8 = 2015 |caps8 = 0 |goals8 = 0 |clubs8 = [[Wydad Témara]] | nationalyears1 = 2008|nationalteam1 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] | nationalcaps1 = 7 |nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 13:46, 28 August 2013 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 30 November 2012 }} '''Merouane Zemmama''' ({{langx|ar|مروان زمامة}}; born 7 October 1983) is a Moroccan football manager and a former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who used to play as an [[attacking midfielder]]. Zemmama [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads#Morocco|represented Morocco]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and was first [[cap (sports)|capped]] at full international level in 2008.<ref name="Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13">{{cite news |title=Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |publisher=The Football League |date=18 May 2013 |page=20 |access-date=23 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archive-date=2 August 2014}}</ref> ==Ugbo ki rọ == ===Raja Casablanca=== Born in [[Salé]], Zemmama started his professional career when he joined [[Raja Casablanca]] in 2001. He helped the club win the [[CAF Confederation Cup]] in 2003. And the Moroccan [[Botola]] in 2001 and 2004, and also 2 [[Moroccan Cups]] in 2002 and 2005, and [[Arab Champions League]] 2006 <ref name = "mum">{{cite news|last=McDermott|first=Scott|url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport-news/sportfeed/2008/04/20/i-feared-my-mum-was-trapped-in-house-fire-while-i-played-for-hibs-says-merouane-zemmama-78057-20389477/ |title=I Feared My Mum Was Trapped In House Fire While I Played For Hibs Says Merouane Zemmama|work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]]|publisher=Trinity Mirror|date=20 April 2008|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref> ===Hibernian=== Zemmama joined [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] under freedom of contract in August 2006. A diminutive playmaker, Zemmama made his debut for Hibernian on 12 August 2006 in a 0–0 draw at [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness]]. He was hailed by [[manager (association football)|manager]] [[Tony Mowbray]] as a new [[Russell Latapy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=169&id=1122982006 |title=Mowbray says Zemmama can be a new Latapy|work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]]|publisher=Johnston Press|date=3 August 2006|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref> and his early performances excited the Hibernian fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=169&id=1220812006 |title=Sons of the desert end Hibs dry spell|work=[[Scotland on Sunday]]|publisher=Johnston Press|date=20 August 2006|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17608144%26method=full%26siteid=66633%26headline=zem%2ds%2da%2dgem-name_page.html |title=ZEM'S A GEM |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=23 August 2006 }}</ref> Zemmama scored his first goal for Hibs in a 2–2 draw with [[Edinburgh derby]] rivals [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] on 15 October 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6044570.stm |title=Hibernian 2–2 Hearts |work=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=BBC |date=15 October 2006 }}</ref> Zemmama was part of the team that won the [[2007 Scottish League Cup Final]] and featured significantly in both the [[Hibernian F.C. season 2006-07|2006–07]] and [[Hibernian F.C. season 2007-08|2007–08]] seasons. During the later stages of the 2007–08 season, Zemmama broke a bone in his foot after turning awkwardly during training. This injury kept him out of the rest of the season and the start of the [[2008-09 in Scottish football|following season]]. ====Transfer dispute==== In August 2006 it was reported that [[Raja Casablanca]] were disputing the legality of Zemmama's transfer to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17592886%26method=full%26siteid=64736%26headline=exclusive%2d%2dhibees%2d%2dzem%2ddeal%2dhijacked%2dby%2dmafia-name_page.html |title=EXCLUSIVE: HIBEES' ZEM DEAL HIJACKED BY MAFIA |work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]] |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=20 August 2006 }}</ref> Raja stated that the player had signed a contract with them until 2009, which would have precluded him from signing a contract with Hibernian. [[Rod Petrie]] refuted the claim that Zemmama had a contract with Raja.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1229652006 |title=Hibees: deal is watertight |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=21 August 2006 }}</ref> The [[Royal Moroccan Football Federation]] announced on 30 August that they had suspended the player pending an investigation into the transfer. [[FIFA]] stated that the player could continue to be selected for Hibs during the investigation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5272354.stm |title=Zemmama to play despite ban claim |publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=30 August 2006 }}</ref> FIFA then stated that the main allegation – that the international transfer certificate had been forged – was a criminal matter.<ref name = "closed"/> FIFA closed their investigation, pending the outcome of enquiries by the Moroccan police.<ref name = "closed">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/5272354.stm |title=Fifa closes probe into Zemmama |publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=5 September 2006 }}</ref> ====Al-Shaab loan==== During early September 2008, Zemmama was transferred to [[Al-Shaab sport club, Sharjah|Al-Shaab]] on a season-long loan deal due to personal issues.<ref name = "hope"/> His pregnant wife, Zineb, was unable to enter the [[United Kingdom|UK]] because she was only 17 years old.<ref name = "hope"/> Zemmama requested to Hibs that he be transferred to a club where he could live with his wife.<ref name = "hope"/> The intention of the loan deal was that Zemmama's wife would be 18 years old by the time it expired, making her able to enter the UK.<ref name = "hope"/> However, after Zemmama moved to Al-Shaab, the [[Her Majesty's Government|Government]] increased the age at which brides could enter the UK to 21, throwing Zemmama's return to Hibernian into doubt.<ref name = "hope">{{cite news |last=Hardie |first=David |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Zemmama-hope-for-Hibs.5115924.jp |title=Zemmama hope for Hibs |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=27 March 2009 |access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hardie |first=David |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Mixu-hopeful-on-Hibs-return.5208013.jp |title=Mixu hopeful on Hibs return for Zemmama |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=27 April 2009}}</ref> Zemmama returned to [[Edinburgh]] for the start of the [[Hibernian F.C. season 2009–10|2009–10 season]], however, in the belief that his wife and young son would be allowed to live in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Im-back-and-Im-ready.5515218.jp |title=I'm back and I'm ready to repay the faith Hibs have shown – Zemmama |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=1 August 2009}}</ref> ===Adabi wi Hibernian=== After returning from the loan to Al-Shaab, Zemmama again became a "key influence" in the Hibs team.<ref name = "zem injury">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8596975.stm |title=Season over for injured Hibs star Merouane Zemmama |publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=31 March 2010 |access-date=31 March 2010}}</ref> He suffered injury problems during the 2009–10 season, however, and was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering cruciate ligament damage during a match against [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] on 27 March.<ref name = "zem injury"/> That match had been his comeback from unrelated injuries that had prevented him from starting a game since 17 February.<ref name = "zem injury"/> [[Manager (football)|Manager]] [[John Hughes (footballer born 1964)|John Hughes]] admitted in August that he did not expect Zemmama to return before Christmas, as he had not yet commenced [[jogging]] exercises as part of his rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Merouana-Zemmama-is-39miles-away39.6470620.jp |title=Merouana Zemmama is 'miles away', admits Hibs boss |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=12 August 2010 |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Zemmama, whose contract with Hibs was due to expire at the end of the 2010–11 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6338972,00.html |title=Hibs keen to keep Zemmama|publisher=BSkyB |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=26 August 2010 |access-date=26 August 2010}}</ref> returned to full training in December.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9294990.stm|title=Merouane Zemmama resumes training at Hibernian|publisher=BBC |work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=16 December 2010|access-date=17 December 2010}}</ref> ===Middlesbrough=== Zemmama signed for [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 31 January 2011.<ref name="boro signs">{{cite news|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hibernian/224744-zemmama-leaves-easter-road-for-middlesbrough/|title=Zemmama leaves Easter Road for Middlesbrough|publisher=[[STV (TV network)|STV]]|date=31 January 2011|access-date=31 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324060549/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hibernian/224744-zemmama-leaves-easter-road-for-middlesbrough/|archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref> He agreed a contract to the end of the 2013–14 season, having been transferred for a fee reported to be around £200,000.<ref name = "boro signs"/> He made his debut against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} In his second appearance, against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]], he set up goals for [[Scott McDonald]] and [[Leroy Lita]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-tza/match/middlesbrough-v-derby-county/lineups/5d1h60fqbm8ycuxixae3t64et|title=Middlesbrough v Derby County Starting XIs, 08/03/2011, Championship|website=Goal.com|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> Zemmama scored his first{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} goal for the club in a 2–1 win against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9415419.stm |access-date=9 October 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 March 2011}}</ref> Zemmama scored in Middlesbrough's League Cup defeat to Crystal Palace. In April 2012, Zemmama scored the winning goal in a match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], which kept Middlesbrough's chance of promotion alive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17711575|title=Middlesbrough 2–1 Southampton|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=21 April 2012|access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> It was reported that Zemmama had refused to travel if he was amongst the substitutes in the final matchday against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]; Mowbray subsequently withdrew him from his travelling squad.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tallentire |first1=Philip |title=Merouane Zemmama found not being in team 'difficult to accept', says Mowbray |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/incoming/merouane-zemmama-found-not-being-4873100 |access-date=9 October 2020 |work=Gazette Live |date=5 July 2013}}</ref> Zemmama scored his third Boro goal, and his first goal of the 2012–13 campaign on 25 August 2012 against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] with a free-kick which flew past the Palace wall and then beat Julian Speroni. On 25 September 2012, Zemmama scored a 25-yard goal against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in the League Cup, in which Middlesbrough progressed to the next round with a 3–1 victory. Middlesbrough and Zemmama parted company by mutual consent on 1 July 2013.<ref name = "mfc moves on"/> Zemmama made 48 appearances for Middlesbrough in total, scoring seven goals.<ref name="mfc moves on">{{cite web |url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~3225575,00.html |title=Merouane Moves On |website=Mfc.co.uk |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704051427/http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0,,1~3225575,00.html |archive-date=4 July 2013}}</ref> ===Adabi wi Raja Casablanca=== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=June 2021}} On 27 August 2013, Zemmama signed a two-year free-transfer contract for Raja Casablanca. Zemmama was very famous with his number 5 shirt when he was playing in [[Botola|Moroccan Championship]], but this time he chose to get number 55 because his teammate Mouhssine Moutouali is now the one who wears his old number. However, Marouane's journey with his mother club ended up just after one season due to his injuries. Despite playing only a few minutes, Zemmama scored a stunning free-kick and a winning goal away in African champions league. ==Ukọlọ ójanẹ ki rọ == [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads#Morocco|Zemmama represented his country]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Greece, but only played in the second half of Morocco's last game, a 2–1 win against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221620/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=8229/matches/match=37163/report.html Match Report], [[FIFA]].</ref> The Moroccan federation banned him from international football, however, after his transfer to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] was disputed.<ref name = "mum"/> The dispute was resolved and the ban was lifted in 2008, allowing Zemmmama to be selected for a [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualifier against [[Mauritania national football team|Mauritania]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport-news/scottish-football/spl/hibernian-fc/2008/09/28/morocco-recall-for-hibs-ace-78057-20757704/ |title=Morocco recall for Hibs ace |work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]] |publisher=Trinity Mirror |date=28 September 2008 }}</ref> Zemmama won his first cap as a second-half substitute in that game, and he scored a goal a minute after coming onto the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036688/index.html|title=FIFA.com|date=12 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012184242/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036688/index.html|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-date=12 October 2008}}</ref> ==Ọna ki rọ== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=June 2021}} Merouane Zemmama started at Raja Casablanca as a right winger, often compared to Antonio Cassano due to his flair. After his first season, he was moved to a playmaker role, occasionally as a false 10 under Henry Michel. Later, during his time at Hibernian, he also played as a false 9, adapting to British football. Influenced by Zinedine Zidane, he wore the number 5 jersey. Known for his dribbling, passing accuracy, and free-kick expertise, Zemmama became one of both Raja’s and hibernian all-time legends. == Ẹnwu ki l'ugbo nwu ẹgba kia deju tọ == Marouane has already earned his [[UEFA B License]] and is working on his A License . Meanwhile, Zemmama debuted his training career in September 2021, with the casablanca local team Prestigia FC -11 -15 -17 where he also train his son . ==Ami ojima == '''Hibernian''' * [[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2007 Scottish League Cup Final|2007]] '''Raja Casablanca''' * [[Botola]]: 2001, 2004 * [[Coupe du Trône]]: 2002, 2005 * [[CAF Cup]]: 2003 * Eleven of Gold 2003: Best attacking midfielder in Moroccan league * [[Arab Champions League]]: 2006 '''Qatar Sports Club''' * [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]]: 2004 ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == *{{Soccerbase|name=Merouanne Zemmama}} *{{NFT|27742}} {{Morocco men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{portal bar|Association football|Morocco}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zemmama, Marouane}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Salé]] [[Category:Footballers from Rabat-Salé-Kénitra]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Moroccan men's footballers]] [[Category:Morocco men's 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45744 2026-10-17T04:40:52Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Elvis Hammond | image = | fullname = Elvis Zark Hammond<ref name="List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31(05/2011">{{cite web | title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011 | url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistr..." 45744 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Elvis Hammond | image = | fullname = Elvis Zark Hammond<ref name="List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31(05/2011">{{cite web | title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011 | url = 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2010–2012 | years10 = 2012–2014 | years11 = 2013 | years12 = 2014 | years13 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] | clubs2 = → [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] (loan) | clubs3 = → [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan) | clubs4 = → [[RBC Roosendaal]] (loan) | clubs5 = → [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan) | clubs6 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | clubs7 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] | clubs8 = [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] | clubs9 = [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] | clubs10 = [[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough]] | clubs11 = → [[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings United]] (loan) | clubs12 = [[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Eastbourne Borough]] | clubs13 = [[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] | caps1 = 11 | caps2 = 7 | caps3 = 4 | caps4 = 15 | caps5 = 6 | caps6 = 58 | caps7 = 46 | caps8 = 3 | caps9 = 71 | caps10 = 37 | caps11 = 4 | caps12 = 20 | caps13 = 36 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 8 | goals7 = 9 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 22 | goals10 = 5 | goals11 = 0 | goals12 = 7 | goals13 = 5 | totalcaps = 318 | totalgoals = 59 | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Elvis Zark Hammond''' (born 6 October 1980) is a Ghanaian retired [[Association football|footballer]] who last played for [[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. ==Club career== Hammond was born in [[Accra]] before moving to [[London]] aged six.<ref name=":4" /> He was a product of the [[Fulham Academy]], joining at under-16 level.<ref name=":5" /> He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]].<ref name=":6" /> Hammond join [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] on loan for the start of [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02 season]] in order to get first team experience.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 August 2001 |title=Hammond on Loan |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/31/hammond-on-loan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410173526/https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/31/hammond-on-loan |archive-date=10 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}}</ref> In July 2002, Hammond signed a one-year contract with Fulham,<ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2002 |title=Hammond and Cornwall |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/11/hammond-and-cornwall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411201941/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/11/hammond-and-cornwall |archive-date=11 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}}</ref> before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2003.<ref name=":5">{{cite news |date=27 May 2003 |title=Hammond Stays |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/27/hammond-stays |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411202412/https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/27/hammond-stays |archive-date=11 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}}</ref> At the beginning of the following season, he spent a month on loan at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Hammond on hold|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2004/march/09/hammond-on-hold|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=9 March 2004|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> making four league appearances during their [[2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season|2003–04 season]] after which they were promoted to the [[Premier League]] as First Division champions.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|22467|2003|name=Elvis Hammond|access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> He joined [[RBC Roosendaal]] on loan in January 2005, where he scored twice in 15 matches playing in the [[Eredivisie]] – the top division of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hammond goes Dutch|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2005/january/31/hammond-goes-dutch|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=31 January 2004|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> He then went on loan before transferring permanently to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] for a fee of £250,000 in September 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elvis Leaves|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2005/august/31/elvis-leaves|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=31 August 2005|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> Hammond grabbed his first Leicester City goal in a 2–1 home defeat to QPR in September 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-09-24 |title=Leicester 1–2 QPR |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4255396.stm |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was also on target in the 3–2 victory over [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[FA Cup]] third round tie later that season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-01-08 |title=Leicester 3–2 Tottenham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4565028.stm |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by his then manager [[Martin Allen (footballer)|Martin Allen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032590,00.html|title=Trio Transfer Listed|accessdate=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606073748/http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032590,00.html|archive-date=6 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2008, Hammond was one of six players released by the club after his contract was not renewed. Hammond joined [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] on 11 November 2008 on a short-term contract until January 2009, linking up with former manager Martin Allen.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |date=11 November 2008 |title=Hammond looking for kick start |url=http://world.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1451864,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025518/http://world.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1451864,00.html |archive-date=5 April 2018 |accessdate=4 April 2018 |website=world.ctfc.com}}</ref> Hammond left Cheltenham Town by mutual consent in March 2010.<ref name="Elvis Hammond leaves Cheltenham Town by mutual consent">{{cite news | title = Elvis Hammond leaves Cheltenham Town by mutual consent | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8555185.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 8 March 2010 | accessdate = 8 March 2010}}</ref> He joined [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] in October 2010, scoring on his debut against [[Margate F.C.|Margate]].<ref name=":7" /> Hammond would then go on to join [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] later that month, seeing out the season and signing a one-year contract in the summer of 2011.<ref name="Elvis Hammond signs new Woking contract">{{cite news | title = Elvis Hammond signs new Woking contract | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9495402.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 24 May 2011 | accessdate = 29 December 2011}}</ref> Hammond was released by Woking in May 2012, after having helped Woking to the Conference South title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=John |date=11 May 2012 |title=Squad update |url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3418/squad-update/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524054009/http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3418/squad-update/ |archive-date=24 May 2012 |website=Woking FC}}</ref> He was subsequently jailed for his role in an international money laundering scam.<ref name="Ex-Card Elvis Hammond jailed for money laundering">{{cite news | title = Ex-Card Elvis Hammond jailed for money laundering | url = http://getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2117149_excard_elvis_hammond_jailed_for_money_laundering | publisher = Get Surrey | date = 16 July 2011 | accessdate = 22 July 2011}}</ref> == International career == Hammond received his first and only cap for [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] on 1 March 2006 in a pre-[[2006 FIFA World Cup]] friendly.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4766150.stm Ghana fall to Mexico], BBC Sport 1 March 2006. Retrieved on 6 September 2007.</ref> ==Career statistics== {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="6" |[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] |[[2000–01 Fulham F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2000/2001 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=130|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[Football League First Division|Division One]] | 0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- |[[2001–02 Fulham F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2001/2002 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=131|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- |[[2002–03 Fulham F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2002/2003 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=132|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Premier League |10 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |10 |0 |- |[[2003–04 Fulham F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2003/2004 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=133|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Premier League |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- |[[2004–05 Fulham F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2004/2005 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=134|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Premier League |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !11 !0 !0 !0 !2 !0 !0 !0 !13 !0 |- |[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] (loan) |[[2001–02 Football League|2001–02]]<ref name=":0" /> |[[Football League Third Division|Division Three]] | 7 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |8 |0 |- |[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan) |[[2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=":1" /> |Division One |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 |- |[[RBC Roosendaal]] (loan) |[[2004–05 Eredivisie|2004–05]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elvis Hammond » Clubwedstrijden |url=https://www.voetbal.com/speler_profiel/elvis-hammond/2/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=voetbal.com |language=nl}}</ref> |[[Eredivisie]] |15 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |6{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs}} |5 |21 |7 |- | rowspan="4" |[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |[[2005–06 Leicester City F.C. season|2005–06]]{{efn|Part of this season was spent on loan from Fulham}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2005/2006 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=135|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |33 |3 |2 |1 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— |38 |4 |- |[[2006–07 Leicester City F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2006/2007 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=136|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Championship |31 |5 |0 |0 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |33 |6 |- |[[2007–08 Leicester City F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Age 40 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467 |access-date=2021-02-24 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Championship |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !64 !8 !2 !1 !5 !1 ! colspan="2" |— !71 !10 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] |[[2008–09 Cheltenham Town F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2008/2009 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=138|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |22 |5 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |24 |5 |- |[[2009–10 Football League|2009–10]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2009/2010 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=139|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[EFL League Two|League Two]] |24 |4 |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |26 |5 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !46 !9 !3 !0 !1 !1 !0 !0 !50 !10 |- |[[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] |[[2010–11 Isthmian League|2010–11]]<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=ALL COMPETITIONS : Player's Appearances - Hammond Elvis|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=824892&LeagueCode=ISTH2010|access-date=2021-02-24|website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}</ref> |[[Isthmian League]] Premier Division |3 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1{{efn|name=ILC|Appearances in [[Isthmian League Cup]]}} |0 |4 |1 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Woking F.C.|Woking]] |[[2010–11 Football Conference|2010–11]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Ghana - E. Hammond - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/elvis-hammond/15713/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Match Centre {{!}} Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Woking|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/match/49/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}</ref> |[[National League South|Conference South]] |32 |12 |3 |1 | colspan="2" |— |6{{efn|Four appearances and three goals in [[FA Trophy]], two appearances and one goal in [[2010–11 Football Conference#Play-offs 3|Conference South play-offs]]}} |4 |41 |17 |- |[[2011–12 Football Conference|2011–12]]<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} League Table & Stats 2011/12|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/table/201112/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725160657/https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/table/201112/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Results 2011/12|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/fixtures/201112/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Match Centre {{!}} Wells City 0 - 7 Woking|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/match/104/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}</ref> |Conference South |39 |10 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |6{{efn|Five appearances in [[Surrey Senior Cup]], one appearance in FA Trophy}} |0 |47 |11 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !71 !22 !5 !2 ! colspan="2" |— !12 !4 !88 !28 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough]] |[[2012–13 Football Conference|2012–13]]<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=2012-11-10 {{!}} Farnborough vs Truro City {{!}} Highlights| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfDJWDH_uFw}}</ref> |Conference South |18 |3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2{{efn|Appearances in FA Trophy}} |1 |20 |4 |- |[[2013–14 Football Conference|2013–14]]<ref name=":3" /> |Conference South |19 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |19 |2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !37 !5 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !2 !1 !39 !6 |- |[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings United]] (loan) |[[2012–13 Isthmian League|2012–13]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Team Appearances & Goals Table 2012–13 |url=http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/first-team-appearances-201213/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530015714/http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/first-team-appearances-201213/ |archive-date=30 May 2014 |website=Hastings United FC}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |4 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1{{efn|Appearances in [[Sussex Senior Cup]]}} |1 |5 |1 |- |[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Eastbourne Borough]] |[[2013–14 Football Conference|2013–14]]<ref name=":3" /> |Conference South |20 |7 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |20 |7 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] |[[2014–15 Isthmian League|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kingstonian {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Elvis Hammond {{!}} 2014–2015 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kingstonian/appearances/2014-2015/elvis-hammond/23957 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2014 |title=Enfield Town 2–5 Kingstonian |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2014-2015/isthmian-football-league-premier-division/enfield-town/kingstonian/60969 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Football Web Pages |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2014 |title=Horsham 0–4 Kingstonian |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2014-2015/fa-cup/horsham/kingstonian/65269 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Football Web Pages |language=en}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |36 |5 |4 |5 | colspan="2" |— |3{{efn|name=ILC}} |1 |43 |11 |- |[[2015–16 Isthmian League|2015–16]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kingstonian {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Elvis Hammond {{!}} 2015–2016 {{!}} Football Web Pages |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kingstonian/appearances/2015-2016/elvis-hammond/23957 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !36 !5 !5 !5 ! colspan="2" |— !3 !1 !44 !11 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !318 !59 !15 !8 !9 !2 !25 !12 !367 !81 |- |} {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist|30em}} == External links == * {{Soccerbase}} * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] – official website * [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/hammond.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Elvis}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Ghana men's international 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hygui18ybzgrvd7928110srkiw4ziy2 45745 45744 2026-10-17T04:42:15Z Enigmias 1645 45745 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Elvis Hammond | image = | fullname = Elvis Zark Hammond<ref name="List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31(05/2011">{{cite web | title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011 | url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/May%202011.ashx/May%202011.pdf | publisher = The Football Association | accessdate = 6 July 2011}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|6|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}<ref name="Elvis Hammond profile">{{cite news | title = Elvis Hammond profile | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=8904&cc=5739 | publisher = ESPN Soccernet | date = 8 March 2010 | accessdate = 8 March 2010 | archive-date = 14 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211114221430/https://www.espn.com/soccer/?id=8904&cc=5739 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–2000 | youthclubs1 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] | years1 = 2000–2005 | years2 = 2001–2002 | years3 = 2003 | years4 = 2005 | years5 = 2005 | years6 = 2005–2008 | years7 = 2008–2010 | years8 = 2010 | years9 = 2010–2012 | years10 = 2012–2014 | years11 = 2013 | years12 = 2014 | years13 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] | clubs2 = → [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] (loan) | clubs3 = → [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan) | clubs4 = → [[RBC Roosendaal]] (loan) | clubs5 = → [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan) | clubs6 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | clubs7 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] | clubs8 = [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] | clubs9 = [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] | clubs10 = [[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough]] | clubs11 = → [[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings United]] (loan) | clubs12 = [[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Eastbourne Borough]] | clubs13 = [[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] | caps1 = 11 | caps2 = 7 | caps3 = 4 | caps4 = 15 | caps5 = 6 | caps6 = 58 | caps7 = 46 | caps8 = 3 | caps9 = 71 | caps10 = 37 | caps11 = 4 | caps12 = 20 | caps13 = 36 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 8 | goals7 = 9 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 22 | goals10 = 5 | goals11 = 0 | goals12 = 7 | goals13 = 5 | totalcaps = 318 | totalgoals = 59 | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Elvis Zark Hammond''' (born 6 October 1980) is a Ghanaian retired [[Association football|footballer]] who last played for [[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == Hammond was born in [[Accra]] before moving to [[London]] aged six.<ref name=":4" /> He was a product of the [[Fulham Academy]], joining at under-16 level.<ref name=":5" /> He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]].<ref name=":6" /> Hammond join [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] on loan for the start of [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02 season]] in order to get first team experience.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 August 2001 |title=Hammond on Loan |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/31/hammond-on-loan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410173526/https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2001/august/31/hammond-on-loan |archive-date=10 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}}</ref> In July 2002, Hammond signed a one-year contract with Fulham,<ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2002 |title=Hammond and Cornwall |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/11/hammond-and-cornwall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411201941/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/11/hammond-and-cornwall |archive-date=11 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}}</ref> before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2003.<ref name=":5">{{cite news |date=27 May 2003 |title=Hammond Stays |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/27/hammond-stays |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411202412/https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/27/hammond-stays |archive-date=11 April 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |publisher=Fulham Official Website}}</ref> At the beginning of the following season, he spent a month on loan at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Hammond on hold|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2004/march/09/hammond-on-hold|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=9 March 2004|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> making four league appearances during their [[2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season|2003–04 season]] after which they were promoted to the [[Premier League]] as First Division champions.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|22467|2003|name=Elvis Hammond|access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> He joined [[RBC Roosendaal]] on loan in January 2005, where he scored twice in 15 matches playing in the [[Eredivisie]] – the top division of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hammond goes Dutch|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2005/january/31/hammond-goes-dutch|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=31 January 2004|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> He then went on loan before transferring permanently to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] for a fee of £250,000 in September 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elvis Leaves|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2005/august/31/elvis-leaves|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=31 August 2005|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> Hammond grabbed his first Leicester City goal in a 2–1 home defeat to QPR in September 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-09-24 |title=Leicester 1–2 QPR |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4255396.stm |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was also on target in the 3–2 victory over [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[FA Cup]] third round tie later that season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-01-08 |title=Leicester 3–2 Tottenham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4565028.stm |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by his then manager [[Martin Allen (footballer)|Martin Allen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032590,00.html|title=Trio Transfer Listed|accessdate=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606073748/http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032590,00.html|archive-date=6 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2008, Hammond was one of six players released by the club after his contract was not renewed. Hammond joined [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] on 11 November 2008 on a short-term contract until January 2009, linking up with former manager Martin Allen.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |date=11 November 2008 |title=Hammond looking for kick start |url=http://world.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1451864,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025518/http://world.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1451864,00.html |archive-date=5 April 2018 |accessdate=4 April 2018 |website=world.ctfc.com}}</ref> Hammond left Cheltenham Town by mutual consent in March 2010.<ref name="Elvis Hammond leaves Cheltenham Town by mutual consent">{{cite news | title = Elvis Hammond leaves Cheltenham Town by mutual consent | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8555185.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 8 March 2010 | accessdate = 8 March 2010}}</ref> He joined [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] in October 2010, scoring on his debut against [[Margate F.C.|Margate]].<ref name=":7" /> Hammond would then go on to join [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] later that month, seeing out the season and signing a one-year contract in the summer of 2011.<ref name="Elvis Hammond signs new Woking contract">{{cite news | title = Elvis Hammond signs new Woking contract | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9495402.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 24 May 2011 | accessdate = 29 December 2011}}</ref> Hammond was released by Woking in May 2012, after having helped Woking to the Conference South title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=John |date=11 May 2012 |title=Squad update |url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3418/squad-update/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524054009/http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3418/squad-update/ |archive-date=24 May 2012 |website=Woking FC}}</ref> He was subsequently jailed for his role in an international money laundering scam.<ref name="Ex-Card Elvis Hammond jailed for money laundering">{{cite news | title = Ex-Card Elvis Hammond jailed for money laundering | url = http://getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2117149_excard_elvis_hammond_jailed_for_money_laundering | publisher = Get Surrey | date = 16 July 2011 | accessdate = 22 July 2011}}</ref> == Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu == Hammond received his first and only cap for [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] on 1 March 2006 in a pre-[[2006 FIFA World Cup]] friendly.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4766150.stm Ghana fall to Mexico], BBC Sport 1 March 2006. Retrieved on 6 September 2007.</ref> ==Aluka ukọlọ nwu == {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="6" |[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] |[[2000–01 Fulham F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2000/2001 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=130|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[Football League First Division|Division One]] | 0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- |[[2001–02 Fulham F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2001/2002 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=131|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- |[[2002–03 Fulham F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2002/2003 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=132|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Premier League |10 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |10 |0 |- |[[2003–04 Fulham F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2003/2004 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=133|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Premier League |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- |[[2004–05 Fulham F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2004/2005 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=134|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Premier League |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !11 !0 !0 !0 !2 !0 !0 !0 !13 !0 |- |[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] (loan) |[[2001–02 Football League|2001–02]]<ref name=":0" /> |[[Football League Third Division|Division Three]] | 7 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |8 |0 |- |[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan) |[[2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=":1" /> |Division One |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 |- |[[RBC Roosendaal]] (loan) |[[2004–05 Eredivisie|2004–05]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elvis Hammond » Clubwedstrijden |url=https://www.voetbal.com/speler_profiel/elvis-hammond/2/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=voetbal.com |language=nl}}</ref> |[[Eredivisie]] |15 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |6{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs}} |5 |21 |7 |- | rowspan="4" |[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |[[2005–06 Leicester City F.C. season|2005–06]]{{efn|Part of this season was spent on loan from Fulham}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2005/2006 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=135|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |33 |3 |2 |1 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— |38 |4 |- |[[2006–07 Leicester City F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2006/2007 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=136|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Championship |31 |5 |0 |0 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |33 |6 |- |[[2007–08 Leicester City F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Age 40 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467 |access-date=2021-02-24 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |Championship |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !64 !8 !2 !1 !5 !1 ! colspan="2" |— !71 !10 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] |[[2008–09 Cheltenham Town F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2008/2009 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=138|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |22 |5 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |24 |5 |- |[[2009–10 Football League|2009–10]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elvis Hammond {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Season 2009/2010 {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22467&season_id=139|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.soccerbase.com}}</ref> |[[EFL League Two|League Two]] |24 |4 |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |26 |5 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !46 !9 !3 !0 !1 !1 !0 !0 !50 !10 |- |[[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]] |[[2010–11 Isthmian League|2010–11]]<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=ALL COMPETITIONS : Player's Appearances - Hammond Elvis|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=824892&LeagueCode=ISTH2010|access-date=2021-02-24|website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}</ref> |[[Isthmian League]] Premier Division |3 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1{{efn|name=ILC|Appearances in [[Isthmian League Cup]]}} |0 |4 |1 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Woking F.C.|Woking]] |[[2010–11 Football Conference|2010–11]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Ghana - E. Hammond - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/elvis-hammond/15713/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Match Centre {{!}} Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Woking|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/match/49/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}</ref> |[[National League South|Conference South]] |32 |12 |3 |1 | colspan="2" |— |6{{efn|Four appearances and three goals in [[FA Trophy]], two appearances and one goal in [[2010–11 Football Conference#Play-offs 3|Conference South play-offs]]}} |4 |41 |17 |- |[[2011–12 Football Conference|2011–12]]<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} League Table & Stats 2011/12|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/table/201112/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725160657/https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/table/201112/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Results 2011/12|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/fixtures/201112/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woking Football Club {{!}} First Team {{!}} Match Centre {{!}} Wells City 0 - 7 Woking|url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/match/104/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.wokingfc.co.uk}}</ref> |Conference South |39 |10 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |6{{efn|Five appearances in [[Surrey Senior Cup]], one appearance in FA Trophy}} |0 |47 |11 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !71 !22 !5 !2 ! colspan="2" |— !12 !4 !88 !28 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough]] |[[2012–13 Football Conference|2012–13]]<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=2012-11-10 {{!}} Farnborough vs Truro City {{!}} Highlights| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfDJWDH_uFw}}</ref> |Conference South |18 |3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2{{efn|Appearances in FA Trophy}} |1 |20 |4 |- |[[2013–14 Football Conference|2013–14]]<ref name=":3" /> |Conference South |19 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |19 |2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !37 !5 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !2 !1 !39 !6 |- |[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings United]] (loan) |[[2012–13 Isthmian League|2012–13]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Team Appearances & Goals Table 2012–13 |url=http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/first-team-appearances-201213/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530015714/http://www.hastingsunitedfc.co.uk/first-team-appearances-201213/ |archive-date=30 May 2014 |website=Hastings United FC}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |4 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1{{efn|Appearances in [[Sussex Senior Cup]]}} |1 |5 |1 |- |[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Eastbourne Borough]] |[[2013–14 Football Conference|2013–14]]<ref name=":3" /> |Conference South |20 |7 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |20 |7 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Kingstonian F.C.|Kingstonian]] |[[2014–15 Isthmian League|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kingstonian {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Elvis Hammond {{!}} 2014–2015 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kingstonian/appearances/2014-2015/elvis-hammond/23957 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2014 |title=Enfield Town 2–5 Kingstonian |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2014-2015/isthmian-football-league-premier-division/enfield-town/kingstonian/60969 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Football Web Pages |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2014 |title=Horsham 0–4 Kingstonian |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2014-2015/fa-cup/horsham/kingstonian/65269 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Football Web Pages |language=en}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |36 |5 |4 |5 | colspan="2" |— |3{{efn|name=ILC}} |1 |43 |11 |- |[[2015–16 Isthmian League|2015–16]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kingstonian {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Elvis Hammond {{!}} 2015–2016 {{!}} Football Web Pages |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kingstonian/appearances/2015-2016/elvis-hammond/23957 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !36 !5 !5 !5 ! colspan="2" |— !3 !1 !44 !11 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !318 !59 !15 !8 !9 !2 !25 !12 !367 !81 |- |} {{notelist}} == Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist|30em}} == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{Soccerbase}} * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] – official website * [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/hammond.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Elvis}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:RBC Roosendaal players]] [[Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players]] [[Category:Fulham F.C. players]] [[Category:Leicester City F.C. players]] [[Category:Norwich City F.C. players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:Eredivisie players]] [[Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Sutton United F.C. players]] [[Category:Woking F.C. players]] [[Category:Farnborough F.C. players]] [[Category:Hastings United F.C. players]] [[Category:Eastbourne Borough F.C. players]] [[Category:Kingstonian F.C. players]] [[Category:Isthmian League players]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:English Football League players]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] dy25dn0ulm345y49tpc3p7o4xcu3hue 0 2854 45746 2026-10-17T04:43:51Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bill Tchato | image = | caption = | fullname = Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|05|14|df=y}}<ref name="L'Équipe"/> | birth_place = M'Biam, Cameroon | height = 1.76 m<ref>{{Soccerway|1262|accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref> | position = Defender (association..." 45746 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bill Tchato | image = | caption = | fullname = Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|05|14|df=y}}<ref name="L'Équipe"/> | birth_place = M'Biam, Cameroon | height = 1.76 m<ref>{{Soccerway|1262|accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref> | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1996–1998 | clubs2 = [[ASOA Valence|Valence]] | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 1998–2000 | clubs3 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps3 = 70 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2000–2003 | clubs4 = [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] | caps4 = 63 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2003–2005 | clubs5 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] | caps5 = 55 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2006–2008 | clubs7 = [[Qatar SC]] | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2008–2010 | clubs8 = [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]] | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2010–2011 | clubs9 = [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]] | caps9 = 19 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = [[Akanda FC|Sapins]] | caps10 = | goals10 = | nationalyears1 = 2000–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kam-tchato-intl.html Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi - International Appearances]</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 46 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana-Nigeria]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008 Ghana]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003 France]]|}} }} '''Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi''' (born 14 May 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He played for [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]], [[ASOA Valence|Valence]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]], [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]], [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], [[Qatar SC]], [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]] and [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]<ref>[http://www.racingstub.com/fiche/pe/3177-bill-tchato Bill Tchato]. Racing Stub. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> and [[Akanda FC|Sapins]]. Tchato represented [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] at international level, making 46 appearances over an eight-year period, scoring one goal. ==Club career== Tchato began his career in France with [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] in 1995,<ref name="L'Équipe">{{Lequipe|3288|accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref> and made 18 league appearances in his [[1995–96 French Division 2|debut season]] which ended with the club being promoted to [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] as champions. He was transferred to [[ASOA Valence|Valence]] in 1996, where he made 69 league appearances and scored six goals over the next two years.<ref name="L'Équipe"/> In 1998, he joined [[OGC Nice]], scoring three goals in 70 league appearances during his time with the club.<ref name="L'Équipe"/> Tchato was signed by [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] in 2000 and he helped them gain promotion to Division 1 in his [[2000–01 French Division 2|first season]]. He made 63 league appearances for the club before moving to Germany in 2003 to play for [[Bundesliga]] side [[1. FC Kaiserslautern|FC Kaiserslautern]].<ref name="LFP">[http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/tchato-mbiayi-bill "Bill Tchato Mbiayi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008000005/http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/tchato-mbiayi-bill |date=8 October 2014 }}. [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]]. Retrieved 9 February 2011.</ref> In 2005, he returned to Nice for one season and then moved to the Middle East to play for [[Qatar SC]].<ref name="LFP"/> Two years later, he joined [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]]. Tchato returned to France in 2010 with [[Championnat National]] team [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]].<ref>[http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-17442.html "Bill Tchato vers la signature?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003221449/http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-17442.html |date=3 October 2010 }}. Foot National. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.</ref> A year later, having seen Strasbourg relegated due to financial problems, Tchato moved to Gabon to join [[Gabon Championnat National D1|First Division]] club [[Akanda FC|Sapins]].<ref>[http://www.les-pantheres.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450:arrivee-de-bill-tchato-au-fc-sapins-d1-et-contact-tres-avance-avec-pierre-wome-lend&catid=48:football&Itemid=78 "Arrivée de Bill Tchato au FC Sapins (D1), et contact "très avancé" avec Pierre Womé Lend"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120163306/http://www.les-pantheres.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450%3Aarrivee-de-bill-tchato-au-fc-sapins-d1-et-contact-tres-avance-avec-pierre-wome-lend&catid=48%3Afootball&Itemid=78 |date=20 November 2011 }}. Les Pantheres. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> ==International career== He made his debut for the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]] in 2000.<ref>{{NFT player|id=1231|name=Bill Tchato|accessdate=9 February 2011}}</ref> He represented his country at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]],<ref name="FIFA">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080423000559/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=178258/index.html "Bill Tchato"]. [[Fédération Internationale de Football Association]]. Retrieved 9 February 2011.</ref> and the [[2002 African Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] in the same year, which Cameroon won. Tchato appeared in two [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] competitions, in [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]] and [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]].<ref name="FIFA"/> He also played in the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]] and [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]] African Cup of Nations, where Cameroon were defeated by [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in the final. ==Personal life== Born in M'Biam, Tchato moved to Europe at a young age with his parents, who worked for the [[List of diplomatic missions of Cameroon|Embassy of Cameroon]] in Paris, and subsequently in London.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nana|first=Walter Wilson|title=Player profiles: Indomitable Lions|url=http://www.africanews.com/site/Player_profiles_Indomitable_Lions/list_messages/14510|accessdate=12 August 2011|newspaper=Africa News|date=9 January 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928222737/http://www.africanews.com/site/Player_profiles_Indomitable_Lions/list_messages/14510|archivedate=28 September 2012}}</ref> He acquired [[French nationality law|French nationality]] by [[naturalization]] on 9 December 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0286 du 10 décembre 1998 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/1998/12/10/0286 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=18617 |language=fr |format=PDF}}</ref> Bill's son [[Enzo Tchato|Enzo]] is also a professional footballer, and plays for Montpellier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2022 |title=Enzo Tchato passe professionnel |url=https://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/2021-2022/equipe-pro/enzo-tchato-passe-professionnel |access-date=8 August 2022 |publisher=[[Montpellier HSC]] |language=fr}}</ref> ==Honours== '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html#squad|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Squads-Lists, Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> runner-up, [[2008 African Cup of Nations|2008]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/08a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2008 - Match Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> *[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: runner up, [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|title=FIFA Confederarions 2003-Cameroon Squad|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=fr|archive-date=December 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204163305/http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3028578.stm|title=France overcome Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{LFP|tchato-mbiayi-bill}} *[http://www.foot-national.com/9349-joueur-football-Tchato-Bill.html Bill Tchato statistics] *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/cameroon/squad/newsid_1935000/1935427.stm BBC: World Cup 2002] {{Navboxes |title=Cameroon squads |bg=#007A5E |fg=#FCD116 |bordercolor=#CE1126 |list1= {{Cameroon Squad Confederations Cup 2001}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 World Cup}} {{Cameroon Squad Confederations Cup 2003}} {{Cameroon Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon Squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tchato, Bill}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Cameroon men's international footballers]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of France]] [[Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2008 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] [[Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players]] [[Category:ASOA Valence players]] [[Category:OGC Nice players]] [[Category:Montpellier HSC players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Ligue 2 players]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:1. 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FC Kaiserslautern]] | caps5 = 55 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2006–2008 | clubs7 = [[Qatar SC]] | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2008–2010 | clubs8 = [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]] | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2010–2011 | clubs9 = [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]] | caps9 = 19 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = [[Akanda FC|Sapins]] | caps10 = | goals10 = | nationalyears1 = 2000–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kam-tchato-intl.html Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi - International Appearances]</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 46 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana-Nigeria]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008 Ghana]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003 France]]|}} }} '''Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi''' (mabi ọjọ ki 14 ochu ẹlu ọdọ1975) is a Cameroonian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He played for [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]], [[ASOA Valence|Valence]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]], [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]], [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], [[Qatar SC]], [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]] and [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]<ref>[http://www.racingstub.com/fiche/pe/3177-bill-tchato Bill Tchato]. Racing Stub. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> and [[Akanda FC|Sapins]]. Tchato represented [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] at international level, making 46 appearances over an eight-year period, scoring one goal. ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == Tchato began his career in France with [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] in 1995,<ref name="L'Équipe">{{Lequipe|3288|accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref> and made 18 league appearances in his [[1995–96 French Division 2|debut season]] which ended with the club being promoted to [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] as champions. He was transferred to [[ASOA Valence|Valence]] in 1996, where he made 69 league appearances and scored six goals over the next two years.<ref name="L'Équipe"/> In 1998, he joined [[OGC Nice]], scoring three goals in 70 league appearances during his time with the club.<ref name="L'Équipe"/> Tchato was signed by [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] in 2000 and he helped them gain promotion to Division 1 in his [[2000–01 French Division 2|first season]]. He made 63 league appearances for the club before moving to Germany in 2003 to play for [[Bundesliga]] side [[1. FC Kaiserslautern|FC Kaiserslautern]].<ref name="LFP">[http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/tchato-mbiayi-bill "Bill Tchato Mbiayi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008000005/http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/tchato-mbiayi-bill |date=8 October 2014 }}. [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]]. Retrieved 9 February 2011.</ref> In 2005, he returned to Nice for one season and then moved to the Middle East to play for [[Qatar SC]].<ref name="LFP"/> Two years later, he joined [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al-Khor]]. Tchato returned to France in 2010 with [[Championnat National]] team [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]].<ref>[http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-17442.html "Bill Tchato vers la signature?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003221449/http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-17442.html |date=3 October 2010 }}. Foot National. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.</ref> A year later, having seen Strasbourg relegated due to financial problems, Tchato moved to Gabon to join [[Gabon Championnat National D1|First Division]] club [[Akanda FC|Sapins]].<ref>[http://www.les-pantheres.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450:arrivee-de-bill-tchato-au-fc-sapins-d1-et-contact-tres-avance-avec-pierre-wome-lend&catid=48:football&Itemid=78 "Arrivée de Bill Tchato au FC Sapins (D1), et contact "très avancé" avec Pierre Womé Lend"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120163306/http://www.les-pantheres.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450%3Aarrivee-de-bill-tchato-au-fc-sapins-d1-et-contact-tres-avance-avec-pierre-wome-lend&catid=48%3Afootball&Itemid=78 |date=20 November 2011 }}. Les Pantheres. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> ==Ukọlọ anẹ ọdọda == He made his debut for the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]] in 2000.<ref>{{NFT player|id=1231|name=Bill Tchato|accessdate=9 February 2011}}</ref> He represented his country at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]],<ref name="FIFA">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080423000559/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=178258/index.html "Bill Tchato"]. [[Fédération Internationale de Football Association]]. Retrieved 9 February 2011.</ref> and the [[2002 African Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] in the same year, which Cameroon won. Tchato appeared in two [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] competitions, in [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]] and [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]].<ref name="FIFA"/> He also played in the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]] and [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]] African Cup of Nations, where Cameroon were defeated by [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in the final. ==Ọlayi nwu == Born in M'Biam, Tchato moved to Europe at a young age with his parents, who worked for the [[List of diplomatic missions of Cameroon|Embassy of Cameroon]] in Paris, and subsequently in London.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nana|first=Walter Wilson|title=Player profiles: Indomitable Lions|url=http://www.africanews.com/site/Player_profiles_Indomitable_Lions/list_messages/14510|accessdate=12 August 2011|newspaper=Africa News|date=9 January 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928222737/http://www.africanews.com/site/Player_profiles_Indomitable_Lions/list_messages/14510|archivedate=28 September 2012}}</ref> He acquired [[French nationality law|French nationality]] by [[naturalization]] on 9 December 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0286 du 10 décembre 1998 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/1998/12/10/0286 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=18617 |language=fr |format=PDF}}</ref> Bill's son [[Enzo Tchato|Enzo]] is also a professional footballer, and plays for Montpellier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2022 |title=Enzo Tchato passe professionnel |url=https://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/2021-2022/equipe-pro/enzo-tchato-passe-professionnel |access-date=8 August 2022 |publisher=[[Montpellier HSC]] |language=fr}}</ref> ==Ami ojima == '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html#squad|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Squads-Lists, Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> runner-up, [[2008 African Cup of Nations|2008]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/08a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2008 - Match Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> *[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: runner up, [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|title=FIFA Confederarions 2003-Cameroon Squad|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=fr|archive-date=December 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204163305/http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3028578.stm|title=France overcome Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == *{{LFP|tchato-mbiayi-bill}} *[http://www.foot-national.com/9349-joueur-football-Tchato-Bill.html Bill Tchato statistics] *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/cameroon/squad/newsid_1935000/1935427.stm BBC: World Cup 2002] {{Navboxes |title=Cameroon squads |bg=#007A5E |fg=#FCD116 |bordercolor=#CE1126 |list1= {{Cameroon Squad Confederations Cup 2001}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 World Cup}} {{Cameroon Squad Confederations Cup 2003}} {{Cameroon Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon Squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tchato, Bill}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Cameroon men's international footballers]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of France]] [[Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2008 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] [[Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players]] [[Category:ASOA Valence players]] [[Category:OGC Nice players]] [[Category:Montpellier HSC players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Ligue 2 players]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:1. 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Playing in Spain since 1999 and representing nearly ten clubs during his professional career, he received a [[Spanish nationality law|passport from that country]] in August 2006.<ref>[http://www.elmundo-eldia.com/2006/08/17/deporte/1155765608.html Kome ya es español y Delibasic se va al AEK de Serra (Kome already Spanish and Delibašić goes to Serra's AEK)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927091911/http://www.elmundo-eldia.com/2006/08/17/deporte/1155765608.html|date=27 September 2007}}; [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]], 17 August 2006 {{in lang|es}}</ref> Kome played mainly for [[CD Numancia|Numancia]] and [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]], amassing [[Segunda División]] totals of 224 matches and 24 goals over nine seasons. He appeared for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] and three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments. ==Club career== Born in [[Bangou, Cameroon|Bangou]], [[West Region (Cameroon)|West Region]], Kome moved to Spain in 1999 at the age of 19 and played there for over a decade. His first team was [[Atlético Madrid B]], and he joined [[Levante UD]] in the [[Segunda División B|third division]] after one season. After representing [[CD Numancia]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.desdesoria.es/2013/05/29/breve-enciclopedia-numantina/|title=Breve enciclopedia numantina|trans-title=Brief ''numantina'' encyclopedia|publisher=Desde Soria|language=es|date=29 May 2013|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> Kome made his [[La Liga]] debut with another [[Madrid]] club, [[Getafe CF]], first appearing 15 minutes in a 3–1 home win against [[Athletic Bilbao]]. On 6 February 2005 he scored the game's only goal in a home victory former side Numancia and, after relative playing time, he dropped down to the [[Segunda División|second level]] and signed with [[Ciudad de Murcia]]. Kome started the [[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07 campaign]] with [[RCD Mallorca]] but, after being overlooked, left for [[Real Valladolid]] during the January [[transfer window]], on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/valladolid/es/desarrollo/738849.html El Valladolid ficha al camerunés Kome (Valladolid sign Cameroonian Kome)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 12 February 2007 {{in lang|es}}</ref> However, after being sparingly played and although still under contract, he managed to reach a buyout and moved to [[CD Tenerife]] on 21 July 2008, on a [[Bosman ruling|Bosman transfer]].<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/tenerife/es/desarrollo/1148617.html El Tenerife presenta a Kome (Tenerife present Kome)]; Marca, 21 July 2008 {{in lang|es}}</ref> On 13 June 2009, Kome scored the game's only goal at [[Girona FC]] as his team confirmed their [[2008–09 Segunda División|return to the top tier]] after seven years.<ref>[https://www.marca.com/2009/06/13/futbol/2adivision/1244921658.html El Tenerife no dio opción a la sorpresa y selló su ascenso en Girona (Tenerife did not wait on a surprise and sealed promotion in Girona)]; Marca, 13 June 2009 {{in lang|es}}</ref> He featured regularly for the [[Canary Islands|Canarians]] in the following two years, but they suffered consecutive relegations. ==International career== A [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon international]] since 2000, Kome was also part of the nation's [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|winning team]] at [[2000 Summer Olympics|that year]]'s [[Summer Olympic Games]]. At full level, he appeared twice at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] and played four matches for the [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations]] winners in [[Egypt]]. Kome was also selected for the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]] and [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]] editions: in the latter, he scored in the epic 11–12 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] quarter-final loss against [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4675316.stm|title=Cameroon 1–1 Ivory Coast|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=4 February 2006|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{BDFutbol|498|name=Daniel N'Gom Kome|accessdate=4 September 2024}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |-x |[[Atlético Madrid B]] |[[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999-2000]] |[[Segunda División]] |33||3||colspan="2"|—||33||3 |- |[[Levante UD|Levante]] |[[2000-01 Segunda División|2000-01]] |Segunda División |7||0||1||0||8||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[CD Numancia|Numancia]] |[[2001-02 Segunda División|2001-02]] |rowspan="3"|Segunda División |27||1||1||0||28||1 |- |[[2002-03 Segunda División|2002-03]] |32||5||2||0||34||5 |- |[[2003-04 Segunda División|2003-04]] |30||6||1||0||31||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !89!!12!!4!!0!!93!!12 |- |[[Getafe CF|Getafe]] |[[2004-05 La Liga|2004-05]] |[[La Liga]] |20||2||3||1||23||3 |- |[[Ciudad de Murcia|Ciudad Murcia]] |[[2005-06 Segunda División|2005-06]] |Segunda División |32||3||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- |[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] |[[2006-07 La Liga|2006-07]] |La Liga |5||0||2||0||7||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] |[[2006-07 Segunda División|2006-07]] |Segunda División |2||0||1||0||3||0 |- |[[2007-08 La Liga|2007-08]] |La Liga |15||1||4||0||19||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!1!!5!!0!!22!!1 |- |rowspan="4"|[[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] |[[2008-09 Segunda División|2008-09]] |Segunda División |36||6||colspan="2"|—||36||6 |- |[[2009-10 La Liga|2009-10]] |La Liga |29||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |[[2010-11 Segunda División|2010-11]] |Segunda División |25||0||1||0||26||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !90!!6!!1!!0!!91!!6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !293!!27!!16!!1!!309!!28 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|1247|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10"|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] |2000||1||0 |- |2001||3||0 |- |2002||10||0 |- |2003||1||0 |- |2004||2||0 |- |2005||4||0 |- |2006||4||0 |- |2007||3||1 |- |2008||2||1 |- |2009||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!35!!2 |} :''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kome goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Daniel N'Gom Kome |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|7 February 2007}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|Togo}} |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=Togo vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/6329/Togo_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |{{dts|19 November 2008}} |[[Olympia Park]], [[Rustenburg]], South Africa |{{fb|South Africa}} |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |style="text-align:center"|2–3 |Friendly |<ref>{{cite web|title=South Africa vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12216/South_Africa_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> |} ==Honours== '''Valladolid''' *[[Segunda División]]: [[2006–07 Segunda División|2006–07]] '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> '''Cameroon U-23''' *[[Olympic medal|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/football/football-men|title=Sydney 2000 football men Results|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{BDFutbol|498|Daniel Kome}} *{{NFT|1247|name=Daniel Kome}} *{{FIFA player|178257|Daniel Kome}} *{{Soccerway|daniel-armand-kome/58580|Daniel Kome}} {{Cameroon Squad 2000 Summer Olympics}} {{Cameroon Squad Confederations Cup 2001}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 World Cup}} {{Cameroon Squad 2004 African Nations Cup}} {{Cameroon Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kome, Daniel Ngom}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from West Region (Cameroon)]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Coton Sport FC de Garoua players]] [[Category:La Liga players]] [[Category:Segunda División players]] [[Category:Atlético Madrileño players]] [[Category:Levante UD players]] [[Category:CD Numancia players]] [[Category:Getafe CF footballers]] [[Category:Ciudad de Murcia footballers]] [[Category:RCD Mallorca players]] [[Category:Real Valladolid players]] [[Category:CD Tenerife players]] [[Category:Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Cameroon men's international footballers]] [[Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Cameroon]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in football]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain]] kr39ehlwu0jedxjqfnx2r17tk4gpdy4 45749 45748 2026-10-17T04:48:18Z Enigmias 1645 45749 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Cameroonian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel Kome | image = | full_name = Daniel Armand N'Gom Kome | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Bangou, Cameroon]] | height = 1.75 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1995 | youthclubs1 = Lycée Bandjoun | youthyears2 = 1996 | youthclubs2 = Stade Bandjoun | youthyears3 = 1997–1999 | youthclubs3 = [[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Cotonsport Garoua]] | years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [[Atlético Madrid B]] | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2000–2001 | clubs2 = [[Levante UD|Levante]] | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2001–2004 | clubs3 = [[CD Numancia|Numancia]] | caps3 = 89 | goals3 = 12 | years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = [[Getafe CF|Getafe]] | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = [[Ciudad de Murcia|Ciudad Murcia]] | caps5 = 32 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2008–2011 | clubs8 = [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] | caps8 = 90 | goals8 = 6 | totalcaps = 293 | totalgoals = 27 | nationalyears1 = 2000–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] | nationalcaps1 = 35 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002 Mali]]|}} {{MedalComp|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]}} {{Medal|G|[[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]}} }} '''Daniel Armand N'Gom Kome''' (born 19 May 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. Playing in Spain since 1999 and representing nearly ten clubs during his professional career, he received a [[Spanish nationality law|passport from that country]] in August 2006.<ref>[http://www.elmundo-eldia.com/2006/08/17/deporte/1155765608.html Kome ya es español y Delibasic se va al AEK de Serra (Kome already Spanish and Delibašić goes to Serra's AEK)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927091911/http://www.elmundo-eldia.com/2006/08/17/deporte/1155765608.html|date=27 September 2007}}; [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]], 17 August 2006 {{in lang|es}}</ref> Kome played mainly for [[CD Numancia|Numancia]] and [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]], amassing [[Segunda División]] totals of 224 matches and 24 goals over nine seasons. He appeared for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] and three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments. ==Ugbo ki rọ == Born in [[Bangou, Cameroon|Bangou]], [[West Region (Cameroon)|West Region]], Kome moved to Spain in 1999 at the age of 19 and played there for over a decade. His first team was [[Atlético Madrid B]], and he joined [[Levante UD]] in the [[Segunda División B|third division]] after one season. After representing [[CD Numancia]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.desdesoria.es/2013/05/29/breve-enciclopedia-numantina/|title=Breve enciclopedia numantina|trans-title=Brief ''numantina'' encyclopedia|publisher=Desde Soria|language=es|date=29 May 2013|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> Kome made his [[La Liga]] debut with another [[Madrid]] club, [[Getafe CF]], first appearing 15 minutes in a 3–1 home win against [[Athletic Bilbao]]. On 6 February 2005 he scored the game's only goal in a home victory former side Numancia and, after relative playing time, he dropped down to the [[Segunda División|second level]] and signed with [[Ciudad de Murcia]]. Kome started the [[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07 campaign]] with [[RCD Mallorca]] but, after being overlooked, left for [[Real Valladolid]] during the January [[transfer window]], on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/valladolid/es/desarrollo/738849.html El Valladolid ficha al camerunés Kome (Valladolid sign Cameroonian Kome)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 12 February 2007 {{in lang|es}}</ref> However, after being sparingly played and although still under contract, he managed to reach a buyout and moved to [[CD Tenerife]] on 21 July 2008, on a [[Bosman ruling|Bosman transfer]].<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/tenerife/es/desarrollo/1148617.html El Tenerife presenta a Kome (Tenerife present Kome)]; Marca, 21 July 2008 {{in lang|es}}</ref> On 13 June 2009, Kome scored the game's only goal at [[Girona FC]] as his team confirmed their [[2008–09 Segunda División|return to the top tier]] after seven years.<ref>[https://www.marca.com/2009/06/13/futbol/2adivision/1244921658.html El Tenerife no dio opción a la sorpresa y selló su ascenso en Girona (Tenerife did not wait on a surprise and sealed promotion in Girona)]; Marca, 13 June 2009 {{in lang|es}}</ref> He featured regularly for the [[Canary Islands|Canarians]] in the following two years, but they suffered consecutive relegations. ==Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu == A [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon international]] since 2000, Kome was also part of the nation's [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|winning team]] at [[2000 Summer Olympics|that year]]'s [[Summer Olympic Games]]. At full level, he appeared twice at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] and played four matches for the [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations]] winners in [[Egypt]]. Kome was also selected for the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]] and [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]] editions: in the latter, he scored in the epic 11–12 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] quarter-final loss against [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4675316.stm|title=Cameroon 1–1 Ivory Coast|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=4 February 2006|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref> ==Aluka ukọlọ nwu == ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{BDFutbol|498|name=Daniel N'Gom Kome|accessdate=4 September 2024}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |-x |[[Atlético Madrid B]] |[[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999-2000]] |[[Segunda División]] |33||3||colspan="2"|—||33||3 |- |[[Levante UD|Levante]] |[[2000-01 Segunda División|2000-01]] |Segunda División |7||0||1||0||8||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[CD Numancia|Numancia]] |[[2001-02 Segunda División|2001-02]] |rowspan="3"|Segunda División |27||1||1||0||28||1 |- |[[2002-03 Segunda División|2002-03]] |32||5||2||0||34||5 |- |[[2003-04 Segunda División|2003-04]] |30||6||1||0||31||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !89!!12!!4!!0!!93!!12 |- |[[Getafe CF|Getafe]] |[[2004-05 La Liga|2004-05]] |[[La Liga]] |20||2||3||1||23||3 |- |[[Ciudad de Murcia|Ciudad Murcia]] |[[2005-06 Segunda División|2005-06]] |Segunda División |32||3||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- |[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] |[[2006-07 La Liga|2006-07]] |La Liga |5||0||2||0||7||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] |[[2006-07 Segunda División|2006-07]] |Segunda División |2||0||1||0||3||0 |- |[[2007-08 La Liga|2007-08]] |La Liga |15||1||4||0||19||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!1!!5!!0!!22!!1 |- |rowspan="4"|[[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] |[[2008-09 Segunda División|2008-09]] |Segunda División |36||6||colspan="2"|—||36||6 |- |[[2009-10 La Liga|2009-10]] |La Liga |29||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |[[2010-11 Segunda División|2010-11]] |Segunda División |25||0||1||0||26||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !90!!6!!1!!0!!91!!6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !293!!27!!16!!1!!309!!28 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|1247|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10"|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] |2000||1||0 |- |2001||3||0 |- |2002||10||0 |- |2003||1||0 |- |2004||2||0 |- |2005||4||0 |- |2006||4||0 |- |2007||3||1 |- |2008||2||1 |- |2009||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!35!!2 |} :''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kome goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Daniel N'Gom Kome |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|7 February 2007}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|Togo}} |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=Togo vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/6329/Togo_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |{{dts|19 November 2008}} |[[Olympia Park]], [[Rustenburg]], South Africa |{{fb|South Africa}} |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |style="text-align:center"|2–3 |Friendly |<ref>{{cite web|title=South Africa vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12216/South_Africa_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> |} ==Ami ojima == '''Valladolid''' *[[Segunda División]]: [[2006–07 Segunda División|2006–07]] '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> '''Cameroon U-23''' *[[Olympic medal|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/football/football-men|title=Sydney 2000 football men Results|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == *{{BDFutbol|498|Daniel Kome}} *{{NFT|1247|name=Daniel Kome}} *{{FIFA player|178257|Daniel Kome}} *{{Soccerway|daniel-armand-kome/58580|Daniel Kome}} {{Cameroon Squad 2000 Summer Olympics}} {{Cameroon Squad Confederations Cup 2001}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 World Cup}} {{Cameroon Squad 2004 African Nations Cup}} {{Cameroon Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kome, Daniel Ngom}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from West Region (Cameroon)]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Coton Sport FC de Garoua players]] [[Category:La Liga players]] [[Category:Segunda División players]] [[Category:Atlético Madrileño players]] [[Category:Levante UD players]] [[Category:CD Numancia players]] [[Category:Getafe CF footballers]] [[Category:Ciudad de Murcia footballers]] [[Category:RCD Mallorca players]] [[Category:Real Valladolid players]] [[Category:CD Tenerife players]] [[Category:Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Cameroon men's international footballers]] [[Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Cameroon]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in football]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain]] ijad6pjfl6seq4x6hyinrjap2bsaa10 0 2856 45750 2026-10-17T04:49:50Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{short description|Algerian footballer and manager (born 1979)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hocine Achiou | fullname = Hocine Achiou | height = {{Height|m=1.72}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|27}} | birth_place = [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 1990–1996 | youthclubs1 = [[ES Ben Aknoun]] | years1 = 1996–2006 | clubs1 = [[USM Alger]] | caps1 = 95 | goals1 = 17 | years2 = 2006–..." 45750 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer and manager (born 1979)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hocine Achiou | fullname = Hocine Achiou | height = {{Height|m=1.72}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|27}} | birth_place = [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 1990–1996 | youthclubs1 = [[ES Ben Aknoun]] | years1 = 1996–2006 | clubs1 = [[USM Alger]] | caps1 = 95 | goals1 = 17 | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = [[FC Aarau]] | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = [[USM Alger]] | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2009–2011 | clubs5 = [[USM Alger]] | caps5 = 46 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [[ASO Chlef]] | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = [[MC Oran]] | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2013–2015 | clubs8 = [[USM Bel-Abbès]] | caps8 = 23 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = [[RC Arbaâ]] | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2017–2017 | clubs10 = [[WA Boufarik]] | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 1 | pcupdate = 00:00, May 17, 2012 (UTC) | nationalyears1 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 26 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | ntupdate = 00:00, April 28, 2012 (UTC) | manageryears1 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs1 = [[Algeria national under-20 football team|Algeria U20]] | manageryears2 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs2 = [[SKAF Khemis Miliana]] | manageryears3 = 2025 | managerclubs3 = [[USM Khenchela]] | manageryears4 = 2026– | managerclubs4 = [[Al-Shomooa SC]] | image = Hocine Achiou.jpg | caption = Achiou wearing the uniform of the Algerian soccer team }} '''Hocine Achiou''' ({{langx|ar|حسين عشيو}}; born April 27, 1979) is a former [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. Achiou was a member of the [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] at the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations]] where he scored a wonderful individual goal against rivals Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3439711.stm|title=Algeria shock Egypt|author=Obayiuwana, Osasu|publisher=BBC|date=January 29, 2004|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> ==Football career== Achiou started his playing career with ES Ben Aknoun before joining the junior ranks of [[USM Alger]]. He would eventually sign his first professional contract with the club. Achiou was an important member of the team's [[African Champions League]] run in 2003 and 2004. USM Alger made the final eight (group stage) in both those years and even made it to the semi-final in 2003 when they lost 3–2 on aggregate to eventual champions [[Enyimba FC]]. He had numerous opportunities to join European clubs but the player could not agree on financial terms with the clubs. He had trials with Premiership-sides [[Fulham FC]] and [[Portsmouth FC]] and French clubs [[CS Sedan]] and [[FC Lorient]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news.php?hot_id=1808M |access-date=2008-12-16 |title=Archived copy |archive-date=2012-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402015123/http://www.dzfoot.com/news.php?hot_id=1808M |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hocine finally signed a one-year deal with Swiss club [[FC Aarau]] in the summer of 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.maxifoot.com/info-054902_60831/football.php|title=Aarau : débuts européens pour Achiou|website=news.maxifoot.com|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref> He scored a goal in his first league game against [[FC St. Gallen]]. In the summer of 2007, he left [[FC Aarau]] after just one season and immediately joined his former team USM Alger. In January 2009, he joined [[JS Kabylie]]. َAfter six successful months, he returned to his former team USM Alger. In the summer of 2011, he left USM Alger definitively to join [[ASO Chlef]]. In January 2013, he joined [[MC Oran]]. In the summer of 2013, he joined [[USM Bel-Abbès]] and he led him to return to the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]]. In January 2016, he joined [[RC Arbaâ]]. In January 2017, he joined [[WA Boufarik]]. ===FC Aarau=== Hocine Achiou stated that he received several offers to play abroad during his career. Among the most notable was an offer from French club [[Stade Rennais FC|Stade Rennais]] in 2004 worth €700,000, as well as an offer from [[CS Sedan]] in 2005 worth €250,000. However, USM Alger president [[Saïd Allik]] rejected these offers and demanded more than €1 million for the player. In 2006, Achiou decided to pursue a move to Europe and underwent a trial with [[FC Lorient]], where he impressed coach [[Christian Gourcuff]], who agreed to sign him. However, the deal fell through because of a disagreement over the salary, with Achiou refusing to sign the proposed contract. After returning to Algeria, Achiou was unable to join another club because the transfer window had closed. He eventually moved to Switzerland, where he signed a one-season contract with [[FC Aarau]]. Achiou also revealed that [[Saïd Allik]] initially refused to issue his release certificate (''lettre de sortie''). As a result, Achiou sent his new contract to [[Mohamed Raouraoua]], then president of the [[Algerian Football Federation]] (FAF). Raouraoua subsequently issued the release certificate, approximately one month after Achiou had signed with the Swiss club. ===JS Kabylie=== On 10 December 2008, Hocine Achiou signed a year and a half contract with [[JS Kabylie]]. The talented attacking midfielder had been inactive for several months and was expected to make his debut for his new club after the opening of the winter transfer window. Achiou immediately began training with his new teammates at [[JS Kabylie]], aiming to regain his fitness in preparation for the first match of the second half of the season. He was expected to finalize the contract formalities with club president [[Mohand Chérif Hannachi]] that same day before wearing the club’s yellow and green shirt and taking part in training under new head coach [[Jean-Christian Lang]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexpression.dz/sports/achiou-rejoint-les-canaris-60610 |title=Achiou rejoint les Canaris |website=L'expression |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> Achiou scored his first goal on 2 January 2009, in a postponed match from the 8th round, a 1–1 draw against [[MSP Batna]]. During his spell at JS Kabylie, Hocine Achiou became involved in a controversy with the club's supporters following a defeat against [[Al Ahly (Tripoli)|Al Ahly Tripoli]] in the [[2009 CAF Champions League|Champions League]]. Some fans criticized the midfielder after he responded to bottles thrown at him from the stands, considering his reaction inappropriate given his status within the team. Despite the incident, Achiou had been voted JS Kabylie’s best player of the previous month. [[Jean-Christian Lang|Lang]] also defended the player, explaining that Achiou had been closely marked by the opposition and was consequently moved to the right flank during the match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.echoroukonline.com/%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%88-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A8 |title=جماهير القبائل غاضبة على آشيو وتطالب برحيله |website=Echorouk Online |date=16 March 2009 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> === ASO Chlef=== On 20 August 2011, ASO Chlef officials surprised everyone by signing former USMA player Hocine Achiou. Achiou signed his contract with the reigning champions in Algiers, following negotiations with club president Abdelkrim Medouar. The two sides reached an agreement on all points, including the contract duration, salary, and terms. According to President Medouar, the former USMA and Algeria international was convinced by the project and was expected to join the squad in Morocco for the pre-season training camp.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexpressiondz.com/sports/achiou-signe-une-saison-avec-laso-137599 |title=Achiou signe une saison avec l'ASO |website=L'expression |date=20 August 2011 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.algerie360.com/aso-achiou-rejoint-le-groupe-et-entame-lentrainement/ |title=ASO : Achiou rejoint le groupe et entame l’entraînement |website=[[DZfoot]] |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> ===MC Oran=== On 10 January 2013, Hocine Achiou officially joined [[MC Oran]], signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with the club. He wore the number 13 shirt from the second half of the season. The former [[ASO Chlef]] player said he chose the Oran club after being convinced by the speech of president Ahmed Belhadj. Achiou joined MC Oran with the aim of strengthening the team and contributing his experience to the squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/mco-achiou-sengage-pour-18-mois-et-portera-le-numero-13.html |title=MCO : Achiou s'engage pour 18 mois et portera le numéro 13 |website=Competition |date=11 January 2013 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> ===USM Bel Abbès=== Following [[USM Bel Abbès]]' relegation to [[Algerian League 2|Ligue 2]], Hocine Achiou joined the club from [[MC Oran]], marking his first spell with [[USM Bel Abbès]]. Achiou had joined [[MC Oran]] during the second half of the previous season before requesting the termination of his contract through the [[Algerian Football Federation]]'s Dispute Resolution Chamber. According to USMBA president Djilali Bensenada, the request was approved, allowing Achiou to sign for USM Bel Abbès. The club viewed his experience as an important addition to the squad for the [[Algerian League 2|Ligue 2]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexpressiondz.com/sports/signature-imminente-de-belkaid-et-achiou-178436 |title=Signature imminente de Belkaïd et Achiou |website=L'expression |date=30 July 2013 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> After helping [[USM Bel Abbès]] earn promotion to [[2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]], Achiou enjoyed an impressive season, scoring 12 goals, making 28 appearances in 29 matches, and providing more than 20 assists. He stated that USMBA had the quality necessary to reach the top flight and regarded the promotion as a collective achievement. Alongside his playing career, Achiou considered a future transition into coaching. Holding a first-level coaching qualification, he believed he possessed the necessary qualities in man-management and tactical understanding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/achiou-bel-abbes-a-vaincu-tous-ses-jaloux.html |title=Achiou : «Bel-Abbès a vaincu tous ses jaloux» |website=Competition |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> During the [[2014–15 USM Bel-Abbès season|2014–15 season]], Hocine Achiou became involved in a dispute with the management of [[USM Bel Abbès]], which resulted in his removal from the squad. According to club president Yahia Amroune, Achiou was accused of encouraging several teammates to boycott the team before a crucial match against USM Alger as the club battled to avoid relegation from [[2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]. The club sent a bailiff to document what it considered an abandonment of duty before deciding to remove Achiou from the squad. The dispute was reportedly linked to disagreements over players’ financial entitlements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/article/20150418/37457.html |title=USM Bel Abbes : Achiou et Tchico virés, Yeghni en sursis |website=Radio Algerie |date=18 April 2015 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> ==International career== Achiou was part of the Algerian team that finished second in their group in the first round of the [[2004 African Nations Cup]] behind [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] before being defeated by [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in the quarter-finals. Achiou had scored an important goal against [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in one of the group stage matches that was instrumental in helping Algeria reach the quarterfinals. Achiou also scored a goal against Zimbabwe which would be the difference in the tie-breaker against Egypt, and ultimately qualify Algeria to the quarter-finals. Achiou has 25 caps for the Algerian national team and has scored 3 goals. ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8" valign="center"|[[USM Alger]] |[[1999–2000 USM Alger season|1999–2000]] |rowspan=7| [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Division 1]] |5||0||colspan=2|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CWC">All appearance(s) in [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]</ref>||0||colspan=2|—||6||0 |- |[[2000–01 USM Alger season|2000–01]] |17||1||5||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||22||2 |- |[[2001–02 USM Alger season|2001–02]] |25||2||2||0||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CWC"/>||1||colspan=2|—||31||3 |- |[[2002–03 USM Alger season|2002–03]] |27||3||5||0||7<ref group="lower-alpha">four appearances in [[2003 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]], three appearances and one goal in [[2002 African Cup Winners' Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]]</ref>||1||colspan=2|—||39||4 |- |[[2003–04 USM Alger season|2003–04]] |26||7||4||1||11<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL">All appearance(s) in [[CAF Champions League|Champions League]]</ref>||0||colspan=2|—||41||8 |- |[[2004–05 USM Alger season|2004–05]] |18||2||1||0||12<ref group="lower-alpha">ten appearances and one goal in [[CAF Champions League]], two appearances and one goal in [[2005 CAF Confederation Cup|CAF Confederation Cup]]</ref>||2||colspan=2|—||31||4 |- |[[2005–06 USM Alger season|2005–06]] |24||5||4||1||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL"/>||1||colspan=2|—||30||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !142!!20!!21!!6!!37!!5!!0!!0!!200!!31 |- |[[FC Aarau]] |[[2006–07 Swiss Super League|2006–07]] | [[Swiss Super League|SSL]] |28||4||1||1||colspan=2|—||2||0||31||5 |- |[[USM Alger]] |[[2007–08 USM Alger season|2007–08]] |rowspan=3| Division 1 |23||5||2||0||colspan=2|—||8<ref group="lower-alpha" name="ACL">All appearance(s) in [[Arab Champions League]]</ref>||0||33||5 |- |[[JS Kabylie]] |[[2008–09 JS Kabylie season|2008–09]] |18||3||1||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL"/>||0||colspan=2|—||21||3 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[USM Alger]] |[[2009–10 USM Alger season|2009–10]] |18||0||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||19||1 |- |[[2010–11 USM Alger season|2010–11]] |[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]] |28||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||29||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !36!!1!!2!!1!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!38!!2 |- |[[ASO Chlef]] |[[2011–12 ASO Chlef season|2011–12]] |rowspan=2| Ligue 1 |23||0||1||0||3<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL"/>||0||colspan=2|—||27||0 |- |[[MC Oran]] |[[2012–13 MC Oran season|2012–13]] |10||2||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||2 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[USM Bel Abbès]] |[[2013–14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2|2013–14]] | [[Algerian Ligue 2|Ligue 2]] |29||12||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||31||12 |- |[[2014–15 USM Bel-Abbès season|2014–15]] |Ligue 1 |24||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||24||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!16!!2!!0!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!55!!16 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[RC Arbaâ]] |[[2015–16 RC Arbaâ season|2015–16]] |Ligue 1 |11||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||0 |- |[[2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2|2016–17]] |Ligue 2 |6||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!2!!1!!0!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!18!!2 |- |[[WA Boufarik]] |[[2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2|2016–17]] |Ligue 2 |3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !345!!54!!33!!8!!42!!5!!10!!0!!430!!67 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==National team statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2003||5||1 |- |2004||13||2 |- |2005||5||0 |- |2006||2||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||0||0 |- |2009||1||0 |- !Total||26||3 |} ==Managerial career== On 16 November 2017, Hocine Achiou was appointed assistant coach of the [[Algeria national under-20 football team]] (U20), marking his first experience as a coach. Before his appointment, Achiou met with [[Boualem Charef]], the national teams director, at the [[:fr:Centre technique national de Sidi Moussa|Centre technique national in Sidi Moussa]] to discuss the terms of his appointment. He was expected to officially sign his contract following [[Kheïreddine Zetchi]]’s return from Morocco. Having obtained the required coaching qualifications through a training programme organised by the [[Algerian Football Federation]] (FAF) towards the end of his playing career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lagazettedufennec.com/u20-achiou-nomme-selectionneur/ |title=EN U20 : Achiou nommé sélectionneur |website=La gazette du fennec |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> In 2019, former [[Algeria national under-20 football team|Algeria U20]] assistant coach Achiou accused [[Algerian Football Federation|FAF]] president [[Kheïreddine Zetchi|Zetchi]] of interfering in player selection and allegedly requesting the inclusion of a player to grant him international status. Achiou claimed that the coaching staff's refusal contributed to their dismissal, officially attributed to their failure to qualify for the [[2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations|Africa U-20 Cup of Nations]]. On 22 February 2019, the [[Algerian Football Federation|FAF]] denied his allegations, accused him of making false statements, and threatened possible legal action.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lagazettedufennec.com/faf-repond-sechement-a-hocine-achiou/ |title=La FAF répond sèchement à Hocine Achiou |website=La gazette du fennec |date=22 February 2019 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.algerie360.com/il-revient-sur-le-limogeage-du-staff-de-la-selection-u20-achiou-tire-a-boulets-rouges-sur-zetchi/ |title=Il revient sur le limogeage du staff de la sélection U20 : Achiou tire à boulets rouges sur Zetchi |website=Algerie 360 |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> On 1 September 2021, Hocine Achiou was appointed sporting director of [[USM Alger]]. The former USMA player was chosen by club chairman Achour Djelloul after the supporters called for a former club player to take over the position. Achiou reached an agreement with Djelloul after a meeting at the [[Groupe SERPORT]] headquarters and officially signed his contract. Achiou began his duties the following day, taking responsibility for the club's sporting affairs, including the recruitment campaign, negotiations over the release of players, and preparation of the roadmap for the new season. Achiou welcomed his return to USMA, stating that he had accepted the position out of loyalty to the club and that he wanted to help restore the team to its position as a major title contender.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/ligue-1/usma-achiou-nouveau-directeur-sportif.html |title=USMA : Achiou nouveau directeur sportif |website=Competition |date=2 September 2021 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usma-hocine-achiou-nouveau-directeur-sportif-210342.html |title=USMA : Hocine Achiou nouveau directeur sportif |website=dzfoot.com |date= 2 September 2021 |accessdate= 2 September 2021}}</ref> On April 15, 2022, Achiou was dismissed as sporting director following a decision unanimously approved by the club's board of directors. The dismissal was announced by board chairman Djelloul on [[Radio Algeria]] after a meeting attended by several club officials and players.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usm-alger-serport-limoge-hocine-achiou-223544.html |title=USM Alger : Serport limoge Hocine Achiou |website=dzfoot.com |date=16 April 2022 |accessdate=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/sports/usma-achiou-limoge-181342 |title=USMA : Achiou limogé |website=[[El Moudjahid]] |date=15 April 2022 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref> Hocine Achiou joined [[USM Khenchela]] during the 2024–25 season, replacing [[Chérif Hadjar]], with the objective of avoiding relegation. Taking charge with eight matches remaining, USMK were 11th with 24 points, only three points above the relegation zone. Achiou successfully secured the club's survival, collecting 16 points from the remaining 24. Under his management, USMK recorded five victories, one draw and two defeats, including notable wins over [[MC Alger]], [[USM Alger]], [[MC El Bayadh]], [[US Biskra]] and [[ES Sétif]]. His positive results transformed the team's performances during the final eight matches and allowed him to accomplish his primary objective of maintaining [[USM Khenchela]] in [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]. His contract, which ran until the end of the season, subsequently left him free to consider his future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport24dz.com/usmk-le-pari-reussi-de-hocine-achiou/ |title=USMK : Le pari réussi de Hocine Achiou |website=Sport 24 |date=29 June 2025 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/chrono/ligue-1-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-de-lusmk.html |title=Ligue 1 : Achiou nouvel entraîneur de l'USMK |website=Competition |date=14 April 2025 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref> On 4 March 2026, Hocine Achiou was officially appointed head coach of Libyan club Al-Shomooa SC, marking a new stage in his coaching career. He appointed his former USM Alger teammate [[:fr:Abdelouahab Tizarouine|Abdelouahab Tizarouine]] as his assistant.<ref name="libye-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-dal-shomooa-sc">{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/chrono/libye-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-dal-shomooa-sc.html |title=Libye : Achiou nouvel entraîneur d’Al-Shomooa SC |website=Competition |date=15 April 2022 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref> ==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 1 July 2026}} {|class="wikitable" |+Key |- | width="40px" bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align="center"|* | [[Caretaker manager|Caretaker]] |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record |- !P!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- | align="left|[[SKAF Khemis Miliana]] |{{flagicon|Algeria}} |align=left|1 September 2024 |align=left|14 April 2025 {{WDL|0|0|0|0}} |- | align="left|[[USM Khenchela]] |{{flagicon|Algeria}} |align=left|15 April 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/chrono/ligue-1-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-de-lusmk.html |title=Ligue 1 : Achiou nouvel entraîneur de l'USMK |website=Competition |date=14 April 2025 |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> |align=left|21 June 2025 {{WDL|8|5|1|2}} |- | align="left|[[Al-Shomooa SC]] |{{flagicon|Libya}} |align=left|4 March 2026<ref name="libye-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-dal-shomooa-sc" /> |align=left| {{WDL|6|4|1|1}} |- | colspan=4 | '''Career Total''' {{WDLtot|8|5|1|2}} |} ==Honours== ===As a player=== '''USM Alger''' * [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]] (3): [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Algerian Championnat National|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] * [[Algerian Cup]] (3): [[2000–01 Algerian Cup|2000–01]], [[2002–03 Algerian Cup|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=135}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Achiou, Hocine}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:FC Aarau players]] [[Category:Swiss Super League players]] [[Category:Kabyle people]] [[Category:Footballers from Algiers]] [[Category:USM Alger players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:ASO Chlef players]] [[Category:USM Bel Abbès players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:WA Boufarik players]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] ka4l0ehlxsup0ky7g6z8ox1vrtqv1fz 45751 45750 2026-10-17T04:52:39Z Enigmias 1645 45751 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer and manager (born 1979)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hocine Achiou | fullname = Hocine Achiou | height = {{Height|m=1.72}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|27}} | birth_place = [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 1990–1996 | youthclubs1 = [[ES Ben Aknoun]] | years1 = 1996–2006 | clubs1 = [[USM Alger]] | caps1 = 95 | goals1 = 17 | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = [[FC Aarau]] | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = [[USM Alger]] | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2009–2011 | clubs5 = [[USM Alger]] | caps5 = 46 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [[ASO Chlef]] | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = [[MC Oran]] | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2013–2015 | clubs8 = [[USM Bel-Abbès]] | caps8 = 23 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = [[RC Arbaâ]] | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2017–2017 | clubs10 = [[WA Boufarik]] | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 1 | pcupdate = 00:00, May 17, 2012 (UTC) | nationalyears1 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps1 = 26 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | ntupdate = 00:00, April 28, 2012 (UTC) | manageryears1 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs1 = [[Algeria national under-20 football team|Algeria U20]] | manageryears2 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs2 = [[SKAF Khemis Miliana]] | manageryears3 = 2025 | managerclubs3 = [[USM Khenchela]] | manageryears4 = 2026– | managerclubs4 = [[Al-Shomooa SC]] | image = Hocine Achiou.jpg | caption = Achiou wearing the uniform of the Algerian soccer team }} '''Hocine Achiou''' ({{langx|ar|حسين عشيو}}; born April 27, 1979) is a former [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. Achiou was a member of the [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] at the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations]] where he scored a wonderful individual goal against rivals Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3439711.stm|title=Algeria shock Egypt|author=Obayiuwana, Osasu|publisher=BBC|date=January 29, 2004|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> ==Ukọlọ bọlu== Achiou started his playing career with ES Ben Aknoun before joining the junior ranks of [[USM Alger]]. He would eventually sign his first professional contract with the club. Achiou was an important member of the team's [[African Champions League]] run in 2003 and 2004. USM Alger made the final eight (group stage) in both those years and even made it to the semi-final in 2003 when they lost 3–2 on aggregate to eventual champions [[Enyimba FC]]. He had numerous opportunities to join European clubs but the player could not agree on financial terms with the clubs. He had trials with Premiership-sides [[Fulham FC]] and [[Portsmouth FC]] and French clubs [[CS Sedan]] and [[FC Lorient]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news.php?hot_id=1808M |access-date=2008-12-16 |title=Archived copy |archive-date=2012-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402015123/http://www.dzfoot.com/news.php?hot_id=1808M |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hocine finally signed a one-year deal with Swiss club [[FC Aarau]] in the summer of 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.maxifoot.com/info-054902_60831/football.php|title=Aarau : débuts européens pour Achiou|website=news.maxifoot.com|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref> He scored a goal in his first league game against [[FC St. Gallen]]. In the summer of 2007, he left [[FC Aarau]] after just one season and immediately joined his former team USM Alger. In January 2009, he joined [[JS Kabylie]]. َAfter six successful months, he returned to his former team USM Alger. In the summer of 2011, he left USM Alger definitively to join [[ASO Chlef]]. In January 2013, he joined [[MC Oran]]. In the summer of 2013, he joined [[USM Bel-Abbès]] and he led him to return to the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]]. In January 2016, he joined [[RC Arbaâ]]. In January 2017, he joined [[WA Boufarik]]. ===FC Aarau=== Hocine Achiou stated that he received several offers to play abroad during his career. Among the most notable was an offer from French club [[Stade Rennais FC|Stade Rennais]] in 2004 worth €700,000, as well as an offer from [[CS Sedan]] in 2005 worth €250,000. However, USM Alger president [[Saïd Allik]] rejected these offers and demanded more than €1 million for the player. In 2006, Achiou decided to pursue a move to Europe and underwent a trial with [[FC Lorient]], where he impressed coach [[Christian Gourcuff]], who agreed to sign him. However, the deal fell through because of a disagreement over the salary, with Achiou refusing to sign the proposed contract. After returning to Algeria, Achiou was unable to join another club because the transfer window had closed. He eventually moved to Switzerland, where he signed a one-season contract with [[FC Aarau]]. Achiou also revealed that [[Saïd Allik]] initially refused to issue his release certificate (''lettre de sortie''). As a result, Achiou sent his new contract to [[Mohamed Raouraoua]], then president of the [[Algerian Football Federation]] (FAF). Raouraoua subsequently issued the release certificate, approximately one month after Achiou had signed with the Swiss club. ===JS Kabylie=== On 10 December 2008, Hocine Achiou signed a year and a half contract with [[JS Kabylie]]. The talented attacking midfielder had been inactive for several months and was expected to make his debut for his new club after the opening of the winter transfer window. Achiou immediately began training with his new teammates at [[JS Kabylie]], aiming to regain his fitness in preparation for the first match of the second half of the season. He was expected to finalize the contract formalities with club president [[Mohand Chérif Hannachi]] that same day before wearing the club’s yellow and green shirt and taking part in training under new head coach [[Jean-Christian Lang]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexpression.dz/sports/achiou-rejoint-les-canaris-60610 |title=Achiou rejoint les Canaris |website=L'expression |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> Achiou scored his first goal on 2 January 2009, in a postponed match from the 8th round, a 1–1 draw against [[MSP Batna]]. During his spell at JS Kabylie, Hocine Achiou became involved in a controversy with the club's supporters following a defeat against [[Al Ahly (Tripoli)|Al Ahly Tripoli]] in the [[2009 CAF Champions League|Champions League]]. Some fans criticized the midfielder after he responded to bottles thrown at him from the stands, considering his reaction inappropriate given his status within the team. Despite the incident, Achiou had been voted JS Kabylie’s best player of the previous month. [[Jean-Christian Lang|Lang]] also defended the player, explaining that Achiou had been closely marked by the opposition and was consequently moved to the right flank during the match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.echoroukonline.com/%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%88-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A8 |title=جماهير القبائل غاضبة على آشيو وتطالب برحيله |website=Echorouk Online |date=16 March 2009 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> === ASO Chlef=== On 20 August 2011, ASO Chlef officials surprised everyone by signing former USMA player Hocine Achiou. Achiou signed his contract with the reigning champions in Algiers, following negotiations with club president Abdelkrim Medouar. The two sides reached an agreement on all points, including the contract duration, salary, and terms. According to President Medouar, the former USMA and Algeria international was convinced by the project and was expected to join the squad in Morocco for the pre-season training camp.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexpressiondz.com/sports/achiou-signe-une-saison-avec-laso-137599 |title=Achiou signe une saison avec l'ASO |website=L'expression |date=20 August 2011 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.algerie360.com/aso-achiou-rejoint-le-groupe-et-entame-lentrainement/ |title=ASO : Achiou rejoint le groupe et entame l’entraînement |website=[[DZfoot]] |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> ===MC Oran=== On 10 January 2013, Hocine Achiou officially joined [[MC Oran]], signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with the club. He wore the number 13 shirt from the second half of the season. The former [[ASO Chlef]] player said he chose the Oran club after being convinced by the speech of president Ahmed Belhadj. Achiou joined MC Oran with the aim of strengthening the team and contributing his experience to the squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/mco-achiou-sengage-pour-18-mois-et-portera-le-numero-13.html |title=MCO : Achiou s'engage pour 18 mois et portera le numéro 13 |website=Competition |date=11 January 2013 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> ===USM Bel Abbès=== Following [[USM Bel Abbès]]' relegation to [[Algerian League 2|Ligue 2]], Hocine Achiou joined the club from [[MC Oran]], marking his first spell with [[USM Bel Abbès]]. Achiou had joined [[MC Oran]] during the second half of the previous season before requesting the termination of his contract through the [[Algerian Football Federation]]'s Dispute Resolution Chamber. According to USMBA president Djilali Bensenada, the request was approved, allowing Achiou to sign for USM Bel Abbès. The club viewed his experience as an important addition to the squad for the [[Algerian League 2|Ligue 2]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexpressiondz.com/sports/signature-imminente-de-belkaid-et-achiou-178436 |title=Signature imminente de Belkaïd et Achiou |website=L'expression |date=30 July 2013 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> After helping [[USM Bel Abbès]] earn promotion to [[2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]], Achiou enjoyed an impressive season, scoring 12 goals, making 28 appearances in 29 matches, and providing more than 20 assists. He stated that USMBA had the quality necessary to reach the top flight and regarded the promotion as a collective achievement. Alongside his playing career, Achiou considered a future transition into coaching. Holding a first-level coaching qualification, he believed he possessed the necessary qualities in man-management and tactical understanding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/achiou-bel-abbes-a-vaincu-tous-ses-jaloux.html |title=Achiou : «Bel-Abbès a vaincu tous ses jaloux» |website=Competition |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> During the [[2014–15 USM Bel-Abbès season|2014–15 season]], Hocine Achiou became involved in a dispute with the management of [[USM Bel Abbès]], which resulted in his removal from the squad. According to club president Yahia Amroune, Achiou was accused of encouraging several teammates to boycott the team before a crucial match against USM Alger as the club battled to avoid relegation from [[2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]. The club sent a bailiff to document what it considered an abandonment of duty before deciding to remove Achiou from the squad. The dispute was reportedly linked to disagreements over players’ financial entitlements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radioalgerie.dz/news/fr/article/20150418/37457.html |title=USM Bel Abbes : Achiou et Tchico virés, Yeghni en sursis |website=Radio Algerie |date=18 April 2015 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> ==Ukọlọ anẹ ọdọda == Achiou was part of the Algerian team that finished second in their group in the first round of the [[2004 African Nations Cup]] behind [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] before being defeated by [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in the quarter-finals. Achiou had scored an important goal against [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in one of the group stage matches that was instrumental in helping Algeria reach the quarterfinals. Achiou also scored a goal against Zimbabwe which would be the difference in the tie-breaker against Egypt, and ultimately qualify Algeria to the quarter-finals. Achiou has 25 caps for the Algerian national team and has scored 3 goals. ==Aluka ukọlọ == ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8" valign="center"|[[USM Alger]] |[[1999–2000 USM Alger season|1999–2000]] |rowspan=7| [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Division 1]] |5||0||colspan=2|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CWC">All appearance(s) in [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]</ref>||0||colspan=2|—||6||0 |- |[[2000–01 USM Alger season|2000–01]] |17||1||5||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||22||2 |- |[[2001–02 USM Alger season|2001–02]] |25||2||2||0||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CWC"/>||1||colspan=2|—||31||3 |- |[[2002–03 USM Alger season|2002–03]] |27||3||5||0||7<ref group="lower-alpha">four appearances in [[2003 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]], three appearances and one goal in [[2002 African Cup Winners' Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]]</ref>||1||colspan=2|—||39||4 |- |[[2003–04 USM Alger season|2003–04]] |26||7||4||1||11<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL">All appearance(s) in [[CAF Champions League|Champions League]]</ref>||0||colspan=2|—||41||8 |- |[[2004–05 USM Alger season|2004–05]] |18||2||1||0||12<ref group="lower-alpha">ten appearances and one goal in [[CAF Champions League]], two appearances and one goal in [[2005 CAF Confederation Cup|CAF Confederation Cup]]</ref>||2||colspan=2|—||31||4 |- |[[2005–06 USM Alger season|2005–06]] |24||5||4||1||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL"/>||1||colspan=2|—||30||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !142!!20!!21!!6!!37!!5!!0!!0!!200!!31 |- |[[FC Aarau]] |[[2006–07 Swiss Super League|2006–07]] | [[Swiss Super League|SSL]] |28||4||1||1||colspan=2|—||2||0||31||5 |- |[[USM Alger]] |[[2007–08 USM Alger season|2007–08]] |rowspan=3| Division 1 |23||5||2||0||colspan=2|—||8<ref group="lower-alpha" name="ACL">All appearance(s) in [[Arab Champions League]]</ref>||0||33||5 |- |[[JS Kabylie]] |[[2008–09 JS Kabylie season|2008–09]] |18||3||1||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL"/>||0||colspan=2|—||21||3 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[USM Alger]] |[[2009–10 USM Alger season|2009–10]] |18||0||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||19||1 |- |[[2010–11 USM Alger season|2010–11]] |[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]] |28||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||29||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !36!!1!!2!!1!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!38!!2 |- |[[ASO Chlef]] |[[2011–12 ASO Chlef season|2011–12]] |rowspan=2| Ligue 1 |23||0||1||0||3<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL"/>||0||colspan=2|—||27||0 |- |[[MC Oran]] |[[2012–13 MC Oran season|2012–13]] |10||2||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||2 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[USM Bel Abbès]] |[[2013–14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2|2013–14]] | [[Algerian Ligue 2|Ligue 2]] |29||12||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||31||12 |- |[[2014–15 USM Bel-Abbès season|2014–15]] |Ligue 1 |24||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||24||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!16!!2!!0!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!55!!16 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[RC Arbaâ]] |[[2015–16 RC Arbaâ season|2015–16]] |Ligue 1 |11||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||0 |- |[[2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2|2016–17]] |Ligue 2 |6||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!2!!1!!0!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!18!!2 |- |[[WA Boufarik]] |[[2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2|2016–17]] |Ligue 2 |3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !345!!54!!33!!8!!42!!5!!10!!0!!430!!67 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==National team statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2003||5||1 |- |2004||13||2 |- |2005||5||0 |- |2006||2||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||0||0 |- |2009||1||0 |- !Total||26||3 |} ==Ukọlọ ẹgba ki chi ẹnẹ kia deju tọ == On 16 November 2017, Hocine Achiou was appointed assistant coach of the [[Algeria national under-20 football team]] (U20), marking his first experience as a coach. Before his appointment, Achiou met with [[Boualem Charef]], the national teams director, at the [[:fr:Centre technique national de Sidi Moussa|Centre technique national in Sidi Moussa]] to discuss the terms of his appointment. He was expected to officially sign his contract following [[Kheïreddine Zetchi]]’s return from Morocco. Having obtained the required coaching qualifications through a training programme organised by the [[Algerian Football Federation]] (FAF) towards the end of his playing career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lagazettedufennec.com/u20-achiou-nomme-selectionneur/ |title=EN U20 : Achiou nommé sélectionneur |website=La gazette du fennec |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> In 2019, former [[Algeria national under-20 football team|Algeria U20]] assistant coach Achiou accused [[Algerian Football Federation|FAF]] president [[Kheïreddine Zetchi|Zetchi]] of interfering in player selection and allegedly requesting the inclusion of a player to grant him international status. Achiou claimed that the coaching staff's refusal contributed to their dismissal, officially attributed to their failure to qualify for the [[2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations|Africa U-20 Cup of Nations]]. On 22 February 2019, the [[Algerian Football Federation|FAF]] denied his allegations, accused him of making false statements, and threatened possible legal action.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lagazettedufennec.com/faf-repond-sechement-a-hocine-achiou/ |title=La FAF répond sèchement à Hocine Achiou |website=La gazette du fennec |date=22 February 2019 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.algerie360.com/il-revient-sur-le-limogeage-du-staff-de-la-selection-u20-achiou-tire-a-boulets-rouges-sur-zetchi/ |title=Il revient sur le limogeage du staff de la sélection U20 : Achiou tire à boulets rouges sur Zetchi |website=Algerie 360 |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> On 1 September 2021, Hocine Achiou was appointed sporting director of [[USM Alger]]. The former USMA player was chosen by club chairman Achour Djelloul after the supporters called for a former club player to take over the position. Achiou reached an agreement with Djelloul after a meeting at the [[Groupe SERPORT]] headquarters and officially signed his contract. Achiou began his duties the following day, taking responsibility for the club's sporting affairs, including the recruitment campaign, negotiations over the release of players, and preparation of the roadmap for the new season. Achiou welcomed his return to USMA, stating that he had accepted the position out of loyalty to the club and that he wanted to help restore the team to its position as a major title contender.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/ligue-1/usma-achiou-nouveau-directeur-sportif.html |title=USMA : Achiou nouveau directeur sportif |website=Competition |date=2 September 2021 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usma-hocine-achiou-nouveau-directeur-sportif-210342.html |title=USMA : Hocine Achiou nouveau directeur sportif |website=dzfoot.com |date= 2 September 2021 |accessdate= 2 September 2021}}</ref> On April 15, 2022, Achiou was dismissed as sporting director following a decision unanimously approved by the club's board of directors. The dismissal was announced by board chairman Djelloul on [[Radio Algeria]] after a meeting attended by several club officials and players.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usm-alger-serport-limoge-hocine-achiou-223544.html |title=USM Alger : Serport limoge Hocine Achiou |website=dzfoot.com |date=16 April 2022 |accessdate=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/sports/usma-achiou-limoge-181342 |title=USMA : Achiou limogé |website=[[El Moudjahid]] |date=15 April 2022 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref> Hocine Achiou joined [[USM Khenchela]] during the 2024–25 season, replacing [[Chérif Hadjar]], with the objective of avoiding relegation. Taking charge with eight matches remaining, USMK were 11th with 24 points, only three points above the relegation zone. Achiou successfully secured the club's survival, collecting 16 points from the remaining 24. Under his management, USMK recorded five victories, one draw and two defeats, including notable wins over [[MC Alger]], [[USM Alger]], [[MC El Bayadh]], [[US Biskra]] and [[ES Sétif]]. His positive results transformed the team's performances during the final eight matches and allowed him to accomplish his primary objective of maintaining [[USM Khenchela]] in [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]. His contract, which ran until the end of the season, subsequently left him free to consider his future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport24dz.com/usmk-le-pari-reussi-de-hocine-achiou/ |title=USMK : Le pari réussi de Hocine Achiou |website=Sport 24 |date=29 June 2025 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/chrono/ligue-1-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-de-lusmk.html |title=Ligue 1 : Achiou nouvel entraîneur de l'USMK |website=Competition |date=14 April 2025 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref> On 4 March 2026, Hocine Achiou was officially appointed head coach of Libyan club Al-Shomooa SC, marking a new stage in his coaching career. He appointed his former USM Alger teammate [[:fr:Abdelouahab Tizarouine|Abdelouahab Tizarouine]] as his assistant.<ref name="libye-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-dal-shomooa-sc">{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/chrono/libye-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-dal-shomooa-sc.html |title=Libye : Achiou nouvel entraîneur d’Al-Shomooa SC |website=Competition |date=15 April 2022 |accessdate=21 August 2026}}</ref> ==Aluka ẹgba ki chi ẹnẹ kia deju tọ== {{updated|match played 1 July 2026}} {|class="wikitable" |+Key |- | width="40px" bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align="center"|* | [[Caretaker manager|Caretaker]] |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record |- !P!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- | align="left|[[SKAF Khemis Miliana]] |{{flagicon|Algeria}} |align=left|1 September 2024 |align=left|14 April 2025 {{WDL|0|0|0|0}} |- | align="left|[[USM Khenchela]] |{{flagicon|Algeria}} |align=left|15 April 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.competition.dz/chrono/ligue-1-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-de-lusmk.html |title=Ligue 1 : Achiou nouvel entraîneur de l'USMK |website=Competition |date=14 April 2025 |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> |align=left|21 June 2025 {{WDL|8|5|1|2}} |- | align="left|[[Al-Shomooa SC]] |{{flagicon|Libya}} |align=left|4 March 2026<ref name="libye-achiou-nouvel-entraineur-dal-shomooa-sc" /> |align=left| {{WDL|6|4|1|1}} |- | colspan=4 | '''Career Total''' {{WDLtot|8|5|1|2}} |} ==Ami ojima == ===Ẹgba ki ch'ẹnẹ kia rọ=== '''USM Alger''' * [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]] (3): [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Algerian Championnat National|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] * [[Algerian Cup]] (3): [[2000–01 Algerian Cup|2000–01]], [[2002–03 Algerian Cup|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT player|pid=135}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Achiou, Hocine}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:FC Aarau players]] [[Category:Swiss Super League players]] [[Category:Kabyle people]] [[Category:Footballers from Algiers]] [[Category:USM Alger players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:ASO Chlef players]] [[Category:USM Bel Abbès players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:WA Boufarik players]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] rqo5furjiohoegp1jbpy3c6lpt5g1kr 0 2857 45752 2026-10-17T04:55:30Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{short description|Ghanaian football striker (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kweku Asampong | image = <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[File:Charles_A_T.JPG|150px]] --> | full_name = Charles Kweku Bismark Taylor Asampong | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|14}} | birth_place = Sefwi Asanwinso, Ghana | height = 1.84 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub..." 45752 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian football striker (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kweku Asampong | image = <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[File:Charles_A_T.JPG|150px]] --> | full_name = Charles Kweku Bismark Taylor Asampong | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|14}} | birth_place = Sefwi Asanwinso, Ghana | height = 1.84 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1998–2000 | years2 = 2000–2003 | years3 = 2003–2004 | years4 = 2004–2006 | years5 = 2006–2010 | years6 = 2010–2011 | years7 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = [[Great Olympics]] | clubs2 = [[Accra Hearts of Oak]] | clubs3 = [[Asante Kotoko]] | clubs4 = [[Etoile du Sahel]] | clubs5 = [[Accra Hearts of Oak]] | clubs6 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | clubs7 = [[Berekum Chelsea]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | nationalyears1 = 1999–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 2 }} '''Charles Kweku Bismark Taylor Asampong ''' (born 14 July 1981 in Sefwi, Western Region) is a former Ghanaian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] or an [[Midfielder|attacking midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socceringhana.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/the-star-that-failed-to-shine-charles-taylor/|title=THE STAR THAT FAILED TO SHINE-Charles Taylor|date=1 November 2011|website=Socceringhana's Blog|access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=179389 Charles Taylor Debuts For Enugu Rangers | Transfers 2010-03-28]</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=8 April 2020|title=Charles Taylor, the serial entertainer who terrorized defenders and mesmerized fans|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Charles-Taylor-the-serial-entertainer-who-terrorized-defenders-and-mesmerized-fans-918256|access-date=5 July 2021|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref> He had his greatest playing days and is one of the few players to play for [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.]] and [[Asante Kotoko]]. As a kid, he was often called tailor, after his uncle who was a tailor as he used to help his uncle with work, hence, he adopted the name [[Charles Taylor (Liberia)|Charles Taylor]] after the former Liberian president. Nicknamed "Terror" due to his ability to terrorise opponents. He's arguably one of the greatest players to ever play the Ghana premier league and a key member of the famous "64 Battalion" squad of [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.]] that won the [[2000 CAF Champions League|African Champions League in 2000]] and consecutive Ghanaian league titles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/today-history-hearts-win-2000-champions-league-chaotic-final/|title=Today in history: Hearts win 2000 Champions League after chaotic final - Ghanasoccernet.com|website=social_image|access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-shot.com/africa/african-champions-league/2000/|title=The African Champions League 2000: results, club portraits, and match reports|website=www.the-shot.com|access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Untold story- How I came by Charles Taylor|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/untold-story-how-i-came-by-charles-taylor.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=5 July 2021|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Charles Taylor Q&A: Playing for Hearts, Kotoko was an honour|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/charles-taylor-playing-for-hearts-kotoko-was-an-honour.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=5 July 2021|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> ==Club career== ===Early life=== His playing career started off at [[Great Olympics]], where he used to polish the shoes of their management, he had a bet with the then chairman Ade Coker that he could play better than the team players, he was asked to play and showed excellent dribbling skills, he later signed for the club. ===Accra Hearts of Oak=== Asamponk transferred to [[Accra Hearts of Oak]] in 2000 where he helped them win the Ghana premier national league in 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons. Then coached by Sir [[Cecil Jones Attuquayefio]] and [[Emmanuel Ofei Ansah|Ofei Ansah]], Taylor formed a partnership with [[Ishmael Addo]] and [[Emmanuel Osei Kuffour]] affectionately called the deadly trio.<ref name=":1" /> In addition to the national premier league in 2000, Hearts of oak won the FA cup and the African champions league for the first time.<ref name=":1" /> In February 2001, they won the African Super Cup Championship where he scored the first goal against [[Al-Zamalek]] of Egypt at the Kumasi Sports Stadium. Charles Taylor alongside [[Charles Allotey]], [[Yaw Amankwah Mireku|Amankwah Mireku]], [[Joseph Ansah]], [[Jacob Nettey]], [[Stephen Tetteh]], [[Ishmael Addo]], [[Emmanuel Osei Kuffour]], [[Sammy Adjei]], [[Edmund Copson]], and [[Emmanuel Adjogu]] were deemed as the best squad ever to be assembled by Accra Hearts of oak and also famously called "64 Battalion" a name after the most feared unit of the Ghana Army in the 1990s ===Asante Kotoko=== He controversially transferred from Accra Hearts of Oak to arch-rivals [[Asante Kotoko]] in 2003 for the then domestic transfer record fee of [[cedi|GH₵]] 40,000 (roughly US$42,000). Charles Taylor essentially boycotted training with Hearts of oak and did not play any games way into the season just to force the move. His first season with Kotoko was a success and he won the Ghana Premier league with Kotoko in 2003. However, this transfer caused a lot of bitter local sentiment towards Taylor, from which his popularity has never recovered.<ref>[http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=3&newsid=4628 Charles Taylor fit to play for Hearts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722152215/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=3&newsid=4628 |date=22 July 2011 }}</ref> Taylor joined Etoile du Sahel from Kotoko in 2004 for a fee of US$250,000<ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/sports/117356/2/charles-taylor-to-miss-next-match.html Charles Taylor To Miss Next Match]</ref> After an unsuccessful spell in Tunisia he was loaned to Accra Hearts of Oak in October 2006.<ref>[http://ghanasoccernet.com/content/view/831/32/ Hearts complete Taylor registration] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207111034/http://ghanasoccernet.com/content/view/831/32/ |date=7 February 2016 }}</ref> ==International career== He was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team that exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He was a silver medalist with Ghana U-20 team at 2001 Africa youth championship in Ethiopia. He currently has forty one caps for the Ghana national football team, the ''Black Stars'', scoring nineteen goals. Taylor represented the Black Stars at [[2009 African Championship of Nations]] in Côte d'Ivoire, where they finished second, beaten by the famous Congo.<ref>[http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-nations-championship_2009/news/2260-chan-2009-squad-list.html CHAN 2009: Squad List]</ref> == Personal life == In August 2015, he was ordained as a priest, after making known his intentions of becoming a pastor to propagate the word of God.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Ghana International Charles Taylor Ordained As Priest (WATCH)|url=https://m.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/news/201508/252730.php|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 July 2015|title=Charles Taylor concentrating on becoming a pastor|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Charles-Taylor-concentrating-on-becoming-a-pastor-371481|access-date=5 July 2021|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 October 2019|title=Ex-Hearts and Kotoko star Charles Taylor reveals rejecting $50,000 Saudi offer to become a Pastor|url=https://ghanasportsonline.com/2019/10/ex-hearts-and-kotoko-star-charles-taylor-reveals-rejecting-50000-saudi-offer-to-become-a-pastor/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Ghana Sports Online|language=en-US}}</ref> == Honours == '''Accra Hearts of Oak'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Charles Taylor Asampong|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8396/Charles_Taylor_Asampong.html|access-date=5 July 2021|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en}}</ref> * [[Ghana Premier League]]: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006–07, 2008–09 * [[Ghanaian FA Cup]]: 2000 *[[CAF Champions League|African Champions League]]: 2000{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} * [[CAF Super Cup|African Super Cup]]: 2000 '''Asante Kotoko<ref name=":0" />''' * Ghana Premier League: 2003 '''Ghana''' * [[African Nations Championship]] runners-up: 2009 '''Individual''' * Ghana Premier League Top Scorer (shared with [[Bernard Dong Bortey]]): 2002<ref name=":1" /> * SWAG Sports Personality of the year: 2002<ref name=":1" /> * GFA player of the year: 2001 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|8396}} {{Ghanaian Footballer of the Year}} {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}{{Ghana Premier League top scorers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Charles Asampong}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Nigeria]] [[Category:Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Étoile Sportive du Sahel players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:2009 African Nations Championship players]] [[Category:Ghana men's A' international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana Premier League top scorers]] [[Category:People from Western Region (Ghana)]] [[Category:Ghana Premier League players]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] lvx1c8dv9sdki52gu76yqsivfoj536e 45753 45752 2026-10-17T04:57:16Z Enigmias 1645 45753 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian football striker (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kweku Asampong | image = <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[File:Charles_A_T.JPG|150px]] --> | full_name = Charles Kweku Bismark Taylor Asampong | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|14}} | birth_place = Sefwi Asanwinso, Ghana | height = 1.84 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1998–2000 | years2 = 2000–2003 | years3 = 2003–2004 | years4 = 2004–2006 | years5 = 2006–2010 | years6 = 2010–2011 | years7 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = [[Great Olympics]] | clubs2 = [[Accra Hearts of Oak]] | clubs3 = [[Asante Kotoko]] | clubs4 = [[Etoile du Sahel]] | clubs5 = [[Accra Hearts of Oak]] | clubs6 = [[Enugu Rangers]] | clubs7 = [[Berekum Chelsea]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | nationalyears1 = 1999–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 2 }} '''Charles Kweku Bismark Taylor Asampong ''' (born 14 July 1981 in Sefwi, Western Region) is a former Ghanaian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] or an [[Midfielder|attacking midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socceringhana.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/the-star-that-failed-to-shine-charles-taylor/|title=THE STAR THAT FAILED TO SHINE-Charles Taylor|date=1 November 2011|website=Socceringhana's Blog|access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=179389 Charles Taylor Debuts For Enugu Rangers | Transfers 2010-03-28]</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=8 April 2020|title=Charles Taylor, the serial entertainer who terrorized defenders and mesmerized fans|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Charles-Taylor-the-serial-entertainer-who-terrorized-defenders-and-mesmerized-fans-918256|access-date=5 July 2021|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref> He had his greatest playing days and is one of the few players to play for [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.]] and [[Asante Kotoko]]. As a kid, he was often called tailor, after his uncle who was a tailor as he used to help his uncle with work, hence, he adopted the name [[Charles Taylor (Liberia)|Charles Taylor]] after the former Liberian president. Nicknamed "Terror" due to his ability to terrorise opponents. He's arguably one of the greatest players to ever play the Ghana premier league and a key member of the famous "64 Battalion" squad of [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.]] that won the [[2000 CAF Champions League|African Champions League in 2000]] and consecutive Ghanaian league titles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/today-history-hearts-win-2000-champions-league-chaotic-final/|title=Today in history: Hearts win 2000 Champions League after chaotic final - Ghanasoccernet.com|website=social_image|access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-shot.com/africa/african-champions-league/2000/|title=The African Champions League 2000: results, club portraits, and match reports|website=www.the-shot.com|access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Untold story- How I came by Charles Taylor|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/untold-story-how-i-came-by-charles-taylor.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=5 July 2021|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Charles Taylor Q&A: Playing for Hearts, Kotoko was an honour|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/charles-taylor-playing-for-hearts-kotoko-was-an-honour.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=5 July 2021|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == ===Abakwanẹ ọlayi === His playing career started off at [[Great Olympics]], where he used to polish the shoes of their management, he had a bet with the then chairman Ade Coker that he could play better than the team players, he was asked to play and showed excellent dribbling skills, he later signed for the club. ===Accra Hearts of Oak=== Asamponk transferred to [[Accra Hearts of Oak]] in 2000 where he helped them win the Ghana premier national league in 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons. Then coached by Sir [[Cecil Jones Attuquayefio]] and [[Emmanuel Ofei Ansah|Ofei Ansah]], Taylor formed a partnership with [[Ishmael Addo]] and [[Emmanuel Osei Kuffour]] affectionately called the deadly trio.<ref name=":1" /> In addition to the national premier league in 2000, Hearts of oak won the FA cup and the African champions league for the first time.<ref name=":1" /> In February 2001, they won the African Super Cup Championship where he scored the first goal against [[Al-Zamalek]] of Egypt at the Kumasi Sports Stadium. Charles Taylor alongside [[Charles Allotey]], [[Yaw Amankwah Mireku|Amankwah Mireku]], [[Joseph Ansah]], [[Jacob Nettey]], [[Stephen Tetteh]], [[Ishmael Addo]], [[Emmanuel Osei Kuffour]], [[Sammy Adjei]], [[Edmund Copson]], and [[Emmanuel Adjogu]] were deemed as the best squad ever to be assembled by Accra Hearts of oak and also famously called "64 Battalion" a name after the most feared unit of the Ghana Army in the 1990s ===Asante Kotoko=== He controversially transferred from Accra Hearts of Oak to arch-rivals [[Asante Kotoko]] in 2003 for the then domestic transfer record fee of [[cedi|GH₵]] 40,000 (roughly US$42,000). Charles Taylor essentially boycotted training with Hearts of oak and did not play any games way into the season just to force the move. His first season with Kotoko was a success and he won the Ghana Premier league with Kotoko in 2003. However, this transfer caused a lot of bitter local sentiment towards Taylor, from which his popularity has never recovered.<ref>[http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=3&newsid=4628 Charles Taylor fit to play for Hearts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722152215/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=3&newsid=4628 |date=22 July 2011 }}</ref> Taylor joined Etoile du Sahel from Kotoko in 2004 for a fee of US$250,000<ref>[http://www.modernghana.com/sports/117356/2/charles-taylor-to-miss-next-match.html Charles Taylor To Miss Next Match]</ref> After an unsuccessful spell in Tunisia he was loaned to Accra Hearts of Oak in October 2006.<ref>[http://ghanasoccernet.com/content/view/831/32/ Hearts complete Taylor registration] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207111034/http://ghanasoccernet.com/content/view/831/32/ |date=7 February 2016 }}</ref> ==Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu == He was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team that exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He was a silver medalist with Ghana U-20 team at 2001 Africa youth championship in Ethiopia. He currently has forty one caps for the Ghana national football team, the ''Black Stars'', scoring nineteen goals. Taylor represented the Black Stars at [[2009 African Championship of Nations]] in Côte d'Ivoire, where they finished second, beaten by the famous Congo.<ref>[http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-nations-championship_2009/news/2260-chan-2009-squad-list.html CHAN 2009: Squad List]</ref> == Ọlayi nwu == In August 2015, he was ordained as a priest, after making known his intentions of becoming a pastor to propagate the word of God.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Ghana International Charles Taylor Ordained As Priest (WATCH)|url=https://m.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/news/201508/252730.php|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 July 2015|title=Charles Taylor concentrating on becoming a pastor|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Charles-Taylor-concentrating-on-becoming-a-pastor-371481|access-date=5 July 2021|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 October 2019|title=Ex-Hearts and Kotoko star Charles Taylor reveals rejecting $50,000 Saudi offer to become a Pastor|url=https://ghanasportsonline.com/2019/10/ex-hearts-and-kotoko-star-charles-taylor-reveals-rejecting-50000-saudi-offer-to-become-a-pastor/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=Ghana Sports Online|language=en-US}}</ref> == Ami ojima == '''Accra Hearts of Oak'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Charles Taylor Asampong|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8396/Charles_Taylor_Asampong.html|access-date=5 July 2021|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en}}</ref> * [[Ghana Premier League]]: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006–07, 2008–09 * [[Ghanaian FA Cup]]: 2000 *[[CAF Champions League|African Champions League]]: 2000{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} * [[CAF Super Cup|African Super Cup]]: 2000 '''Asante Kotoko<ref name=":0" />''' * Ghana Premier League: 2003 '''Ghana''' * [[African Nations Championship]] runners-up: 2009 '''Individual''' * Ghana Premier League Top Scorer (shared with [[Bernard Dong Bortey]]): 2002<ref name=":1" /> * SWAG Sports Personality of the year: 2002<ref name=":1" /> * GFA player of the year: 2001 ==Ugbo Utẹnẹ kwo== {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT player|8396}} {{Ghanaian Footballer of the Year}} {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}{{Ghana Premier League top scorers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Charles Asampong}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Nigeria]] [[Category:Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Étoile Sportive du Sahel players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria]] [[Category:Rangers International F.C. players]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:2009 African Nations Championship players]] [[Category:Ghana men's A' international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana Premier League top scorers]] [[Category:People from Western Region (Ghana)]] [[Category:Ghana Premier League players]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] euw95ccaoolet1iktmslchbjj3w8k3n 0 2858 45754 2026-10-17T04:58:46Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1979)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Nkosinathi Nhleko | image = | fullname = Nkosinathi Nhleko | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|7|24}} | birth_place = [[Ermelo, Mpumalanga|Ermelo]], [[South Africa]] | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = |..." 45754 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1979)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Nkosinathi Nhleko | image = | fullname = Nkosinathi Nhleko | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|7|24}} | birth_place = [[Ermelo, Mpumalanga|Ermelo]], [[South Africa]] | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = School of Excellence | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | years1 = 1998–2002 | years2 = 2002–2003 | years3 = 2003–2004 | years4 = 2004–2005 | years5 = 2005 | years6 = 2005–2006 | years7 = 2006–2007 | years8 = 2007 | years9 = 2007–2008 | years10 = 2008–2009 | years11 = 2009–2011 | years12 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs2 = [[SK Brann|Brann]] | clubs3 = →[[F.C. Dallas]] | clubs4 = [[F.C. Dallas]] | clubs5 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs6 = [[Viking FK|Viking]] | clubs7 = [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]] | clubs8 = →[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] | clubs9 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs10 = [[Thanda Royal Zulu]] | clubs11 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | clubs12 = [[Antaliay FC]] | caps1 = 60 | caps2 = 15 | caps3 = 11 | caps4 = 22 | caps5 = 11 | caps6 = 26 | caps7 = 12 | caps8 = 7 | caps9 = 11 | caps10 = 28 | caps11 = 29 | caps12 = 9 | goals1 = 26 | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 2 | goals4 = 5 | goals5 = 3 | goals6 = 8 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 1 | goals10 = 8 | goals11 = 6 | goals12 = 11 | nationalyears1 = 2000–2005 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1 }} '''Nkosinathi Nhleko''' (born 24 July 1979) is a South African retired [[soccer]] player who last played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]]. Nhleko was a stocky built striker known for his pace and ability to hold up the ball and turn defenders not so much for his goal scoring exploits. == Club career == Nhleko began his professional career with South African club [[Jomo Cosmos]], for whom he played from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, Nhleko moved to [[SK Brann|Brann]] of Norway; although he appeared in 20 games, including two [[UEFA Cup]] matches, Nhleko had trouble adjusting to the climate and environment at Brann, and during the summer of 2003, was loaned to [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[F.C. Dallas|Dallas Burn]] for the rest of the season. Nhleko performed well in 11 games with the Burn, showing strength and power possessed by few MLS forwards, registering two goals and four assists while teaming well with [[Eddie Johnson (American soccer player)|Eddie Johnson]]. The team bought Nhleko in the 2004 offseason for a nominal fee, and he played a larger role in the team's 2004 offense. Appearing either as a substitute for [[Jason Kreis]] or a starter with Eddie Johnson, Nhleko played in 23 games for Dallas in 2004, 13 of them starts, while scoring six goals and two assists. He left the team after the season, coming back to the Cosmos. He arrived for his second spell at [[Jomo Cosmos]] in January 2005 but his stay was short lived as he moved back to Europe, where he was signed by [[Roy Hodgson]]. In July 2005, Nhleko returned to Norway to play for [[Viking FK|Viking]]. He helped Viking by scoring to beat [[AS Monaco]] and [[Slavia Prague]] in the 2005 Uefa cup. In August 2006 he was sold to Swedish club [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bt.no/sport/i/P9R9oz/25-millioner-for-nhleko|title=2,5 millioner for Nhleko|first=Jan-erik|last=Larsen|work=[[Bergens Tidende]]|date=15 August 2006|access-date=14 November 2024|language=no}}</ref> In August 2007 he was loaned out to [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] until November 2007. He returned to [[Jomo Cosmos]]. His third stint at Jomo Cosmos proved to be fruitless. He failed to score a single league goal in a team who were struggling to find goals to fight off relegation. He did however score a cup goal in a 1–0 win over [[Golden Arrows]] in a [[Nedbank Cup]] Last 32 Round match. After Jomo Cosmos relegation from the Premier Soccer League during the 2007/08 season, Nhleko signed for [[Thanda Royal Zulu]] on a Bosman free transfer. == International career == Nhleko has made ten appearances scoring one goal for the [[South Africa national soccer team|South African national team]], playing in the [[2004 African Nations Cup]]. ==Career statistics== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|6112}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] |2000||1||0 |- |2001||4||1 |- |2002||1||0 |- |2003||2||0 |- |2004||1||0 |- |2005||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!10!!1 |} :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nhleko goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Toni Nhleko<ref name="NFT"/> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|29 April 2001}} |[[Estádio do Maxaquene]], [[Maputo]], Mozambique |{{fb|MOZ}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |[[2001 COSAFA Cup]] |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{NFT player|pid=6112}} {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa Squad | list1 = {{South Africa Squad 2000 Summer Olympics}} {{South Africa Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nhleko, Toni}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Ermelo, Mpumalanga]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:South Africa men's international soccer players]] [[Category:Jomo Cosmos F.C. players]] [[Category:SK Brann players]] [[Category:FC Dallas players]] [[Category:Viking FK players]] [[Category:Hammarby Fotboll players]] [[Category:Sandefjord Fotball players]] [[Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players]] [[Category:Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. players]] [[Category:South African Premier Division players]] [[Category:Eliteserien players]] [[Category:Allsvenskan players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Olympic soccer players for South Africa]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] 8b6etz55sqihrfalsnvrss50j910lp8 45755 45754 2026-10-17T05:00:10Z Enigmias 1645 45755 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1979)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Nkosinathi Nhleko | image = | fullname = Nkosinathi Nhleko | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|7|24}} | birth_place = [[Ermelo, Mpumalanga|Ermelo]], [[South Africa]] | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = School of Excellence | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | years1 = 1998–2002 | years2 = 2002–2003 | years3 = 2003–2004 | years4 = 2004–2005 | years5 = 2005 | years6 = 2005–2006 | years7 = 2006–2007 | years8 = 2007 | years9 = 2007–2008 | years10 = 2008–2009 | years11 = 2009–2011 | years12 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs2 = [[SK Brann|Brann]] | clubs3 = →[[F.C. Dallas]] | clubs4 = [[F.C. Dallas]] | clubs5 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs6 = [[Viking FK|Viking]] | clubs7 = [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]] | clubs8 = →[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] | clubs9 = [[Jomo Cosmos]] | clubs10 = [[Thanda Royal Zulu]] | clubs11 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | clubs12 = [[Antaliay FC]] | caps1 = 60 | caps2 = 15 | caps3 = 11 | caps4 = 22 | caps5 = 11 | caps6 = 26 | caps7 = 12 | caps8 = 7 | caps9 = 11 | caps10 = 28 | caps11 = 29 | caps12 = 9 | goals1 = 26 | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 2 | goals4 = 5 | goals5 = 3 | goals6 = 8 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 1 | goals10 = 8 | goals11 = 6 | goals12 = 11 | nationalyears1 = 2000–2005 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1 }} '''Nkosinathi Nhleko''' (born 24 July 1979) is a South African retired [[soccer]] player who last played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]]. Nhleko was a stocky built striker known for his pace and ability to hold up the ball and turn defenders not so much for his goal scoring exploits. == Ugbo ki rọ nwu == Nhleko began his professional career with South African club [[Jomo Cosmos]], for whom he played from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, Nhleko moved to [[SK Brann|Brann]] of Norway; although he appeared in 20 games, including two [[UEFA Cup]] matches, Nhleko had trouble adjusting to the climate and environment at Brann, and during the summer of 2003, was loaned to [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[F.C. Dallas|Dallas Burn]] for the rest of the season. Nhleko performed well in 11 games with the Burn, showing strength and power possessed by few MLS forwards, registering two goals and four assists while teaming well with [[Eddie Johnson (American soccer player)|Eddie Johnson]]. The team bought Nhleko in the 2004 offseason for a nominal fee, and he played a larger role in the team's 2004 offense. Appearing either as a substitute for [[Jason Kreis]] or a starter with Eddie Johnson, Nhleko played in 23 games for Dallas in 2004, 13 of them starts, while scoring six goals and two assists. He left the team after the season, coming back to the Cosmos. He arrived for his second spell at [[Jomo Cosmos]] in January 2005 but his stay was short lived as he moved back to Europe, where he was signed by [[Roy Hodgson]]. In July 2005, Nhleko returned to Norway to play for [[Viking FK|Viking]]. He helped Viking by scoring to beat [[AS Monaco]] and [[Slavia Prague]] in the 2005 Uefa cup. In August 2006 he was sold to Swedish club [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bt.no/sport/i/P9R9oz/25-millioner-for-nhleko|title=2,5 millioner for Nhleko|first=Jan-erik|last=Larsen|work=[[Bergens Tidende]]|date=15 August 2006|access-date=14 November 2024|language=no}}</ref> In August 2007 he was loaned out to [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] until November 2007. He returned to [[Jomo Cosmos]]. His third stint at Jomo Cosmos proved to be fruitless. He failed to score a single league goal in a team who were struggling to find goals to fight off relegation. He did however score a cup goal in a 1–0 win over [[Golden Arrows]] in a [[Nedbank Cup]] Last 32 Round match. After Jomo Cosmos relegation from the Premier Soccer League during the 2007/08 season, Nhleko signed for [[Thanda Royal Zulu]] on a Bosman free transfer. == Ojanẹ ugbo ki rọ nwu ma == Nhleko has made ten appearances scoring one goal for the [[South Africa national soccer team|South African national team]], playing in the [[2004 African Nations Cup]]. ==Aluka ukọlọ== ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|6112}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] |2000||1||0 |- |2001||4||1 |- |2002||1||0 |- |2003||2||0 |- |2004||1||0 |- |2005||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!10!!1 |} :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nhleko goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Toni Nhleko<ref name="NFT"/> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|29 April 2001}} |[[Estádio do Maxaquene]], [[Maputo]], Mozambique |{{fb|MOZ}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |[[2001 COSAFA Cup]] |} == Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} == Ale t'ọdọda == *{{NFT player|pid=6112}} {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa Squad | list1 = {{South Africa Squad 2000 Summer Olympics}} {{South Africa Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nhleko, Toni}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Ermelo, Mpumalanga]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:South Africa men's international soccer players]] [[Category:Jomo Cosmos F.C. players]] [[Category:SK Brann players]] [[Category:FC Dallas players]] [[Category:Viking FK players]] [[Category:Hammarby Fotboll players]] [[Category:Sandefjord Fotball players]] [[Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players]] [[Category:Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. players]] [[Category:South African Premier Division players]] [[Category:Eliteserien players]] [[Category:Allsvenskan players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Olympic soccer players for South Africa]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] ck03rxsjxobdv6o29xvwrzcbvymyyhv 0 2859 45756 2026-10-17T05:02:40Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|Ghanaian former footballer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Use British English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robbie Russell | image = RobbieRussell.JPG | image_size = 165 | fullname = Robert Isaac Oleen Russell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = {{height|..." 45756 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian former footballer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Use British English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robbie Russell | image = RobbieRussell.JPG | image_size = 165 | fullname = Robert Isaac Oleen Russell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 1997–2000 | college1 = [[Duke Blue Devils]] | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]] | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] | caps2 = 67 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2006–2008 | clubs4 = [[Viborg FF|Viborg]] | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2008–2011 | clubs5 = [[Real Salt Lake]] | caps5 = 78 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = [[D.C. United]] | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 1 | totalcaps = 264 | totalgoals = 11 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = 1 November 2012 | ntupdate = }} '''Robert Isaac Oleen Russell''' (born 16 July 1979) is a Ghanaian former [[association football|footballer]]. ==Playing career== ===College=== {{BLP sources section|date=November 2012}} Russell was born in [[Accra]], Ghana, to an American father and Ghanaian mother and spent his childhood between Ghana and the United States. He went to high school in [[Amherst, Massachusetts]], and played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Duke University]] from 1997 to 2000 and decided he would play internationally in Iceland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americansoccernow.com/articles/from-the-champions-league-amp-mls-cup-dr-robbie-russell-joins-medical-frontline|title=ASN: From the Champions League & MLS Cup, Dr. Robbie Russell joins medical frontline|website=www.americansoccernow.com}}</ref> ===Professional=== Russell turned professional in 2001 and spent one season at Icelandic club [[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]]. He was drafted by the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] of [[Major League Soccer]] but opted to try his fortunes overseas. Russell joined [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] of the [[Norwegian Premier League]], where he established himself as one of the best right backs in Norway. This fact was confirmed when [[Rosenborg BK]] also from Norway made a move for him in 2004. Russell became a starter at right back in his first season with [[Rosenborg BK]] (including two starts for the team in the [[UEFA Champions League]]) and helped the team win its 19th league title. Unfortunately he only played in a couple of matches in 2005 due to a knee injury and a change in the coaching staff. In July 2006, Russell moved to [[Viborg FF]] of the [[Danish Superliga]]. His debut for [[Viborg FF]] came in a 3–1 loss at [[AaB Fodbold|Aalborg BK]]. In July 2008, Russell ended his Scandinavian sojourn by signing with [[Real Salt Lake]], where coach [[Jason Kreis]] was a fellow alumnus of Duke University.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis |first=Michael C. |url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9973223 |title=Soccer: RSL acquires midfielder from Danish team - Salt Lake Tribune |publisher=Sltrib.com |date=2008-07-23 |accessdate=2012-11-28}}</ref> On 23 November 2009, Russell scored the game-winning goal of the [[2009 MLS Cup]] in the seventh round of a penalty kick shoot out. The goal gave Real Salt Lake their first MLS championship. On 29 May 2010, he scored his first career goal for Real Salt Lake in a 4–1 victory over the [[Kansas City Wizards]] at [[Rio Tinto Stadium]]. On 29 November 2011, Russell was traded to [[D.C. United]] for a third-round pick in the [[2013 MLS SuperDraft]], which became a first-round pick in the [[2013 MLS Supplemental Draft]] when the SuperDraft was shortened.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Russell acquired from Real Salt Lake|url=http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/11/robbie-russell-acquired-from-real-salt-lake|publisher=dcunited.com|accessdate=29 November 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201163532/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/11/robbie-russell-acquired-from-real-salt-lake|archivedate=1 December 2011}}</ref> Russell announced his retirement from professional soccer on May 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/05/robbie-russell-announces-retirement-heads-to-georgetown-university-post-baccalaureate-p| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130614023647/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/05/robbie-russell-announces-retirement-heads-to-georgetown-university-post-baccalaureate-p| archive-date = 2013-06-14| title = Robbie Russell announces retirement, heads to Georgetown University Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program {{!}} D.C. United}}</ref> He began classes in June 2013 in [[Georgetown University]]'s Post-baccalaureate Pre-Medical Certificate Program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.voanews.com/sonny/2013/06/05/robbie-russell-goes-from-pro-soccer-to-medical-school/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608233429/http://blogs.voanews.com/sonny/2013/06/05/robbie-russell-goes-from-pro-soccer-to-medical-school/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 8, 2013|title=Robbie Russell Goes from Pro Soccer to Medical School – Sonny Side of Sports}}</ref> [[File:Robbie Russell Goes From Pro Soccer to Medical School « Sonny Side of Sports.theora.ogv|thumbnail|right|Interview with the VOA in 2013.]] [[Image:Robbie Russell Real Salt Lake.jpg|right|thumb|Robbie Russell (in red) scored RSL's winning penalty kick in the 2009 MLS Cup Final]] ==Medical career== Robert Russell enrolled in [[George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences|George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences]]. {{When|date=November 2023}} He completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.{{When|date=November 2023}} He is now an attending physician at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia. ==Honours== '''Real Salt Lake''' *[[Major League Soccer]] MLS Cup: [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]] *[[Major League Soccer]] Eastern Conference Championship: [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]] '''Rosenborg''' *[[Norwegian Premier League]]: [[Norwegian Premier League 2004]] ==References== ''This article incorporates public domain text from the Voice of America.'' {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{MLS player|robbie-russell}} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060322022151/http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=search&s=Robbie%20Russell Robbie Russell articles on Yanks Abroad]}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Robbie}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:American men's soccer players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:Ghanaian people of American descent]] [[Category:American people of Ghanaian descent]] [[Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent]] [[Category:Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players]] [[Category:Breiðablik men's football players]] [[Category:Sogndal Fotball players]] [[Category:Rosenborg BK players]] [[Category:Viborg FF players]] [[Category:Real Salt Lake players]] [[Category:D.C. United players]] [[Category:Eliteserien players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriates in Iceland]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark]] [[Category:Danish Superliga players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:LA Galaxy draft picks]] [[Category:Articles containing video clips]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] 47z45wjsqhmppt0gif7ks76jb0fn615 45757 45756 2026-10-17T05:03:56Z Enigmias 1645 45757 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian former footballer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Use British English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Robbie Russell | image = RobbieRussell.JPG | image_size = 165 | fullname = Robert Isaac Oleen Russell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 1997–2000 | college1 = [[Duke Blue Devils]] | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]] | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] | caps2 = 67 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2006–2008 | clubs4 = [[Viborg FF|Viborg]] | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2008–2011 | clubs5 = [[Real Salt Lake]] | caps5 = 78 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = [[D.C. United]] | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 1 | totalcaps = 264 | totalgoals = 11 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = 1 November 2012 | ntupdate = }} '''Robert Isaac Oleen Russell''' (born 16 July 1979) is a Ghanaian former [[association football|footballer]]. ==Ukọlọ ẹgba kia rọ== ===Chikulu=== {{BLP sources section|date=November 2012}} Russell was born in [[Accra]], Ghana, to an American father and Ghanaian mother and spent his childhood between Ghana and the United States. He went to high school in [[Amherst, Massachusetts]], and played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Duke University]] from 1997 to 2000 and decided he would play internationally in Iceland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americansoccernow.com/articles/from-the-champions-league-amp-mls-cup-dr-robbie-russell-joins-medical-frontline|title=ASN: From the Champions League & MLS Cup, Dr. Robbie Russell joins medical frontline|website=www.americansoccernow.com}}</ref> ===Professional=== Russell turned professional in 2001 and spent one season at Icelandic club [[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]]. He was drafted by the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] of [[Major League Soccer]] but opted to try his fortunes overseas. Russell joined [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] of the [[Norwegian Premier League]], where he established himself as one of the best right backs in Norway. This fact was confirmed when [[Rosenborg BK]] also from Norway made a move for him in 2004. Russell became a starter at right back in his first season with [[Rosenborg BK]] (including two starts for the team in the [[UEFA Champions League]]) and helped the team win its 19th league title. Unfortunately he only played in a couple of matches in 2005 due to a knee injury and a change in the coaching staff. In July 2006, Russell moved to [[Viborg FF]] of the [[Danish Superliga]]. His debut for [[Viborg FF]] came in a 3–1 loss at [[AaB Fodbold|Aalborg BK]]. In July 2008, Russell ended his Scandinavian sojourn by signing with [[Real Salt Lake]], where coach [[Jason Kreis]] was a fellow alumnus of Duke University.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis |first=Michael C. |url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9973223 |title=Soccer: RSL acquires midfielder from Danish team - Salt Lake Tribune |publisher=Sltrib.com |date=2008-07-23 |accessdate=2012-11-28}}</ref> On 23 November 2009, Russell scored the game-winning goal of the [[2009 MLS Cup]] in the seventh round of a penalty kick shoot out. The goal gave Real Salt Lake their first MLS championship. On 29 May 2010, he scored his first career goal for Real Salt Lake in a 4–1 victory over the [[Kansas City Wizards]] at [[Rio Tinto Stadium]]. On 29 November 2011, Russell was traded to [[D.C. United]] for a third-round pick in the [[2013 MLS SuperDraft]], which became a first-round pick in the [[2013 MLS Supplemental Draft]] when the SuperDraft was shortened.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Russell acquired from Real Salt Lake|url=http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/11/robbie-russell-acquired-from-real-salt-lake|publisher=dcunited.com|accessdate=29 November 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201163532/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/11/robbie-russell-acquired-from-real-salt-lake|archivedate=1 December 2011}}</ref> Russell announced his retirement from professional soccer on May 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/05/robbie-russell-announces-retirement-heads-to-georgetown-university-post-baccalaureate-p| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130614023647/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/05/robbie-russell-announces-retirement-heads-to-georgetown-university-post-baccalaureate-p| archive-date = 2013-06-14| title = Robbie Russell announces retirement, heads to Georgetown University Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program {{!}} D.C. United}}</ref> He began classes in June 2013 in [[Georgetown University]]'s Post-baccalaureate Pre-Medical Certificate Program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.voanews.com/sonny/2013/06/05/robbie-russell-goes-from-pro-soccer-to-medical-school/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608233429/http://blogs.voanews.com/sonny/2013/06/05/robbie-russell-goes-from-pro-soccer-to-medical-school/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 8, 2013|title=Robbie Russell Goes from Pro Soccer to Medical School – Sonny Side of Sports}}</ref> [[File:Robbie Russell Goes From Pro Soccer to Medical School « Sonny Side of Sports.theora.ogv|thumbnail|right|Interview with the VOA in 2013.]] [[Image:Robbie Russell Real Salt Lake.jpg|right|thumb|Robbie Russell (in red) scored RSL's winning penalty kick in the 2009 MLS Cup Final]] ==Ukọlọ nwu uña ogwu== Robert Russell enrolled in [[George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences|George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences]]. {{When|date=November 2023}} He completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.{{When|date=November 2023}} He is now an attending physician at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia. ==Ami ojima == '''Real Salt Lake''' *[[Major League Soccer]] MLS Cup: [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]] *[[Major League Soccer]] Eastern Conference Championship: [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]] '''Rosenborg''' *[[Norwegian Premier League]]: [[Norwegian Premier League 2004]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == ''This article incorporates public domain text from the Voice of America.'' {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == *{{MLS player|robbie-russell}} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060322022151/http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=search&s=Robbie%20Russell Robbie Russell articles on Yanks Abroad]}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Robbie}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:American men's soccer players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:Ghanaian people of American descent]] [[Category:American people of Ghanaian descent]] [[Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent]] [[Category:Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players]] [[Category:Breiðablik men's football players]] [[Category:Sogndal Fotball players]] [[Category:Rosenborg BK players]] [[Category:Viborg FF players]] [[Category:Real Salt Lake players]] [[Category:D.C. United players]] [[Category:Eliteserien players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriates in Iceland]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Norway]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark]] [[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark]] [[Category:Danish Superliga players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:LA Galaxy draft picks]] [[Category:Articles containing video clips]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] 816dt12182u91clg7f8s1pik3h3e5v9 0 2860 45758 2026-10-17T05:06:23Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yussif Chibsah | image = Yussif Chibsah.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Chibsah playing for [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in 2013 | fullname = Yussif Alhassan Chibsah | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|12|30}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Gh..." 45758 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yussif Chibsah | image = Yussif Chibsah.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Chibsah playing for [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in 2013 | fullname = Yussif Alhassan Chibsah | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|12|30}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]] | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1996–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[Prempeh College]] | years1 = 1999–2003 | years2 = 2003–2006 | years3 = 2006 | years4 = 2006–2007 | years5 = 2008–2011 | years6 = 2012–2014 | years7 = 2014–2015 | years8 = 2015 | years9 = 2016 | clubs1 = [[King Faisal Babes]] | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko]] | clubs3 = [[IFK Mariehamn]] | clubs5 = [[Gefle IF]] | clubs6 = [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] | clubs7 = [[Alanyaspor]] | clubs8 = [[GAIS]] | clubs9 = [[Ljungskile SK]] | caps1 = 45 | caps2 = 37 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 21 | caps5 = 104 | caps6 = 57 | caps7 = 1 | caps8 = 14 | caps9 = 24 | goals1 = 32 | goals2 = 21 | goals3 = 3 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 5 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004– | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | pcupdate = 9 January 2017 | ntupdate = 27 November 2004 }} '''Yussif Chibsah''' (born 30 December 1983) is a [[Ghana]]ian former [[Association football|football]] midfielder, who last played for [[Ljungskile SK]] in Sweden.<ref>[http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/73918 Officiellt: Chibsah och Mohideen lämnar Ljungskile]‚ fotbolltransfers.com, 2 January 2017</ref> ==Early life== Born in [[Accra]], Chibsah was a member of the [[Prempeh College]] (Class of '96 Gberg House) and is considered a highly educated footballer, majoring in Accounting but he also studied management and economics. ==Career== Chibsah started his career at Kumasi based [[King Faisal Babes|King Faisal]] in his home country, and in 2003 moved to [[Asante Kotoko]] where all his years had a key midfielder role. With Kotoko met up with great moments as he played at the first [[CAF Confederation Cup]] in 2004 winning the silver medal as the runners up to [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]] and also in the [[CAF Champions League 2006|CAF Champions League]] in 2006. After the 2006 World Cup, he was invited by French [[Ligue 1]] club [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] for a trial but could not meet the deadline for the summer registration. He had trials also with [[Hamburger SV]] and [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in January 2006 following preseason in South Africa. In his first attempt to move outside Ghana he signed a pre-contract with [[Finland|Finnish]] [[IFK Mariehamn]], but with Kotoko asking for more money was never eligible to play for them. In the 2006/07 season he played for Asanta Kotoko FC in Ghana and later on came close to sign for Danish side [[Randers FC]] but eventually signed in October 2007 a two-year contract with Swedish [[Allsvenskan]] club [[Gefle IF]] under manager [[Per Olsson]]. When his contract ended and despite interest from 2nd division Bundesliga club he renew for 2 more year with [[Gefle IF]]. Prior to the 2012 season he returned to [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] and signed a contract with the club. On 21 January 2014 it was announced that Chibsah switch shirtnumber from 4 to 17. ==International== He was captain of the Ghana olympic team, who exited in the first round of the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], having finished in third place in Group B and was also the captain of the Ghana Meteors in the 2003 [[2003 All-Africa Games|All Africa Games]] in [[Abuja]] that won the bronze medal. His international efforts was recognized as he was a member of the [[Ghanaian people|Ghanaian]] standby players in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] in Germany after playing most of the matches of the qualifying round. Chibsah has over 50 caps with all levels of International [[Ghana]] football from U-17 to senior team. ==Personal== Chibsah's younger brother Abdul Faisal Alhassan-Chibsah<ref>[http://www.bluehens.com/teams/mens-soccer/info/rosters/2010/chibsah.html Abdul Faisal Alhassan-Chibsah] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205063148/http://www.bluehens.com/teams/mens-soccer/info/rosters/2010/chibsah.html |date=5 February 2012 }}</ref> played soccer at [[Carson Newman College]] in [[Tennessee]], his first year and transferred to university of Delaware to complete his sophomore, junior, and senior year. He is now taking his coaching courses in USA. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{FIFA player|184555}} * {{NFT player|id=2625}} * {{Soccerway|yussif-chibsah/28105}} {{Ghana men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chibsah, Yussif}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Hamburger SV players]] [[Category:Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Gefle IF players]] [[Category:King Faisal F.C. players]] [[Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players]] [[Category:Alanyaspor footballers]] [[Category:GAIS players]] [[Category:Ljungskile SK players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Allsvenskan players]] [[Category:TFF 1. Lig players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey]] [[Category:Prempeh College alumni]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games]] [[Category:African Games bronze medalists for Ghana]] [[Category:African Games bronze medalists in football]] [[Category:Ghana Premier League players]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] 0ifaipc5ws5604r91ao567fbmpve642 45759 45758 2026-10-17T05:08:05Z Enigmias 1645 45759 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yussif Chibsah | image = Yussif Chibsah.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Chibsah playing for [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in 2013 | fullname = Yussif Alhassan Chibsah | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|12|30}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]] | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1996–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[Prempeh College]] | years1 = 1999–2003 | years2 = 2003–2006 | years3 = 2006 | years4 = 2006–2007 | years5 = 2008–2011 | years6 = 2012–2014 | years7 = 2014–2015 | years8 = 2015 | years9 = 2016 | clubs1 = [[King Faisal Babes]] | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko]] | clubs3 = [[IFK Mariehamn]] | clubs5 = [[Gefle IF]] | clubs6 = [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] | clubs7 = [[Alanyaspor]] | clubs8 = [[GAIS]] | clubs9 = [[Ljungskile SK]] | caps1 = 45 | caps2 = 37 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 21 | caps5 = 104 | caps6 = 57 | caps7 = 1 | caps8 = 14 | caps9 = 24 | goals1 = 32 | goals2 = 21 | goals3 = 3 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 5 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004– | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | pcupdate = 9 January 2017 | ntupdate = 27 November 2004 }} '''Yussif Chibsah''' (born 30 December 1983) is a [[Ghana]]ian former [[Association football|football]] midfielder, who last played for [[Ljungskile SK]] in Sweden.<ref>[http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/73918 Officiellt: Chibsah och Mohideen lämnar Ljungskile]‚ fotbolltransfers.com, 2 January 2017</ref> ==Abakwanẹ ọlayi== Born in [[Accra]], Chibsah was a member of the [[Prempeh College]] (Class of '96 Gberg House) and is considered a highly educated footballer, majoring in Accounting but he also studied management and economics. ==Ukọlọ== Chibsah started his career at Kumasi based [[King Faisal Babes|King Faisal]] in his home country, and in 2003 moved to [[Asante Kotoko]] where all his years had a key midfielder role. With Kotoko met up with great moments as he played at the first [[CAF Confederation Cup]] in 2004 winning the silver medal as the runners up to [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]] and also in the [[CAF Champions League 2006|CAF Champions League]] in 2006. After the 2006 World Cup, he was invited by French [[Ligue 1]] club [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] for a trial but could not meet the deadline for the summer registration. He had trials also with [[Hamburger SV]] and [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in January 2006 following preseason in South Africa. In his first attempt to move outside Ghana he signed a pre-contract with [[Finland|Finnish]] [[IFK Mariehamn]], but with Kotoko asking for more money was never eligible to play for them. In the 2006/07 season he played for Asanta Kotoko FC in Ghana and later on came close to sign for Danish side [[Randers FC]] but eventually signed in October 2007 a two-year contract with Swedish [[Allsvenskan]] club [[Gefle IF]] under manager [[Per Olsson]]. When his contract ended and despite interest from 2nd division Bundesliga club he renew for 2 more year with [[Gefle IF]]. Prior to the 2012 season he returned to [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] and signed a contract with the club. On 21 January 2014 it was announced that Chibsah switch shirtnumber from 4 to 17. ==Ọjanẹ ki rọ nwu ma == He was captain of the Ghana olympic team, who exited in the first round of the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], having finished in third place in Group B and was also the captain of the Ghana Meteors in the 2003 [[2003 All-Africa Games|All Africa Games]] in [[Abuja]] that won the bronze medal. His international efforts was recognized as he was a member of the [[Ghanaian people|Ghanaian]] standby players in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] in Germany after playing most of the matches of the qualifying round. Chibsah has over 50 caps with all levels of International [[Ghana]] football from U-17 to senior team. ==L'ugbo nwu== Chibsah's younger brother Abdul Faisal Alhassan-Chibsah<ref>[http://www.bluehens.com/teams/mens-soccer/info/rosters/2010/chibsah.html Abdul Faisal Alhassan-Chibsah] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205063148/http://www.bluehens.com/teams/mens-soccer/info/rosters/2010/chibsah.html |date=5 February 2012 }}</ref> played soccer at [[Carson Newman College]] in [[Tennessee]], his first year and transferred to university of Delaware to complete his sophomore, junior, and senior year. He is now taking his coaching courses in USA. ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == * {{FIFA player|184555}} * {{NFT player|id=2625}} * {{Soccerway|yussif-chibsah/28105}} {{Ghana men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chibsah, Yussif}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Hamburger SV players]] [[Category:Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Gefle IF players]] [[Category:King Faisal F.C. players]] [[Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players]] [[Category:Alanyaspor footballers]] [[Category:GAIS players]] [[Category:Ljungskile SK players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Allsvenskan players]] [[Category:TFF 1. Lig players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey]] [[Category:Prempeh College alumni]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games]] [[Category:African Games bronze medalists for Ghana]] [[Category:African Games bronze medalists in football]] [[Category:Ghana Premier League players]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] rfwkoy8m758y2kggx2eaj1yiv9xc7r8 0 2861 45760 2026-10-17T05:10:30Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} '''Eric Bhamuza "Scara" Sono''' (born 1937 – died 1964) was a South African [[soccer]] player who captained the [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]] and was the father of [[Jomo Sono]] and [[Julius Sono]]. He died in a car crash at age 27, when Jomo was age 8.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Su..." 45760 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|South African soccer player}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} '''Eric Bhamuza "Scara" Sono''' (born 1937 – died 1964) was a South African [[soccer]] player who captained the [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]] and was the father of [[Jomo Sono]] and [[Julius Sono]]. He died in a car crash at age 27, when Jomo was age 8.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sunday World |author=Thepa, Madala |title=He played hard and lost badly - Sono says he knows his pitfalls |url=http://www.sundayworld.co.za/Home/Article.aspx?id=1000876 |date=17 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728101047/http://www.sundayworld.co.za/Home/Article.aspx?id=1000876 |archivedate=2011-07-28 }}</ref>. Sono is rememberd for ignoring the [[apartheid]] laws prohibiting people of different races from competing with one another. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sono, Eric}} [[Category:1964 deaths]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:Road incident deaths in South Africa]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players]] [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub}} dfot96lrjnp8ze3wjpkyvtwinbxze9k 45761 45760 2026-10-17T05:15:27Z Obutuson 910 45761 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|South African soccer player}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} '''Eric Bhamuza "Scara" Sono''' (ma bi 1937 – i kwu 1964) i chẹnẹ South African [[soccer|kia ribọlu]] ki chi onwu chi agboji ki nẹma le yi [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]] ma'nyu onwu chi attah [[Jomo Sono]] ma'nyu [[Julius Sono]]. I kwu yi uchobi moto adiko ki chi ọdọ mi 27, adiko ki Jomo chi ọma ọdọ mi 8.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sunday World |author=Thepa, Madala |title=He played hard and lost badly - Sono says he knows his pitfalls |url=http://www.sundayworld.co.za/Home/Article.aspx?id=1000876 |date=17 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728101047/http://www.sundayworld.co.za/Home/Article.aspx?id=1000876 |archivedate=2011-07-28 }}</ref>. Ma dọmọ achi arewa Sono tonu ki kọ ọla ọda eyi [[apartheid]] ki ma cha jẹnwu am'ibo ku ma kwi ugbo ojoji erọ agwunyi ọla ma ni lẹ. ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sono, Eric}} [[Category:1964 deaths]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:Road incident deaths in South Africa]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players]] [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub}} ee4pud4cl6yrjol91inj753ljps7nif 0 2862 45762 2026-10-17T05:24:29Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = William Tiero | image = William Kwabena Tiero.JPG | upright = 0.9 | caption = Tiero with CSKA Sofia in 2010 | full_name = William Kwabena Tiero | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|3}} | birth_place = [[Tema]], Ghana | height = 1.74 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2002–20..." 45762 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = William Tiero | image = William Kwabena Tiero.JPG | upright = 0.9 | caption = Tiero with CSKA Sofia in 2010 | full_name = William Kwabena Tiero | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|3}} | birth_place = [[Tema]], Ghana | height = 1.74 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2002–2003 | years2 = 2004–2005 | years3 = 2005–2006 | years4 = 2006–2007 | years5 = 2007–2010 | years6 = 2010 | years7 = 2011 | years8 = 2011–2012 | years9 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = [[Liberty Professionals F.C.|Liberty Professionals]] | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko]] | clubs3 = [[Vitória SC]] | clubs4 = [[Naval 1º de Maio|Naval]] | clubs5 = [[Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F.|Académica Coimbra]] | clubs6 = [[CSKA Sofia]] | clubs7 = [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]] | clubs8 = [[Al-Qadisiyah FC|Al-Qadisiyah]] | clubs9 = [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 0 | caps3 = 0 | caps4 = 0 | caps5 = 74 | caps6 = 4 | caps7 = 4 | caps8 = 15 | caps9 = 12 | goals1 = | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''William Kwabena Tiero''' (born 3 December 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. ==International career== Tiero was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. Played all the three games against Italy, Paraguay and Japan, scored one goal. ==External links== * {{NFT player|2617}} {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiero, William}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Tema]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Primeira Liga players]] [[Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players]] [[Category:Saudi Pro League players]] [[Category:Liberty Professionals F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Vitória S.C. players]] [[Category:S.C. Olhanense players]] [[Category:Associação Naval 1º de Maio players]] [[Category:Académica de Coimbra (football) players]] [[Category:Gil Vicente F.C. players]] [[Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players]] [[Category:Al Qadsiah FC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] {{Ghana-footy-midfielder-stub}} qtsx3hrobugzvyo2xqblrlxa2ad5a72 45763 45762 2026-10-17T05:31:38Z Enigmias 1645 45763 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = William Tiero | image = William Kwabena Tiero.JPG | upright = 0.9 | caption = Tiero with CSKA Sofia in 2010 | full_name = William Kwabena Tiero | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|3}} | birth_place = [[Tema]], Ghana | height = 1.74 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2002–2003 | years2 = 2004–2005 | years3 = 2005–2006 | years4 = 2006–2007 | years5 = 2007–2010 | years6 = 2010 | years7 = 2011 | years8 = 2011–2012 | years9 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = [[Liberty Professionals F.C.|Liberty Professionals]] | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko]] | clubs3 = [[Vitória SC]] | clubs4 = [[Naval 1º de Maio|Naval]] | clubs5 = [[Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F.|Académica Coimbra]] | clubs6 = [[CSKA Sofia]] | clubs7 = [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]] | clubs8 = [[Al-Qadisiyah FC|Al-Qadisiyah]] | clubs9 = [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 0 | caps3 = 0 | caps4 = 0 | caps5 = 74 | caps6 = 4 | caps7 = 4 | caps8 = 15 | caps9 = 12 | goals1 = | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''William Kwabena Tiero''' (ma bi ọjọ ki 3 ochu ẹgweji ọdọ 1980) i ch'ẹnẹ Ghanaian kia ri [[association football|bọlu]] kwobi ki rọ yi uña [[midfielder|alumeji]]. ==Ojanẹ ugbo ki rọ nwu == Tiero ch'ẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo ku ma rọ nwu Ghana yi 2004 Olympic. Ku ma tanẹ kwefu bọlu lẹ, alu ku ma kpoji yi uña ẹnẹ kẹta yi group B. I che ri ichẹ mẹta gba ku ma rọ agunyi Italy, Paraguay ma'nyu Japan, i ni golu ka. ==Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT player|2617}} {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiero, William}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Tema]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Primeira Liga players]] [[Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players]] [[Category:Saudi Pro League players]] [[Category:Liberty Professionals F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Vitória S.C. players]] [[Category:S.C. Olhanense players]] [[Category:Associação Naval 1º de Maio players]] [[Category:Académica de Coimbra (football) players]] [[Category:Gil Vicente F.C. players]] [[Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players]] [[Category:Al Qadsiah FC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] {{Ghana-footy-midfielder-stub}} k8mxan3ucnmesmo8bj0q7j5r2c4o9k3 0 2863 45764 2026-10-17T05:33:50Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1976)}} {{Distinguish|Maamor (disambiguation){{!}}Maamor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Maamar Mamouni |image= |fullname= |birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|2|28}} |birth_place=[[Tours]], [[France]] |height={{height|m=1.84}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= | years1 = 1992–1995 | years2 = 1995–1996 | years3 = 1996–2002 |..." 45764 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1976)}} {{Distinguish|Maamor (disambiguation){{!}}Maamor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Maamar Mamouni |image= |fullname= |birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|2|28}} |birth_place=[[Tours]], [[France]] |height={{height|m=1.84}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= | years1 = 1992–1995 | years2 = 1995–1996 | years3 = 1996–2002 | years4 = 2002–2003 | years5 = 2003–2004 | years6 = 2004–2006 | years7 = 2006–2007 | years8 =2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[Tours FC|Tours]] | clubs2 = [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] | clubs3 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] | clubs4 = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|Créteil]] | clubs5 = [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]] | clubs6 = [[KAA Gent|Gent]] | clubs7 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] | clubs8 =[[Panserraikos FC|Panserraikos]] | caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 110 | goals3 = 7 | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 2 | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 7 | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 3 | caps7 = - | goals7 = -| caps8 = | goals8 = |nationalyears1=1999–2005 |nationalteam1=[[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] |nationalcaps1= 29 | nationalgoals1 = 2 |pcupdate= |ntupdate= }} '''Maamar Mamouni''' (born 28 February 1976) is a former [[Association football|footballer]]. He played for clubs including [[Le Havre AC]], [[US Créteil-Lusitanos]] (both France),<ref>{{LFP|id=mamouni-maamar}}</ref> [[Panserraikos F.C.|Panserraikos]] (Greece), [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]], [[KAA Gent|Gent]] and [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] (all Belgium). He was born in [[Tours]], France, and holds both French and Algerian nationalities. He was a member of the [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] [[2004 African Nations Cup]] team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in the quarter-finals. ==National team statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||9||0 |- |2001||5||0 |- |2002||0||0 |- |2003||3||1 |- |2004||9||1 |- |2005||1||0 |- !Total||29||2 |} == Honours == * '''La Louviére''' ** [[Belgian Super Cup]]: Runner-up [[2003 Belgian Super Cup|2003]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT}} {{Navboxes | title = Algeria squads | bg = white | fg = #006633 | bordercolor = #006633 | list1 = {{Algeria Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamouni, Maamar}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Tours, France]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Ligue 2 players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Panserraikos F.C. players]] [[Category:Tours FC players]] [[Category:AC Ajaccio players]] [[Category:Le Havre AC players]] [[Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players]] [[Category:RAA Louviéroise players]] [[Category:KAA Gent players]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} 4xsvvkc103m66kvza5el40rdkkzx06i 45765 45764 2026-10-17T05:39:46Z Enigmias 1645 45765 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1976)}} {{Distinguish|Maamor (disambiguation){{!}}Maamor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Maamar Mamouni |image= |fullname= |birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|2|28}} |birth_place=[[Tours]], [[France]] |height={{height|m=1.84}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= | years1 = 1992–1995 | years2 = 1995–1996 | years3 = 1996–2002 | years4 = 2002–2003 | years5 = 2003–2004 | years6 = 2004–2006 | years7 = 2006–2007 | years8 =2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[Tours FC|Tours]] | clubs2 = [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] | clubs3 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] | clubs4 = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|Créteil]] | clubs5 = [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]] | clubs6 = [[KAA Gent|Gent]] | clubs7 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] | clubs8 =[[Panserraikos FC|Panserraikos]] | caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 110 | goals3 = 7 | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 2 | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 7 | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 3 | caps7 = - | goals7 = -| caps8 = | goals8 = |nationalyears1=1999–2005 |nationalteam1=[[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] |nationalcaps1= 29 | nationalgoals1 = 2 |pcupdate= |ntupdate= }} '''Maamar Mamouni''' (born 28 February 1976) is a former [[Association football|footballer]]. He played for clubs including [[Le Havre AC]], [[US Créteil-Lusitanos]] (both France),<ref>{{LFP|id=mamouni-maamar}}</ref> [[Panserraikos F.C.|Panserraikos]] (Greece), [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]], [[KAA Gent|Gent]] and [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] (all Belgium). He was born in [[Tours]], France, and holds both French and Algerian nationalities. He was a member of the [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] [[2004 African Nations Cup]] team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in the quarter-finals. ==Aluka ichẹ ki rọ nwu ojanẹ nwu == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||9||0 |- |2001||5||0 |- |2002||0||0 |- |2003||3||1 |- |2004||9||1 |- |2005||1||0 |- !Total||29||2 |} == Ami ojima == * '''La Louviére''' ** [[Belgian Super Cup]]: Runner-up [[2003 Belgian Super Cup|2003]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT}} {{Navboxes | title = Algeria squads | bg = white | fg = #006633 | bordercolor = #006633 | list1 = {{Algeria Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamouni, Maamar}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Tours, France]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Ligue 2 players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Panserraikos F.C. players]] [[Category:Tours FC players]] [[Category:AC Ajaccio players]] [[Category:Le Havre AC players]] [[Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players]] [[Category:RAA Louviéroise players]] [[Category:KAA Gent players]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} b2gqehsm3w65ky4aplmda56fclgwfnd 45775 45765 2026-10-17T06:09:07Z Enigmias 1645 /* Aluka ichẹ ki rọ nwu ojanẹ nwu */ 45775 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1976)}} {{Distinguish|Maamor (disambiguation){{!}}Maamor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Maamar Mamouni |image= |fullname= |birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|2|28}} |birth_place=[[Tours]], [[France]] |height={{height|m=1.84}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= | years1 = 1992–1995 | years2 = 1995–1996 | years3 = 1996–2002 | years4 = 2002–2003 | years5 = 2003–2004 | years6 = 2004–2006 | years7 = 2006–2007 | years8 =2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[Tours FC|Tours]] | clubs2 = [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] | clubs3 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] | clubs4 = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|Créteil]] | clubs5 = [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]] | clubs6 = [[KAA Gent|Gent]] | clubs7 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] | clubs8 =[[Panserraikos FC|Panserraikos]] | caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 110 | goals3 = 7 | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 2 | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 7 | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 3 | caps7 = - | goals7 = -| caps8 = | goals8 = |nationalyears1=1999–2005 |nationalteam1=[[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] |nationalcaps1= 29 | nationalgoals1 = 2 |pcupdate= |ntupdate= }} '''Maamar Mamouni''' (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ekeji nolu mi 28 efu ọdọ 1976) i ch'ẹnẹ kia [[Association football|ribọlu]] Kwobi. I che rọ nwu [[Le Havre AC]], [[US Créteil-Lusitanos]] (ejeji ma di ojanẹ France),<ref>{{LFP|id=mamouni-maamar}}</ref> [[Panserraikos F.C.|Panserraikos]] (Greece), [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]], [[KAA Gent|Gent]] ma'nyu [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] (ọgbọdu di ojanẹ Belgium). Ma bi yi [[Tours]], France, ma'nyu i chi ẹnẹ ki neke kakini onwu kwi ojanẹ France kpaiAlgeria. I ch'ẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] [[2004 African Nations Cup]], ku ma kpoji uña ẹnẹkeji yi group ma, taki ma kọwọ banẹ ma ẹgba ku ma rọ águnyí [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] yi efu quarter-finals. ==Aluka ichẹ ki rọ nwu ojanẹ u == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||9||0 |- |2001||5||0 |- |2002||0||0 |- |2003||3||1 |- |2004||9||1 |- |2005||1||0 |- !Total||29||2 |} == Ami ojima == * '''La Louviére''' ** [[Belgian Super Cup]]: Runner-up [[2003 Belgian Super Cup|2003]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT}} {{Navboxes | title = Algeria squads | bg = white | fg = #006633 | bordercolor = #006633 | list1 = {{Algeria Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamouni, Maamar}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Tours, France]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Ligue 2 players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Panserraikos F.C. players]] [[Category:Tours FC players]] [[Category:AC Ajaccio players]] [[Category:Le Havre AC players]] [[Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players]] [[Category:RAA Louviéroise players]] [[Category:KAA Gent players]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} de4h7tsq5qo8peihbtilmoojgvnigsn 45776 45775 2026-10-17T06:11:25Z Enigmias 1645 /* Aluka ichẹ ki rọ nwu ojanẹ u */ 45776 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1976)}} {{Distinguish|Maamor (disambiguation){{!}}Maamor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Maamar Mamouni |image= |fullname= |birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|2|28}} |birth_place=[[Tours]], [[France]] |height={{height|m=1.84}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= | years1 = 1992–1995 | years2 = 1995–1996 | years3 = 1996–2002 | years4 = 2002–2003 | years5 = 2003–2004 | years6 = 2004–2006 | years7 = 2006–2007 | years8 =2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[Tours FC|Tours]] | clubs2 = [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] | clubs3 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] | clubs4 = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|Créteil]] | clubs5 = [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]] | clubs6 = [[KAA Gent|Gent]] | clubs7 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] | clubs8 =[[Panserraikos FC|Panserraikos]] | caps1 = 53 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 110 | goals3 = 7 | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 2 | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 7 | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 3 | caps7 = - | goals7 = -| caps8 = | goals8 = |nationalyears1=1999–2005 |nationalteam1=[[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] |nationalcaps1= 29 | nationalgoals1 = 2 |pcupdate= |ntupdate= }} '''Maamar Mamouni''' (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ekeji nolu mi 28 efu ọdọ 1976) i ch'ẹnẹ kia [[Association football|ribọlu]] Kwobi. I che rọ nwu [[Le Havre AC]], [[US Créteil-Lusitanos]] (ejeji ma di ojanẹ France),<ref>{{LFP|id=mamouni-maamar}}</ref> [[Panserraikos F.C.|Panserraikos]] (Greece), [[RAA Louviéroise|Louviéroise]], [[KAA Gent|Gent]] ma'nyu [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] (ọgbọdu di ojanẹ Belgium). Ma bi yi [[Tours]], France, ma'nyu i chi ẹnẹ ki neke takini onwu kwi ojanẹ France kpai Algeria. I ch'ẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo ku ma rọ nwu [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] [[2004 African Nations Cup|yi 2004 African Nations Cup]], ku ma kpoji uña ẹnẹkeji yi group ma, taki ma kọwọ banẹ ma ẹgba ku ma rọ águnyí [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] yi efu quarter-finals. ==Aluka ichẹ ki rọ nwu ojanẹ u == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||9||0 |- |2001||5||0 |- |2002||0||0 |- |2003||3||1 |- |2004||9||1 |- |2005||1||0 |- !Total||29||2 |} == Ami ojima == * '''La Louviére''' ** [[Belgian Super Cup]]: Runner-up [[2003 Belgian Super Cup|2003]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT}} {{Navboxes | title = Algeria squads | bg = white | fg = #006633 | bordercolor = #006633 | list1 = {{Algeria Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamouni, Maamar}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:French men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Tours, France]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Ligue 1 players]] [[Category:Ligue 2 players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Panserraikos F.C. players]] [[Category:Tours FC players]] [[Category:AC Ajaccio players]] [[Category:Le Havre AC players]] [[Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players]] [[Category:RAA Louviéroise players]] [[Category:KAA Gent players]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub}} q5fjny7wpnqoyvbheloruud31jueey4 0 2864 45766 2026-10-17T05:44:32Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|French footballer (born 1968)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcel Desailly | image = 25th Laureus World Sports Awards - Red Carpet - Marcel Desailly - 240422 192752-3 (cropped).jpg | caption = Desailly at the 2024 [[Laureus World Sports Awards]] | full_name = Marcel David Desailly | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https..." 45766 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|French footballer (born 1968)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcel Desailly | image = 25th Laureus World Sports Awards - Red Carpet - Marcel Desailly - 240422 192752-3 (cropped).jpg | caption = Desailly at the 2024 [[Laureus World Sports Awards]] | full_name = Marcel David Desailly | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1533/Marcel-Desailly/overview |title=Marcel Desailly: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> | position = [[Centre-back]], [[defensive midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1980–1986 | youthclubs1 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | years1 = 1986–1992 | clubs1 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | caps1 = 162 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 1992–1993 | clubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1993–1998 | clubs3 = [[AC Milan]] | caps3 = 137 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 1998–2004 | clubs4 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | caps4 = 158 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2004–2005 | clubs5 = [[Al-Gharafa Doha|Al-Gharafa]] | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = [[Qatar SC]] | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 539 | totalgoals = 23 | nationalyears1 = 1993–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps1 = 116 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}{{MedalCountry|{{fb|France|1974}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}} {{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]|}} }} '''Marcel David Desailly''' ({{IPA|fr|maʁsɛl dəsaji}}; born 7 September 1968) is a former professional [[Association football|footballer]], who played as a [[centre-back]] or [[defensive midfielder]]. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including [[UEFA Champions League]] medals with both [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] and [[AC Milan]], and also played for [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], among other teams. At international level, he collected 116 caps between 1993 and 2004, scoring three goals, and was a member of the [[France national football team|France international squads]] that won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]. Desailly is regarded by many commentators as one of the leading players of his generation and among the most accomplished defenders in the history of the sport.<ref name="fourfourtwo">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/101-greatest-football-players-last-25-years-full-list|title=Ranked! The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years: full list|edition=253|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|date=13 February 2018|access-date=22 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="50 Greatest Defenders">{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1767176-50-greatest-defenders-in-world-football-history |title=50 Greatest Defenders in World Football History |publisher=bleacherreport.com |date=10 September 2013 |access-date=30 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Best 100 Football Defenders of All Time History |url=https://thefootballlovers.com/top-100-best-football-defenders-of-all-time-history/ |website=thefootballlovers.com |access-date=11 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 50 best defenders in football history ranked by fans |url=https://www.givemesport.com/football-fans-rank-the-50-greatest-defenders-in-football-history/|website=GiveMeSport |date=9 April 2020 |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Best defenders of all time - ranked |url=https://www.90min.com/best-defenders-of-all-time |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=90min.com |language=en}}</ref> ==Early life== Marcel David Desailly was born on 7 September 1968 in [[Accra]], Ghana, to Elizabeth Addy.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Marcel |last1=Desailly |first2=Philippe |last2=Broussard |title=Capitaine |trans-title=Captain |date=2002 |publisher=Stock |location=Paris |isbn=9-782234-054783 |language=fr |pages=16}}</ref> Elizabeth married Mr Abbey, an architect, and became pregnant with Desailly while Marcel Desailly Sr., a diplomat who would become Desailly's adoptive father, was away in France.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/aug/11/newsstory.sport13 |title=Capital capitaine |first=Will |last=Buckley |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=11 August 2002 |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> He was adopted by Desailly Sr. soon after he was born and was named after his adoptive father, instead of Odenkey Abbey, the name preferred by his biological father.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/marcel-desailly-goes-back-to-his-roots-vs53srlmflg |title=Marcel Desailly goes back to his roots |first=Ian |last=Hawkey |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=20 September 2009 |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref> His mother married Desailly Sr., who adopted all of her children (the former professional footballer [[Seth Adonkor]], seven years his elder, was a half-brother of his). The family relocated to France when Desailly was four years old.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} ==Club career== Following Adonkor's lead, Desailly began his career at [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]. There, as part of the famed Nantes youth programme, he played alongside a young [[Didier Deschamps]], who became his closest friend. Desailly turned professional in 1986, two years after his half-brother had died in a car accident. In 1992, he moved to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], where he reunited with Deschamps, and won the [[UEFA Champions League]] the following year. In 1994, while playing for [[AC Milan]], he again won the Cup (scoring in the [[1994 UEFA Champions League final|final]] himself), becoming the first player to win the rebranded tournament with [[List of footballers who won the UEFA Champions League with more than one club|two different clubs]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefootballfaithful.com/four-players-win-successive-champions-leagues-different-clubs/|title=Appreciating the four players to win back to back Champions Leagues with different clubs|first=Harry|last=Diamond|website=Thefootballfaithful.com|date=21 May 2020|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> and also the first ever player to win the Cup with different clubs in consecutive seasons. During his time in Milan, he won two Italian league titles, in 1994 and 1996. Although he preferred to be deployed as a [[Sweeper (association football)|sweeper]] or [[centre-back]], roles which he played during his time in France,<ref name="The five players Fabio Capello made superstars">{{cite news | date=16 December 2007| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2328637/The-five-players-Fabio-Capello-made-superstars.html | title=The five players Fabio Capello made superstars |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| access-date=16 December 2007 }}</ref> he found much success playing as a [[defensive midfielder]] for Milan, alongside [[Demetrio Albertini]], due to the presence of several other established centre-backs at the club, such as [[Franco Baresi]], [[Alessandro Costacurta]] and [[Filippo Galli]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Desailly then moved to the English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 1998 for £4.6 million,<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-desailly-plans-to-join-lazio-next-summer-1133950.html "Desailly plans to join Lazio next summer"]. ''[[The Independent]]''. 21 December 1999.</ref> where he [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the side and played sweeper and centre-back until the end of the [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04 season]]. It was at Chelsea that Desailly formed a formidable partnership with [[Frank Leboeuf]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/a-tribute-to-marcel-desailly-the-rock-on-which-chelsea-built-their-success|title=An ode to Marcel Desailly, 'the rock' on which Chelsea built their success|first=Nestor|last=Watach|date=8 September 2023|website=Planetfootball.com|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> He picked up one major trophy in his six seasons at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], being on the winning side in their [[FA Cup]] triumph over [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in [[2000 FA Cup Final|2000]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/756784.stm |work=[[BBC News]] | title=Chelsea claim FA Cup glory | date=20 May 2000}}</ref> Desailly was snapped up by Qatari outfit [[Al-Gharafa]] in 2004. He was appointed as the club captain and under the French coach [[Bruno Metsu]] they won the [[Qatar League]] in 2005. He then joined [[Qatar S.C.]], leading them to second place in the league before retiring from professional football.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} In 2014, Desailly had met the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] and said he was ready and willing to coach the [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Football/2014/02/26/Desailly-eager-to-coach-Malaysia/|title=Desailly eager to coach Malaysia|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|date=26 February 2014|access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref> He also pointed that it was up to the football association whether to hire him or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/sp/newssports.php?id=1017711|title=Desailly Ready To Take Up Job of National Coach in Malaysia|publisher=[[Bernama]]|date=26 February 2014|access-date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226164006/http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/sp/newssports.php?id=1017711|archive-date=26 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==International career== During an interview in Ghana, Desailly stated that he "did not have much choice about which country to play for," as he was "already established in the French national youth football team."<ref>{{cite web |title=I had no choice - Marcel Desailly on why he played for France |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/I-had-no-choice-Marcel-Desailly-on-why-he-played-for-France-995257 |website=ghanaweb.com |publisher=GhanaWeb |access-date=1 July 2020 |date=1 July 2020 |quote=I didn’t really have the choice, I was inside the system and (at) Under-13 I was already playing for France National team.}}</ref> This stance was restated in his autobiography, published in 2002. He made his international debut in 1993, but was not established as a first choice defender until 1996.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He was an important part of the French team which won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], albeit being sent off by referee [[Said Belqola]] in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|final match]], a 3–0 victory over defending champions Brazil, for a double booking, being the only player on the winning team to be dismissed in a World Cup final.<ref name="98FWCF">{{cite news |title=World Cup ref Belqola dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2046956.stm |access-date=28 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 June 2002}}</ref> Like other team members, he was appointed a [[Knight of the Legion of Honour]] in 1998.<ref name="Legion">{{cite journal |date=25 July 1998 |title=Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel |trans-title=Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000374701 |journal=Journal officiel de la République française |trans-journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=1998 |issue=170 |id=PREX9801916D |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref> Two years later, success continued as France won [[UEFA Euro 2000]]. After the tournament, Desailly was made captain of the national team, following the retirement of [[Didier Deschamps]]. In 2001, he led France to victory in the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|Confederations Cup]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} In April 2003, Desailly surpassed the record for the number of appearances for the French team, a number which eventually reached 116 when he announced his retirement from international football following [[UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage|2004 UEFA European Football Championship]]. However, that record was broken during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] by [[Lilian Thuram]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} ==Style of play== Nicknamed "The Rock" due to his consistency, strength, and hard-tackling playing style, Desailly is considered one of the most accomplished players of his generation, and one of the finest [[Defender (association football)|defenders]] ever. He stood out for his charismatic leadership and ability to organise his team's back-line and break down opposition plays throughout his career. He excelled in the air and at anticipating his opponents, combining his aggression, stamina, and ability to read the game, with his physical, mental, and defensive skills. A notable confidence and good technique on the ball also allowed him to play in [[Midfielder|midfield]] throughout his career; after moving to Milan, although he initially started out playing as a centre-back or sweeper, and occasionally even as a [[Full-back (association football)|full-back]], he was later deployed as a defensive midfielder, a position in which he also excelled, successfully filling the void left by the departure of [[Frank Rijkaard]] due his ball-winning abilities and capacity to start attacking plays after winning back possession. In addition to his defensive skills, he was also capable of contributing to his team's offensive plays with goals by making attacking runs into the box.<ref name="The five players Fabio Capello made superstars"/><ref name="All-Star Team of the 1998 World Cup">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71747/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129073958/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71747/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2014|title=MasterCard All-Star Team of the 1998 World Cup|publisher=FIFA|date=10 July 1998|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/france/squad/744760.stm|title=BBC Sport: Euro 2000 Profile - Marcel Desailly|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ruud-gullit-perfect-xi#:PzGSoTgQUwmnAA|title=Ruud Gullit: Perfect XI|work=Four Four Two|author1=Hitesh Ratna|date=1 December 2007|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="magliarossonera">{{cite web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Desailly.html|title=Marcel DESAILLY (II)|publisher=magliarossonera.it|language=it|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> In 2004, he was named by [[Pelé]] in the [[FIFA 100]] as one of the world's greatest living players.<ref name="Pele"/> ==Legacy== [[File:25th Laureus World Sports Awards - Desailly - 240422 132803.jpg|thumb|Desailly at a press conference during the celebration of the 2024 [[Laureus World Sports Awards]]]] Desailly is currently{{when|date=December 2015}} residing in Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcel Desailly Biography, Career Info, Records & Achievements|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/marcel-desailly|website=Sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> He is currently a Laureus Academy member and OrphanAid Africa Lifetime ambassador to Ghana and France (since 2005). He was mentioned as a possible candidate for the coaching position of the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7124052.stm|title=Desailly confirms intention to coach Ghana|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=2 December 2007}}</ref> He has since pulled out of the race to coach the Ghana national team, although the option is likely to keep coming up. In June 2011, he opened a sports facility in Ghana called Lizzy Sports Complex, in memory of his late mother, geared to young players and children in particular. Many African national teams use the centre as a camp to prepare for international tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcel Desailly invests in Ghana Sports |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Marcel-Desailly-invests-in-Ghana-Sports-204477 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=GhanaWeb |date=30 November 2001 |language=en |publication-date=7 March 2011}}</ref> Desailly sold his interest in the business to [[Osei Kwame Despite]] in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Osei Kwame Despite purchases Lizzy Sports Complex from Marcel Desailly - Report |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Osei-Kwame-Despite-purchases-Lizzy-Sports-Complex-from-Marcel-Desailly-Report-793562 |access-date=3 January 2024 |work=GhanaWeb |date=27 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1097728/lizzys-sports-complex-wasnt-profitable-marce.html |access-date=3 January 2024 |title='Lizzy's Sports Complex wasn't profitable' – Marcel Desailly }}</ref> ==Post-playing career== Desailly's autobiography, ''Capitaine'', was published in 2002.<ref name="guardian"/> ===Media work=== Following retirement, Desailly became a [[pundit (expert)|pundit]] for [[BBC Sport]] predominantly giving his opinion from the touchline at both half time and full-time as opposed to residing in the studio with [[Alan Hansen]], [[Alan Shearer]] and [[Martin O'Neill]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He worked for [[BBC Sport]] in the United Kingdom during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], as one of their ''[[Match of the Day]]'' analysts.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He also worked for BBC Sport at the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] and [[Euro 2008]] and is a regular commentator for French television channel [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal Plus]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He also became a spokesperson for sports betting website Betclic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlinepoker.net/poker-news/poker-pros-news/nba-champion-tony-parker-signs-poker-site-betclic/4827|title=NBA champion Tony Parker Signs with Poker Site BetClic|date=26 February 2010|work=Onlinepoker.net|access-date=13 June 2010}}</ref> In 2010, Desailly joined the [[ITV Sport]] team for their [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] coverage from South Africa.<ref> [http://www.itv.com/presscentre/worldcup2010/week25/default.html "World Cup 2010"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011012708/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/worldcup2010/week25/default.html |date=11 October 2012 }} . [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]. 2 June 2010.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100531071011/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/7773569/ITV-signs-up-Patrick-Vieira-and-Francois-Pienaar-for-World-Cup-football-coverage.html "ITV signs up Patrick Vieira and Francois Pienaar for World Cup football coverage"]. ''The Daily Telegraph''. 28 May 2010.</ref> ===Charity work=== [[File:Marcel Desailly 1Goal.jpg|thumb|Desailly on stage at the launch of [[1GOAL Education for All]] in 2009.]] Desailly is a supporter of the [[1GOAL Education for All]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ambassadors and Supporters|url=http://www.join1goal.org/supporters.php?mode=celebrities|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501101311/http://www.join1goal.org/supporters.php?mode=celebrities|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 May 2010|publisher=[[1GOAL]]|access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> He is also the [[UNICEF]] national Goodwill Ambassador for Ghana.<ref name=National>{{cite web|title=National ambassadors|url=http://www.unicef.org/people/people_nationalambassadors.html|publisher=[[UNICEF]]|access-date=20 February 2012|date=3 February 2012}}</ref> He is the Lifetime Goodwill Ambassador for his personal Charity OrphanAid Africa, that helps abandoned children in Ghana. He is a member of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation. ===Licensed merchandise=== A mobile video game entitled ''[[Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer]]'', developed by [[Gameloft]] was released for mobile phones in 2003.<ref> [http://wireless.ign.com/articles/509/509282p1.html "Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827200618/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/509/509282p1.html |date=27 August 2007 }} . ''[[IGN|Wireless IGN.com]]''. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2008. </ref> In France Ubisoft released versions of the game for PlayStation and PlayStation 2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MARCEL DESAILLY PRO FOOTBALL - (PAL) |url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/M/SLES-03868.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Psxdatacenter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcel Desailly Pro Football boxarts for Sony Playstation 2 |url=https://www.video-games-museum.com/en/game/Marcel-Desailly-Pro-Football/80/2/50592/boxarts |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=The Video Games Museum |language=en}}</ref> Desailly is an ICON in [[FIFA 21#Ultimate Team|''FIFA 21'' Ultimate Team]] and FIFA 22 Ultimate Team with ratings of 87 (base), 88 (mid), 91 (prime), and 92 (Prime Icon Moments)in both games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc|title=EA SPORTS FC™|website=Ea.com|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> ==Personal life== Desailly is married to Virginie Desailly,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/moving-on-marcel-desailly-wchfh9pggtm |title=Moving on: Marcel Desailly |first=John |last=Elliott |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=3 June 2007 |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> and as of October 1998 has three children.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-interview-marcel-desailly-french-art-enters-blue-period-1180491.html |title=Football: Interview Marcel Desailly: French art enters blue period |first=Andrew |last=Longmore |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=25 October 1998 |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> His nephew James Édouard Adams is a semi-professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lizzysportscomplex.com/2018/02/09/boca-gibraltar-sign-james-edouard-adams/|title=Boca Gibraltar sign James Edouard Adams – Lizzy Sports Complex|date=2018-02-09|website=lizzysportscomplex.com|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228201451/http://lizzysportscomplex.com/2018/02/09/boca-gibraltar-sign-james-edouard-adams/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Desailly Chelsea stats|url=http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Appearances/D'-Di.htm|publisher=Bounder.Friardale.co.uk|access-date=13 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marcel Desailly – Matches in European Cups|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/desailly-in-ec.html|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|id=13954|name=Desailly |access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Desailly Qatar league stats|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qat05.html|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes]] |[[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]] |[[Ligue 1|Division 1]] |13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||16||0 |- |[[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88]] |Division 1 |11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||0 |- |[[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]] |Division 1 |36||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||40||1 |- |[[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]] |Division 1 |36||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||39||1 |- |[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]] |Division 1 |34||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||38||1 |- |[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]] |Division 1 |32||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !162!!5!!14!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!178!!5 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] |[[1992–93 Olympique de Marseille season|1992–93]] |Division 1 |31||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||10||1||colspan="2"|–||44||2 |- |[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]] |Division 1 |16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47!!1!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!10!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!60!!2 |- |rowspan="6"|[[AC Milan]] |[[1993–94 AC Milan season|1993–94]] |[[Serie A]] |21||1||1||0||0||0||6||2||3||0||31||3 |- |[[1994–95 AC Milan season|1994–95]] |Serie A |22||1||1||0||0||0||10||0||3||0||36||1 |- |[[1995–96 AC Milan season|1995–96]] |Serie A |32||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||7||0||colspan="2"|–||40||2 |- |[[1996–97 AC Milan season|1996–97]] |Serie A |29||1||3||0||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||38||1 |- |[[1997–98 AC Milan season|1997–98]] |Serie A |33||0||8||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||41||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !137!!5!!14!!0!!1!!0!!28!!2!!6!!0!!186!!7 |- |rowspan="7"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |[[1998–99 Chelsea F.C. season|1998–99]] |[[Premier League]] |31||0||6||0||0||0||7||1||1||0||45||1 |- |[[1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season|1999–2000]] |Premier League |23||1||4||0||0||0||16||0||colspan="2"|–||43||1 |- |[[2000–01 Chelsea F.C. season|2000–01]] |Premier League |34||2||2||0||1||0||1||0||1||0||39||2 |- |[[2001–02 Chelsea F.C. season|2001–02]] |Premier League |24||1||8||0||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||37||1 |- |[[2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season|2002–03]] |Premier League |31||2||1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||33||2 |- |[[2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season|2003–04]] |Premier League |15||0||1||0||1||0||8||0||colspan="2"|–||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !158!!6!!22!!0!!5!!0!!35!!1!!2!!0!!222!!7 |- |[[Al-Gharafa]] |[[2004–05 Qatar Stars League|2004–05]] |[[Qatar Stars League|Stars League]] |28||6||||||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||6 |- |[[Qatar SC]] |[[2005–06 Qatar Stars League|2005–06]] |Stars League |7||0||||||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !539!!23!!53!!0!!6!!0!!75!!4!!8!!0!!681!!27 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="rsssf">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/desailly-intl.html "Marcel Desailly – Century of International Appearances"]. [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]. Retrieved 13 July 2012.</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="12"|[[France national football team|France]] |1993||4||0 |- |1994||7||0 |- |1995||7||1 |- |1996||12||0 |- |1997||7||0 |- |1998||13||1 |- |1999||11||0 |- |2000||16||0 |- |2001||12||1 |- |2002||13||0 |- |2003||9||0 |- |2004||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!116!!3 |} :''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Desailly goal''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4611|title=Marcel Desailly|publisher=EU-football.info|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Marcel Desailly |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 6 September 1995 || [[Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps]], Auxerre, France || {{fb|AZE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|[[France v Azerbaijan (UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying)|10–0]] || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]] |- | align="center"|2 || 25 January 1998 || [[Stade Vélodrome]], Marseille, France || {{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|3–3 || align="center"|3–3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | align="center"|3 || 7 June 2001 || [[Suwon World Cup Stadium]], Suwon, South Korea || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]] |} ==Honours== '''Marseille'''<ref name=eurosport.com>{{cite web|url=http://au.eurosport.com/football/marcel-desailly_prs207/person.shtml|title=Marcel Desailly|publisher=Eurosport.com|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref> *[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League|1992–93]] '''AC Milan'''<ref name=eurosport.com/><ref name=acmilan.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/marcel-desailly|title=A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Marcel Desailly|publisher=AC Milan |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> *[[Serie A]]: [[1993–94 Serie A|1993–94]], [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]] *[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1994 Supercoppa Italiana|1994]] *UEFA Champions League: [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|1993–94]] *[[European Super Cup]]: [[1994 European Super Cup|1994]] '''Chelsea'''<ref name=SW>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcel-desailly/103254/|title=M. Desailly|website=Int.soccerway.com|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref> *[[FA Cup]]: [[1999–2000 FA Cup|1999–2000]] *[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[2000 FA Charity Shield|2000]] *[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1998 UEFA Super Cup|1998]] '''Al-Gharafa'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qatchamp.html|title=Qatar - List of Champions|website=Rsssf.org|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> *[[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2004–05 Qatar Stars League|2004–05]] '''France'''<ref name=SW/> *[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] *[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]] *[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]], [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]] '''Individual''' *Onze de Onze: 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|last=Pierrend |first=José Luis |title="Onze Mondial" Awards |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=6 March 2012 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> *Overseas Team of the Decade – [[Premier League 10 Seasons Awards]] (1992/93 – 2001/02)<ref name="Premiership elite selection">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2399684/The-Premiership-elite-selection-1993-2003.html|title=The Premiership elite selection 1993-2003|work=The Telegraph|author1=Christopher Davies|date=15 April 2003|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> *Overall Team of the Decade – [[Premier League 10 Seasons Awards]] (1992/93 – 2001/02)<ref name="Premiership elite selection"/> *[[UEFA Euro 1996#Awards|UEFA Euro 1996 Team of the Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7bd19d9827-e42f39bafcd8-1000--euro-1996-team-of-the-tournament/|title=1996 team of the tournament|publisher=UEFA|date=18 November 2011|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref> *[[World XI]]: 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|title=Matches of FIFA XI|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> *[[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|1998 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]<ref name="All-Star Team of the 1998 World Cup"/> *[[UEFA Euro 2000#Awards|UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/history/memories/newsid=1627525.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602045322/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/history/memories/newsid=1627525.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2013|title=UEFA Euro 2000 team of the tournament|website=[[UEFA]]|publisher=UEFA|date=1 January 2011|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> *[[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref name="Pele">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref> *[[Trophées UNFP du football#Trophée d'honneur UNFP|Trophée d'honneur UNFP]]: 2005<ref name="France – Footballer of the Year">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France – Footballer of the Year |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |archive-date=5 September 2015 }}</ref> *AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name=acmilan.com/> *[[Golden Foot#Award legends|Golden Foot Legends Award]]: 2017<ref name="Golden Foot"> {{cite news |url=https://www.riviera24sport.it/2017/11/marcel-desailly-nel-gotha-del-calcio-mondiale-suo-il-golden-foot-hublot-legends-254357/ |title=Marcel Desailly nel gotha del calcio mondiale, suo il Golden Foot Hublot Legends |publisher=riviera24sport.it |date=6 November 2017 |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023240/https://www.riviera24sport.it/2017/11/marcel-desailly-nel-gotha-del-calcio-mondiale-suo-il-golden-foot-hublot-legends-254357/ |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> '''Orders''' *[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1998<ref name="Legion"/> ==See 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[[Category:French recipients of the Legion of Honour]] rpvys90fyn6yj36nvv0xiqlr7gc98h1 45767 45766 2026-10-17T05:47:24Z Enigmias 1645 45767 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|French footballer (born 1968)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcel Desailly | image = 25th Laureus World Sports Awards - Red Carpet - Marcel Desailly - 240422 192752-3 (cropped).jpg | caption = Desailly at the 2024 [[Laureus World Sports Awards]] | full_name = Marcel David Desailly | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1533/Marcel-Desailly/overview |title=Marcel Desailly: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> | position = [[Centre-back]], [[defensive midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1980–1986 | youthclubs1 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | years1 = 1986–1992 | clubs1 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | caps1 = 162 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 1992–1993 | clubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1993–1998 | clubs3 = [[AC Milan]] | caps3 = 137 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 1998–2004 | clubs4 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | caps4 = 158 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2004–2005 | clubs5 = [[Al-Gharafa Doha|Al-Gharafa]] | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = [[Qatar SC]] | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 539 | totalgoals = 23 | nationalyears1 = 1993–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps1 = 116 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}{{MedalCountry|{{fb|France|1974}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}} {{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]|}} }} '''Marcel David Desailly''' ({{IPA|fr|maʁsɛl dəsaji}}; born 7 September 1968) is a former professional [[Association football|footballer]], who played as a [[centre-back]] or [[defensive midfielder]]. During a successful career at club level, lasting from 1986 to 2006, Desailly won several titles, including [[UEFA Champions League]] medals with both [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] and [[AC Milan]], and also played for [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], among other teams. At international level, he collected 116 caps between 1993 and 2004, scoring three goals, and was a member of the [[France national football team|France international squads]] that won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]. Desailly is regarded by many commentators as one of the leading players of his generation and among the most accomplished defenders in the history of the sport.<ref name="fourfourtwo">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/101-greatest-football-players-last-25-years-full-list|title=Ranked! The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years: full list|edition=253|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|date=13 February 2018|access-date=22 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="50 Greatest Defenders">{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1767176-50-greatest-defenders-in-world-football-history |title=50 Greatest Defenders in World Football History |publisher=bleacherreport.com |date=10 September 2013 |access-date=30 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Best 100 Football Defenders of All Time History |url=https://thefootballlovers.com/top-100-best-football-defenders-of-all-time-history/ |website=thefootballlovers.com |access-date=11 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 50 best defenders in football history ranked by fans |url=https://www.givemesport.com/football-fans-rank-the-50-greatest-defenders-in-football-history/|website=GiveMeSport |date=9 April 2020 |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Best defenders of all time - ranked |url=https://www.90min.com/best-defenders-of-all-time |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=90min.com |language=en}}</ref> ==Abakwanẹ ọlayi== Marcel David Desailly was born on 7 September 1968 in [[Accra]], Ghana, to Elizabeth Addy.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Marcel |last1=Desailly |first2=Philippe |last2=Broussard |title=Capitaine |trans-title=Captain |date=2002 |publisher=Stock |location=Paris |isbn=9-782234-054783 |language=fr |pages=16}}</ref> Elizabeth married Mr Abbey, an architect, and became pregnant with Desailly while Marcel Desailly Sr., a diplomat who would become Desailly's adoptive father, was away in France.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/aug/11/newsstory.sport13 |title=Capital capitaine |first=Will |last=Buckley |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=11 August 2002 |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> He was adopted by Desailly Sr. soon after he was born and was named after his adoptive father, instead of Odenkey Abbey, the name preferred by his biological father.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/marcel-desailly-goes-back-to-his-roots-vs53srlmflg |title=Marcel Desailly goes back to his roots |first=Ian |last=Hawkey |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=20 September 2009 |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref> His mother married Desailly Sr., who adopted all of her children (the former professional footballer [[Seth Adonkor]], seven years his elder, was a half-brother of his). The family relocated to France when Desailly was four years old.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == Following Adonkor's lead, Desailly began his career at [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]. There, as part of the famed Nantes youth programme, he played alongside a young [[Didier Deschamps]], who became his closest friend. Desailly turned professional in 1986, two years after his half-brother had died in a car accident. In 1992, he moved to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], where he reunited with Deschamps, and won the [[UEFA Champions League]] the following year. In 1994, while playing for [[AC Milan]], he again won the Cup (scoring in the [[1994 UEFA Champions League final|final]] himself), becoming the first player to win the rebranded tournament with [[List of footballers who won the UEFA Champions League with more than one club|two different clubs]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefootballfaithful.com/four-players-win-successive-champions-leagues-different-clubs/|title=Appreciating the four players to win back to back Champions Leagues with different clubs|first=Harry|last=Diamond|website=Thefootballfaithful.com|date=21 May 2020|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> and also the first ever player to win the Cup with different clubs in consecutive seasons. During his time in Milan, he won two Italian league titles, in 1994 and 1996. Although he preferred to be deployed as a [[Sweeper (association football)|sweeper]] or [[centre-back]], roles which he played during his time in France,<ref name="The five players Fabio Capello made superstars">{{cite news | date=16 December 2007| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2328637/The-five-players-Fabio-Capello-made-superstars.html | title=The five players Fabio Capello made superstars |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| access-date=16 December 2007 }}</ref> he found much success playing as a [[defensive midfielder]] for Milan, alongside [[Demetrio Albertini]], due to the presence of several other established centre-backs at the club, such as [[Franco Baresi]], [[Alessandro Costacurta]] and [[Filippo Galli]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Desailly then moved to the English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 1998 for £4.6 million,<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-desailly-plans-to-join-lazio-next-summer-1133950.html "Desailly plans to join Lazio next summer"]. ''[[The Independent]]''. 21 December 1999.</ref> where he [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the side and played sweeper and centre-back until the end of the [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04 season]]. It was at Chelsea that Desailly formed a formidable partnership with [[Frank Leboeuf]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/a-tribute-to-marcel-desailly-the-rock-on-which-chelsea-built-their-success|title=An ode to Marcel Desailly, 'the rock' on which Chelsea built their success|first=Nestor|last=Watach|date=8 September 2023|website=Planetfootball.com|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> He picked up one major trophy in his six seasons at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], being on the winning side in their [[FA Cup]] triumph over [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in [[2000 FA Cup Final|2000]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/756784.stm |work=[[BBC News]] | title=Chelsea claim FA Cup glory | date=20 May 2000}}</ref> Desailly was snapped up by Qatari outfit [[Al-Gharafa]] in 2004. He was appointed as the club captain and under the French coach [[Bruno Metsu]] they won the [[Qatar League]] in 2005. He then joined [[Qatar S.C.]], leading them to second place in the league before retiring from professional football.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} In 2014, Desailly had met the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] and said he was ready and willing to coach the [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Football/2014/02/26/Desailly-eager-to-coach-Malaysia/|title=Desailly eager to coach Malaysia|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|date=26 February 2014|access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref> He also pointed that it was up to the football association whether to hire him or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/sp/newssports.php?id=1017711|title=Desailly Ready To Take Up Job of National Coach in Malaysia|publisher=[[Bernama]]|date=26 February 2014|access-date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226164006/http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/sp/newssports.php?id=1017711|archive-date=26 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu ma == During an interview in Ghana, Desailly stated that he "did not have much choice about which country to play for," as he was "already established in the French national youth football team."<ref>{{cite web |title=I had no choice - Marcel Desailly on why he played for France |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/I-had-no-choice-Marcel-Desailly-on-why-he-played-for-France-995257 |website=ghanaweb.com |publisher=GhanaWeb |access-date=1 July 2020 |date=1 July 2020 |quote=I didn’t really have the choice, I was inside the system and (at) Under-13 I was already playing for France National team.}}</ref> This stance was restated in his autobiography, published in 2002. He made his international debut in 1993, but was not established as a first choice defender until 1996.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He was an important part of the French team which won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], albeit being sent off by referee [[Said Belqola]] in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|final match]], a 3–0 victory over defending champions Brazil, for a double booking, being the only player on the winning team to be dismissed in a World Cup final.<ref name="98FWCF">{{cite news |title=World Cup ref Belqola dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2046956.stm |access-date=28 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 June 2002}}</ref> Like other team members, he was appointed a [[Knight of the Legion of Honour]] in 1998.<ref name="Legion">{{cite journal |date=25 July 1998 |title=Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel |trans-title=Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000374701 |journal=Journal officiel de la République française |trans-journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=1998 |issue=170 |id=PREX9801916D |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref> Two years later, success continued as France won [[UEFA Euro 2000]]. After the tournament, Desailly was made captain of the national team, following the retirement of [[Didier Deschamps]]. In 2001, he led France to victory in the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|Confederations Cup]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} In April 2003, Desailly surpassed the record for the number of appearances for the French team, a number which eventually reached 116 when he announced his retirement from international football following [[UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage|2004 UEFA European Football Championship]]. However, that record was broken during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] by [[Lilian Thuram]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} ==Ọna kia rọ le== Nicknamed "The Rock" due to his consistency, strength, and hard-tackling playing style, Desailly is considered one of the most accomplished players of his generation, and one of the finest [[Defender (association football)|defenders]] ever. He stood out for his charismatic leadership and ability to organise his team's back-line and break down opposition plays throughout his career. He excelled in the air and at anticipating his opponents, combining his aggression, stamina, and ability to read the game, with his physical, mental, and defensive skills. A notable confidence and good technique on the ball also allowed him to play in [[Midfielder|midfield]] throughout his career; after moving to Milan, although he initially started out playing as a centre-back or sweeper, and occasionally even as a [[Full-back (association football)|full-back]], he was later deployed as a defensive midfielder, a position in which he also excelled, successfully filling the void left by the departure of [[Frank Rijkaard]] due his ball-winning abilities and capacity to start attacking plays after winning back possession. In addition to his defensive skills, he was also capable of contributing to his team's offensive plays with goals by making attacking runs into the box.<ref name="The five players Fabio Capello made superstars"/><ref name="All-Star Team of the 1998 World Cup">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71747/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129073958/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71747/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2014|title=MasterCard All-Star Team of the 1998 World Cup|publisher=FIFA|date=10 July 1998|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/france/squad/744760.stm|title=BBC Sport: Euro 2000 Profile - Marcel Desailly|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ruud-gullit-perfect-xi#:PzGSoTgQUwmnAA|title=Ruud Gullit: Perfect XI|work=Four Four Two|author1=Hitesh Ratna|date=1 December 2007|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="magliarossonera">{{cite web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Desailly.html|title=Marcel DESAILLY (II)|publisher=magliarossonera.it|language=it|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> In 2004, he was named by [[Pelé]] in the [[FIFA 100]] as one of the world's greatest living players.<ref name="Pele"/> ==Ẹnwu ki che tanẹ == [[File:25th Laureus World Sports Awards - Desailly - 240422 132803.jpg|thumb|Desailly at a press conference during the celebration of the 2024 [[Laureus World Sports Awards]]]] Desailly is currently{{when|date=December 2015}} residing in Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcel Desailly Biography, Career Info, Records & Achievements|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/marcel-desailly|website=Sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> He is currently a Laureus Academy member and OrphanAid Africa Lifetime ambassador to Ghana and France (since 2005). He was mentioned as a possible candidate for the coaching position of the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7124052.stm|title=Desailly confirms intention to coach Ghana|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=2 December 2007}}</ref> He has since pulled out of the race to coach the Ghana national team, although the option is likely to keep coming up. In June 2011, he opened a sports facility in Ghana called Lizzy Sports Complex, in memory of his late mother, geared to young players and children in particular. Many African national teams use the centre as a camp to prepare for international tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcel Desailly invests in Ghana Sports |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Marcel-Desailly-invests-in-Ghana-Sports-204477 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=GhanaWeb |date=30 November 2001 |language=en |publication-date=7 March 2011}}</ref> Desailly sold his interest in the business to [[Osei Kwame Despite]] in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Osei Kwame Despite purchases Lizzy Sports Complex from Marcel Desailly - Report |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Osei-Kwame-Despite-purchases-Lizzy-Sports-Complex-from-Marcel-Desailly-Report-793562 |access-date=3 January 2024 |work=GhanaWeb |date=27 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1097728/lizzys-sports-complex-wasnt-profitable-marce.html |access-date=3 January 2024 |title='Lizzy's Sports Complex wasn't profitable' – Marcel Desailly }}</ref> ==Ukọlọ anubi ki rọ kpa tanẹ == Desailly's autobiography, ''Capitaine'', was published in 2002.<ref name="guardian"/> ===Media work=== Following retirement, Desailly became a [[pundit (expert)|pundit]] for [[BBC Sport]] predominantly giving his opinion from the touchline at both half time and full-time as opposed to residing in the studio with [[Alan Hansen]], [[Alan Shearer]] and [[Martin O'Neill]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He worked for [[BBC Sport]] in the United Kingdom during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], as one of their ''[[Match of the Day]]'' analysts.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He also worked for BBC Sport at the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] and [[Euro 2008]] and is a regular commentator for French television channel [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal Plus]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He also became a spokesperson for sports betting website Betclic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlinepoker.net/poker-news/poker-pros-news/nba-champion-tony-parker-signs-poker-site-betclic/4827|title=NBA champion Tony Parker Signs with Poker Site BetClic|date=26 February 2010|work=Onlinepoker.net|access-date=13 June 2010}}</ref> In 2010, Desailly joined the [[ITV Sport]] team for their [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] coverage from South Africa.<ref> [http://www.itv.com/presscentre/worldcup2010/week25/default.html "World Cup 2010"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011012708/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/worldcup2010/week25/default.html |date=11 October 2012 }} . [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]. 2 June 2010.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100531071011/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/7773569/ITV-signs-up-Patrick-Vieira-and-Francois-Pienaar-for-World-Cup-football-coverage.html "ITV signs up Patrick Vieira and Francois Pienaar for World Cup football coverage"]. ''The Daily Telegraph''. 28 May 2010.</ref> ===Charity work=== [[File:Marcel Desailly 1Goal.jpg|thumb|Desailly on stage at the launch of [[1GOAL Education for All]] in 2009.]] Desailly is a supporter of the [[1GOAL Education for All]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ambassadors and Supporters|url=http://www.join1goal.org/supporters.php?mode=celebrities|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501101311/http://www.join1goal.org/supporters.php?mode=celebrities|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 May 2010|publisher=[[1GOAL]]|access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> He is also the [[UNICEF]] national Goodwill Ambassador for Ghana.<ref name=National>{{cite web|title=National ambassadors|url=http://www.unicef.org/people/people_nationalambassadors.html|publisher=[[UNICEF]]|access-date=20 February 2012|date=3 February 2012}}</ref> He is the Lifetime Goodwill Ambassador for his personal Charity OrphanAid Africa, that helps abandoned children in Ghana. He is a member of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation. ===Licensed merchandise=== A mobile video game entitled ''[[Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer]]'', developed by [[Gameloft]] was released for mobile phones in 2003.<ref> [http://wireless.ign.com/articles/509/509282p1.html "Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827200618/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/509/509282p1.html |date=27 August 2007 }} . ''[[IGN|Wireless IGN.com]]''. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2008. </ref> In France Ubisoft released versions of the game for PlayStation and PlayStation 2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MARCEL DESAILLY PRO FOOTBALL - (PAL) |url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/M/SLES-03868.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Psxdatacenter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcel Desailly Pro Football boxarts for Sony Playstation 2 |url=https://www.video-games-museum.com/en/game/Marcel-Desailly-Pro-Football/80/2/50592/boxarts |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=The Video Games Museum |language=en}}</ref> Desailly is an ICON in [[FIFA 21#Ultimate Team|''FIFA 21'' Ultimate Team]] and FIFA 22 Ultimate Team with ratings of 87 (base), 88 (mid), 91 (prime), and 92 (Prime Icon Moments)in both games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc|title=EA SPORTS FC™|website=Ea.com|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> ==Ọlayi nwu== Desailly is married to Virginie Desailly,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/moving-on-marcel-desailly-wchfh9pggtm |title=Moving on: Marcel Desailly |first=John |last=Elliott |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=3 June 2007 |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> and as of October 1998 has three children.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-interview-marcel-desailly-french-art-enters-blue-period-1180491.html |title=Football: Interview Marcel Desailly: French art enters blue period |first=Andrew |last=Longmore |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=25 October 1998 |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> His nephew James Édouard Adams is a semi-professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lizzysportscomplex.com/2018/02/09/boca-gibraltar-sign-james-edouard-adams/|title=Boca Gibraltar sign James Edouard Adams – Lizzy Sports Complex|date=2018-02-09|website=lizzysportscomplex.com|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228201451/http://lizzysportscomplex.com/2018/02/09/boca-gibraltar-sign-james-edouard-adams/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Aluka ukọlọ== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Desailly Chelsea stats|url=http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Appearances/D'-Di.htm|publisher=Bounder.Friardale.co.uk|access-date=13 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marcel Desailly – Matches in European Cups|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/desailly-in-ec.html|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|id=13954|name=Desailly |access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Desailly Qatar league stats|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qat05.html|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes]] |[[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]] |[[Ligue 1|Division 1]] |13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||16||0 |- |[[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88]] |Division 1 |11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||0 |- |[[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]] |Division 1 |36||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||40||1 |- |[[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]] |Division 1 |36||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||39||1 |- |[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]] |Division 1 |34||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||38||1 |- |[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]] |Division 1 |32||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !162!!5!!14!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!178!!5 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] |[[1992–93 Olympique de Marseille season|1992–93]] |Division 1 |31||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||10||1||colspan="2"|–||44||2 |- |[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]] |Division 1 |16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47!!1!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!10!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!60!!2 |- |rowspan="6"|[[AC Milan]] |[[1993–94 AC Milan season|1993–94]] |[[Serie A]] |21||1||1||0||0||0||6||2||3||0||31||3 |- |[[1994–95 AC Milan season|1994–95]] |Serie A |22||1||1||0||0||0||10||0||3||0||36||1 |- |[[1995–96 AC Milan season|1995–96]] |Serie A |32||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||7||0||colspan="2"|–||40||2 |- |[[1996–97 AC Milan season|1996–97]] |Serie A |29||1||3||0||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||38||1 |- |[[1997–98 AC Milan season|1997–98]] |Serie A |33||0||8||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||41||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !137!!5!!14!!0!!1!!0!!28!!2!!6!!0!!186!!7 |- |rowspan="7"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |[[1998–99 Chelsea F.C. season|1998–99]] |[[Premier League]] |31||0||6||0||0||0||7||1||1||0||45||1 |- |[[1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season|1999–2000]] |Premier League |23||1||4||0||0||0||16||0||colspan="2"|–||43||1 |- |[[2000–01 Chelsea F.C. season|2000–01]] |Premier League |34||2||2||0||1||0||1||0||1||0||39||2 |- |[[2001–02 Chelsea F.C. season|2001–02]] |Premier League |24||1||8||0||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||37||1 |- |[[2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season|2002–03]] |Premier League |31||2||1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||33||2 |- |[[2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season|2003–04]] |Premier League |15||0||1||0||1||0||8||0||colspan="2"|–||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !158!!6!!22!!0!!5!!0!!35!!1!!2!!0!!222!!7 |- |[[Al-Gharafa]] |[[2004–05 Qatar Stars League|2004–05]] |[[Qatar Stars League|Stars League]] |28||6||||||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||6 |- |[[Qatar SC]] |[[2005–06 Qatar Stars League|2005–06]] |Stars League |7||0||||||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !539!!23!!53!!0!!6!!0!!75!!4!!8!!0!!681!!27 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="rsssf">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/desailly-intl.html "Marcel Desailly – Century of International Appearances"]. [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]. Retrieved 13 July 2012.</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="12"|[[France national football team|France]] |1993||4||0 |- |1994||7||0 |- |1995||7||1 |- |1996||12||0 |- |1997||7||0 |- |1998||13||1 |- |1999||11||0 |- |2000||16||0 |- |2001||12||1 |- |2002||13||0 |- |2003||9||0 |- |2004||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!116!!3 |} :''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Desailly goal''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4611|title=Marcel Desailly|publisher=EU-football.info|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Marcel Desailly |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 6 September 1995 || [[Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps]], Auxerre, France || {{fb|AZE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|[[France v Azerbaijan (UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying)|10–0]] || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]] |- | align="center"|2 || 25 January 1998 || [[Stade Vélodrome]], Marseille, France || {{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|3–3 || align="center"|3–3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | align="center"|3 || 7 June 2001 || [[Suwon World Cup Stadium]], Suwon, South Korea || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]] |} ==Ami ojima == '''Marseille'''<ref name=eurosport.com>{{cite web|url=http://au.eurosport.com/football/marcel-desailly_prs207/person.shtml|title=Marcel Desailly|publisher=Eurosport.com|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref> *[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League|1992–93]] '''AC Milan'''<ref name=eurosport.com/><ref name=acmilan.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/marcel-desailly|title=A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Marcel Desailly|publisher=AC Milan |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> *[[Serie A]]: [[1993–94 Serie A|1993–94]], [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]] *[[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1994 Supercoppa Italiana|1994]] *UEFA Champions League: [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|1993–94]] *[[European Super Cup]]: [[1994 European Super Cup|1994]] '''Chelsea'''<ref name=SW>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcel-desailly/103254/|title=M. Desailly|website=Int.soccerway.com|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref> *[[FA Cup]]: [[1999–2000 FA Cup|1999–2000]] *[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[2000 FA Charity Shield|2000]] *[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1998 UEFA Super Cup|1998]] '''Al-Gharafa'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qatchamp.html|title=Qatar - List of Champions|website=Rsssf.org|access-date=10 June 2026}}</ref> *[[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2004–05 Qatar Stars League|2004–05]] '''France'''<ref name=SW/> *[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] *[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]] *[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]], [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]] '''Individual''' *Onze de Onze: 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|last=Pierrend |first=José Luis |title="Onze Mondial" Awards |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=6 March 2012 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> *Overseas Team of the Decade – [[Premier League 10 Seasons Awards]] (1992/93 – 2001/02)<ref name="Premiership elite selection">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2399684/The-Premiership-elite-selection-1993-2003.html|title=The Premiership elite selection 1993-2003|work=The Telegraph|author1=Christopher Davies|date=15 April 2003|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> *Overall Team of the Decade – [[Premier League 10 Seasons Awards]] (1992/93 – 2001/02)<ref name="Premiership elite selection"/> *[[UEFA Euro 1996#Awards|UEFA Euro 1996 Team of the Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7bd19d9827-e42f39bafcd8-1000--euro-1996-team-of-the-tournament/|title=1996 team of the tournament|publisher=UEFA|date=18 November 2011|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref> *[[World XI]]: 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|title=Matches of FIFA XI|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> *[[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|1998 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]<ref name="All-Star Team of the 1998 World Cup"/> *[[UEFA Euro 2000#Awards|UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/history/memories/newsid=1627525.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602045322/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/history/memories/newsid=1627525.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2013|title=UEFA Euro 2000 team of the tournament|website=[[UEFA]]|publisher=UEFA|date=1 January 2011|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> *[[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref name="Pele">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref> *[[Trophées UNFP du football#Trophée d'honneur UNFP|Trophée d'honneur UNFP]]: 2005<ref name="France – Footballer of the Year">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France – Footballer of the Year |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |archive-date=5 September 2015 }}</ref> *AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name=acmilan.com/> *[[Golden Foot#Award legends|Golden Foot Legends Award]]: 2017<ref name="Golden Foot"> {{cite news |url=https://www.riviera24sport.it/2017/11/marcel-desailly-nel-gotha-del-calcio-mondiale-suo-il-golden-foot-hublot-legends-254357/ |title=Marcel Desailly nel gotha del calcio mondiale, suo il Golden Foot Hublot Legends |publisher=riviera24sport.it |date=6 November 2017 |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023240/https://www.riviera24sport.it/2017/11/marcel-desailly-nel-gotha-del-calcio-mondiale-suo-il-golden-foot-hublot-legends-254357/ |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> '''Orders''' *[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1998<ref name="Legion"/> ==Go 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[[Category:French recipients of the Legion of Honour]] aliwrxyvprrm771mwjha40goypst6pz 0 2865 45768 2026-10-17T05:49:02Z Enigmias 1645 Created page with "{{Short description|French footballer (1933–2023)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Just Fontaine | image = Just Fontaine en 1958.jpg | caption = Fontaine at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] | full_name = Just Louis Fontaine<ref name="legion">{{cite journal |date=14 July 2019 |title=Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 12 July 2013 on promotion and app..." 45768 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|French footballer (1933–2023)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Just Fontaine | image = Just Fontaine en 1958.jpg | caption = Fontaine at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] | full_name = Just Louis Fontaine<ref name="legion">{{cite journal |date=14 July 2019 |title=Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 12 July 2013 on promotion and appointment |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000027697953 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2013 |issue=162 |id=PREX1316852D |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|8|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Marrakesh]], French Morocco | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|2|28|1933|8|18|df=y}} | death_place = [[Toulouse]], France | height = 1.74 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 1950–1953 | clubs1 = [[US Marocaine]] | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 62 | years2 = 1953–1956 | clubs2 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 42 | years3 = 1956–1962 | clubs3 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] | caps3 = 131 | goals3 = 122 | totalcaps = 248 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1953–1960 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 30 | manageryears1 = 1967 | managerclubs1 = [[France national football team|France]] | manageryears2 = 1968–1969 | managerclubs2 = Luchon | manageryears3 = 1973–1976 | managerclubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] | manageryears4 = 1978–1979 | managerclubs4 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] | manageryears5 = 1979–1981 | managerclubs5 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRA}} <small>(as player)</small>}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]|}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}} <small>(as manager)</small>}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]|}} }} '''Just Louis Fontaine''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒyst fɔ̃.tɛn}}; 18 August 1933{{dash}}28 February 2023) was a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single [[FIFA World Cup]], with thirteen in six matches at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Michelle |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/23/1643500/countdown-to-the-world-cup.html |title=Countdown to the World Cup – Total Soccer, Fútbol Total |publisher=MiamiHerald.com |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> In March 2004, [[Pelé]] named him one of his [[FIFA 100|125 Greatest Living Footballers]] at a [[FIFA]] Awards Ceremony.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref> ==Early life and football career== Born in [[Marrakesh]], [[French protectorate in Morocco|French Morocco]], to a French father and a Spanish mother, Fontaine moved to [[Casablanca]], where he attended the [[Lycée Lyautey]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Fontaine began his amateur career at [[US Marocaine]], where he played from 1950 to 1953. [[OGC Nice|Nice]] recruited him in 1953 and he went on to score 44 goals in three seasons for the club. In 1956, he moved to [[Stade de Reims]], where he teamed up with [[Raymond Kopa]] from the 1959–60 season. Fontaine scored 121 goals in six seasons at Stade de Reims. In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the [[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]] and won the championship twice (1958 and 1960). He also took part in the team that got to the [[1958–59 European Cup]] final against Real Madrid, being that season's top scorer with ten goals.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/01/just-fontaine-france-record-world-cup-goalscorer-dies-aged-89 |title=Just Fontaine, France's record World Cup goalscorer, dies aged 89 |date=1 March 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=1 March 2023}}</ref>[[File:Fontaine1958.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fontaine playing for [[France national football team|France]] at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].]]Wearing the blue shirt of [[France national football team|France]], Fontaine has an even more impressive record. On his debut on 17 December 1953, Fontaine scored a [[hat trick]] as France defeated [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] 8–0. In seven years, he scored 30 goals in 21 matches. In the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]], he scored 13 goals in just six matches – a feat that included putting four past defending champions [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the third place playoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/the-most-lethal-goalscorer-in-history-played-only-one-world-cup-just-fontaine-s-incredible-record-that-still-stands-2026-06-11|title=The most lethal goalscorer in history played only one World Cup: Just Fontaine's incredible record that still stands|last=Ramírez|first=Frida Samantha|date=11 June 2026|publisher=beIN Sports|access-date=17 June 2026}}</ref> It is also [[FIFA World Cup records#Goalscoring|the highest number of goals scored]] by a player at a single World Cup tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/overview.html |title=1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ™ |publisher=FIFA |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016214323/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D15/overview.html |archive-date=16 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Short |first=Joe |date=13 December 2022 |title=Most goals in a World Cup single tournament: All-time scoring records |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/football/world-cup-most-goals/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Radio Times }}</ref> {{As of|2026}}, he is the seventh-top scorer in FIFA World Cup history, with each of the six ahead of him—[[Gerd Müller]] (14 goals), [[Harry Kane]] (14 goals), [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] (15 goals), [[Miroslav Klose]] (16 goals), [[Lionel Messi]] (21 goals), and [[Kylian Mbappé]] (22 goals)— having played in at least two tournaments.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64808839 |title=Just Fontaine: Former France striker and World Cup record holder dies aged 89 |work=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pisani |first=Sacha |date=16 June 2026 |title='Magic' Kylian Mbappe shattered two France records. He is on the cusp of another at the World Cup |url=https://football360.com.au/france-senegal-fifa-world-cup-report-mbappe-goal-details/ |access-date=16 June 2026 |website=football360.com.au |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/move-over-messi-kylian-mbappe-breaks-all-time-record-world-cup-goals|title=MOVE OVER, MESSI! KYLIAN MBAPPÉ BREAKS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR WORLD CUP GOALS|date=18 July 2026|website=Free Malaysia Today &#124; FMT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c621xndyd7no|title=Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer|date=13 July 2026|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 July 2026}}</ref> Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early (28 years and 11 months old) because of a recurring leg injury. He briefly managed the France national team in 1967, but was replaced after only two friendly games, which ended in defeats. As coach of [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], he led the Atlas Lions to a third place finish in the [[1980 African Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/03/884805/world-cup-finals-record-goal-scorer-just-fontaine-dies |date=1 March 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2023 |title=Record World Cup Scorer dies at 89 |work=[[New Straits Times]]}}</ref> overseeing the emergence of such players as [[Badou Zaki]], [[Mohammed Timoumi]] and [[Aziz Bouderbala]]. Morocco reached the final stage of [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1982 World Cup qualification]] but were beaten by [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. As sporting director of [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], he managed to help promote the club to the [[Ligue 1|first division]].<ref name="Guardian"/> ==After retirement== [[File:23.05.66 Just Fontaine dans son magasin (1966) - 53Fi634 (Cropped).jpg|thumb|left|150px|Fontaine in 1966]] [[File:Just Fontaine 2016.jpg|thumb|Fontaine in 2016]] Fontaine was named by [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|125 greatest living footballers]] in March 2004. He was chosen as the best French player of the last 60 years by the [[French Football Federation]] in the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards]] in November 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |title=Golden Players take centre stage |access-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040312203128/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |archive-date=12 March 2004 }}</ref> With [[Eugène N'Jo Léa]] he founded the [[National Union of Professional Football Players]] in 1961. He criticised the performance of the French team in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa, particularly on the lackluster play of the forwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/796025/ce/uk/?cc=3888&ver=global |title=France legend Fontaine blasts forwards |publisher=ESPN |date=11 July 2010 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427101236/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/796025/ce/uk/?cc=3888&ver=global |archive-date=27 April 2011 }}</ref> For over 60 years, Fontaine lived in [[Toulouse]], where he owned two [[Lacoste]] shops and, in his own words, spent his days playing [[belote]] and watching football on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jan/12/just-fontaine-13-goals-world-cup|title=The forgotten story of ... Just Fontaine's 13-goal World Cup|first=Rob|last=Smyth|date=12 January 2012|via=The Guardian}}</ref> He died in Toulouse on 28 February 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/-AY7pO1jr9rT|title=Moteur de recherche des décès|work=MatchID}}</ref> at the age of 89.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/03/01/mort-de-just-fontaine-les-obseques-de-lancien-footballeur-seront-celebrees-a-toulouse-le-lundi-6-mars-11031504.php |title=Mort de Just Fontaine : les obsèques de l'ancien footballeur seront célébrées à Toulouse, le lundi 6 mars |publisher=La Dépêche du Midi |date=2 March 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023 }}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{More citations needed|sect|date=March 2023}} {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|[[US Marocaine]] |1950–51 |[[Moroccan football league|Moroccan Football League]] |16||23||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||23 |- |1951–52 |Moroccan Football League |10||17||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||17 |- |1952–53 |Moroccan Football League |22||22||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||22 |- !colspan=2|Total !|48||62||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||62 |- |rowspan=4|[[OGC Nice|Nice]] |[[1953–54 French Division 1|1953–54]] |[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]] |24||17||7||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||20 |- |[[1954–55 French Division 1|1954–55]] |Division 1 |28||20||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||22 |- |[[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56]] |Division 1 |17||5||3||4||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Trophée des Champions|Challenge des Champions]]}}||0||21||9 |- !colspan=2|Total !|69||42||14||9||colspan="2"|—||1||0||84||51 |- |rowspan=7|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]] |[[1956–57 French Division 1|1956–57]] |Division 1 |31||30||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||31 |- |[[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]] |Division 1 |26||34||6||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||39 |- |[[1958–59 French Division 1|1958–59]] |Division 1 |32||24||2||2||7{{efn|name=CL|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||10||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Coupe Charles Drago]]}}||0||42||36 |- |[[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]] |Division 1 |28||28||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||30 |- |[[1960–61 French Division 1|1960–61]] |Division 1 |7||4||0||0||1{{efn|name=CL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||8||4 |- |[[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]] |Division 1 |7||2||1||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||5 |- !colspan=2|Total !|131||122||12||13||8||10||1||0||152||145 |- !colspan=3|Career total !|248||226||26||22||8||10||2||0||284||258 |} {{Notelist}} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fontaine-intlg.html |title=Just Fontaine – Goals in International Matches |website=www.rsssf.org |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[France national football team|France]] |1953||1||3 |- |1954||0||0 |- |1955||0||0 |- |1956||1||0 |- |1957||1||0 |- |1958||12||18 |- |1959||4||7 |- |1960||2||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!21!!30 |} :''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fontaine goal''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6129|title=Just Fontaine - national football team player|publisher=EU-Football.info|date=14 July 2016|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226154452/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6129|archive-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Just Fontaine |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 | rowspan="3"|17 December 1953 || rowspan="3"|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|1 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|8–0 || rowspan="3"|[[1954 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 4|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|2 | align="center"|6–0 |- | align="center"|3 | align="center"|7–0 |- | align="center"|4 | 13 March 1958 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || align="center"|4 || {{fb|ESP|1945}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | align="center"|5 | rowspan="3"|8 June 1958 || rowspan="3"|[[Norrköpings Idrottspark|Idrottsparken]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|PAR|1954}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–3 || rowspan="3" |[[1958 FIFA World Cup]] |- | align="center"|6 | align="center"|2–1 |- | align="center"|7 | align="center"|5–3 |- | align="center"|8 | rowspan="2"|11 June 1958 || rowspan="2"|[[Arosvallen]], [[Västerås]], Sweden || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|YUG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3 | rowspan="2" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|9 | align="center"|2–2 |- | align="center"|10 | 15 June 1958 || [[Behrn Arena|Eyravallen]], [[Örebro]], Sweden || align="center"|8 || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|11 | rowspan="2"|19 June 1958 || rowspan="2"|Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|9 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 | rowspan="2" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|12 | align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center"|13 | 24 June 1958 || [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden || align="center"|10 || {{fb|BRA|1889}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|[[Brazil v France (1958 FIFA World Cup)|2–5]] |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|14 | rowspan="4"|28 June 1958 || rowspan="4"|[[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|11 || rowspan="4"|{{fb|FRG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|6–3 | rowspan="4" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|15 | align="center"|3–1 |- | align="center"|16 | align="center"|5–2 |- | align="center"|17 | align="center"|6–3 |- | align="center"|18 | rowspan="2"|1 October 1958 || rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|12|| rowspan="2"|{{fb|GRE|old}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1960 European Nations' Cup|UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers]] |- | align="center"|19 | align="center"|6–1 |- | align="center"|20 | 5 October 1958 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion|Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria || align="center"|13 || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|21 | 9 November 1958 || [[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir|Stade Olympique de Colombes]], [[Colombes]], France || align="center"|15 || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|22 | rowspan="3"|11 November 1959 || rowspan="3"|Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|17 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–3 || rowspan="3"|Friendly |- | align="center"|23 | align="center"|4–2 |- | align="center"|24 | align="center"|5–2 |- | align="center"|25 | rowspan="3"|13 December 1959 || rowspan="3"|Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|18 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–2 || rowspan="3"|[[1960 European Nations' Cup|UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers]] |- | align="center"|26 | align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|27 | align="center"|4–2 |- | align="center"|28 | 17 December 1959 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || align="center"|19 || {{fb|ESP|1945}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–3 || Friendly |- | align="center"|29 | rowspan="2"|16 March 1960 || rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|20 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CHI}} || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |- | align="center"|30 | align="center"|5–0 |} ==Honours== ===Player=== '''Nice'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]]: [[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56]] *[[Coupe de France]]: [[1953–54 Coupe de France|1953–54]] '''Reims'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *Division 1: [[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]], [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]], [[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]] *Coupe de France: [[1957–58 Coupe de France|1957–58]] *[[Trophée des Champions]]: 1958, 1960 *[[European Cup]]: runner-up [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]] '''France'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] '''Individual''' *[[Ballon d'Or]] third-place: [[1958 Ballon d'Or|1958]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1958 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy58.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=rsssf.org}}</ref> *[[FIFA World Cup Golden Boot]]: 1958{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} *Division 1 top scorer: [[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]], [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saison 1959/1960 Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe Charles Drago, Classement, Résultats |url=http://www.pari-et-gagne.com/saison195960.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=pari-et-gagne.com}}</ref> *[[European Cup]] top scorer: [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]]<ref name="Guardian"/> *[[FIFA Order of Merit]]: 1994{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} *[[Golden Foot]]: 2003, as a [[Golden Foot#Award legends|football legend]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> *[[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref name=":0" /> ===Manager=== '''Morocco''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] third place: [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]<ref name="BBC"/> ===Orders=== *[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1984<ref name="legion"/> *[[Officer of the Legion of Honour]]: 2013<ref name="legion"/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *{{FFF player}} *{{UEFA player}} 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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Just Fontaine | image = Just Fontaine en 1958.jpg | caption = Fontaine at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] | full_name = Just Louis Fontaine<ref name="legion">{{cite journal |date=14 July 2019 |title=Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 12 July 2013 on promotion and appointment |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000027697953 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2013 |issue=162 |id=PREX1316852D |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|8|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Marrakesh]], French Morocco | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|2|28|1933|8|18|df=y}} | death_place = [[Toulouse]], France | height = 1.74 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 1950–1953 | clubs1 = [[US Marocaine]] | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 62 | years2 = 1953–1956 | clubs2 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 42 | years3 = 1956–1962 | clubs3 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] | caps3 = 131 | goals3 = 122 | totalcaps = 248 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1953–1960 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 30 | manageryears1 = 1967 | managerclubs1 = [[France national football team|France]] | manageryears2 = 1968–1969 | managerclubs2 = Luchon | manageryears3 = 1973–1976 | managerclubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] | manageryears4 = 1978–1979 | managerclubs4 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] | manageryears5 = 1979–1981 | managerclubs5 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRA}} <small>(as player)</small>}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]|}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}} <small>(as manager)</small>}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]|}} }} '''Just Louis Fontaine''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒyst fɔ̃.tɛn}}; 18 August 1933{{dash}}28 February 2023) was a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single [[FIFA World Cup]], with thirteen in six matches at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Michelle |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/23/1643500/countdown-to-the-world-cup.html |title=Countdown to the World Cup – Total Soccer, Fútbol Total |publisher=MiamiHerald.com |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> In March 2004, [[Pelé]] named him one of his [[FIFA 100|125 Greatest Living Footballers]] at a [[FIFA]] Awards Ceremony.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref> ==Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọlọ bọlu== Born in [[Marrakesh]], [[French protectorate in Morocco|French Morocco]], to a French father and a Spanish mother, Fontaine moved to [[Casablanca]], where he attended the [[Lycée Lyautey]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Fontaine began his amateur career at [[US Marocaine]], where he played from 1950 to 1953. [[OGC Nice|Nice]] recruited him in 1953 and he went on to score 44 goals in three seasons for the club. In 1956, he moved to [[Stade de Reims]], where he teamed up with [[Raymond Kopa]] from the 1959–60 season. Fontaine scored 121 goals in six seasons at Stade de Reims. In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the [[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]] and won the championship twice (1958 and 1960). He also took part in the team that got to the [[1958–59 European Cup]] final against Real Madrid, being that season's top scorer with ten goals.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/01/just-fontaine-france-record-world-cup-goalscorer-dies-aged-89 |title=Just Fontaine, France's record World Cup goalscorer, dies aged 89 |date=1 March 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=1 March 2023}}</ref>[[File:Fontaine1958.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fontaine playing for [[France national football team|France]] at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].]]Wearing the blue shirt of [[France national football team|France]], Fontaine has an even more impressive record. On his debut on 17 December 1953, Fontaine scored a [[hat trick]] as France defeated [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] 8–0. In seven years, he scored 30 goals in 21 matches. In the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]], he scored 13 goals in just six matches – a feat that included putting four past defending champions [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the third place playoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/the-most-lethal-goalscorer-in-history-played-only-one-world-cup-just-fontaine-s-incredible-record-that-still-stands-2026-06-11|title=The most lethal goalscorer in history played only one World Cup: Just Fontaine's incredible record that still stands|last=Ramírez|first=Frida Samantha|date=11 June 2026|publisher=beIN Sports|access-date=17 June 2026}}</ref> It is also [[FIFA World Cup records#Goalscoring|the highest number of goals scored]] by a player at a single World Cup tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/overview.html |title=1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ™ |publisher=FIFA |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016214323/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D15/overview.html |archive-date=16 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Short |first=Joe |date=13 December 2022 |title=Most goals in a World Cup single tournament: All-time scoring records |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/football/world-cup-most-goals/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Radio Times }}</ref> {{As of|2026}}, he is the seventh-top scorer in FIFA World Cup history, with each of the six ahead of him—[[Gerd Müller]] (14 goals), [[Harry Kane]] (14 goals), [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] (15 goals), [[Miroslav Klose]] (16 goals), [[Lionel Messi]] (21 goals), and [[Kylian Mbappé]] (22 goals)— having played in at least two tournaments.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64808839 |title=Just Fontaine: Former France striker and World Cup record holder dies aged 89 |work=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pisani |first=Sacha |date=16 June 2026 |title='Magic' Kylian Mbappe shattered two France records. He is on the cusp of another at the World Cup |url=https://football360.com.au/france-senegal-fifa-world-cup-report-mbappe-goal-details/ |access-date=16 June 2026 |website=football360.com.au |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/move-over-messi-kylian-mbappe-breaks-all-time-record-world-cup-goals|title=MOVE OVER, MESSI! KYLIAN MBAPPÉ BREAKS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR WORLD CUP GOALS|date=18 July 2026|website=Free Malaysia Today &#124; FMT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c621xndyd7no|title=Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer|date=13 July 2026|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 July 2026}}</ref> Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early (28 years and 11 months old) because of a recurring leg injury. He briefly managed the France national team in 1967, but was replaced after only two friendly games, which ended in defeats. As coach of [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], he led the Atlas Lions to a third place finish in the [[1980 African Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/03/884805/world-cup-finals-record-goal-scorer-just-fontaine-dies |date=1 March 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2023 |title=Record World Cup Scorer dies at 89 |work=[[New Straits Times]]}}</ref> overseeing the emergence of such players as [[Badou Zaki]], [[Mohammed Timoumi]] and [[Aziz Bouderbala]]. Morocco reached the final stage of [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1982 World Cup qualification]] but were beaten by [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. As sporting director of [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], he managed to help promote the club to the [[Ligue 1|first division]].<ref name="Guardian"/> ==Anubi ki rọ kpa tanẹ == [[File:23.05.66 Just Fontaine dans son magasin (1966) - 53Fi634 (Cropped).jpg|thumb|left|150px|Fontaine in 1966]] [[File:Just Fontaine 2016.jpg|thumb|Fontaine in 2016]] Fontaine was named by [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|125 greatest living footballers]] in March 2004. He was chosen as the best French player of the last 60 years by the [[French Football Federation]] in the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards]] in November 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |title=Golden Players take centre stage |access-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040312203128/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |archive-date=12 March 2004 }}</ref> With [[Eugène N'Jo Léa]] he founded the [[National Union of Professional Football Players]] in 1961. He criticised the performance of the French team in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa, particularly on the lackluster play of the forwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/796025/ce/uk/?cc=3888&ver=global |title=France legend Fontaine blasts forwards |publisher=ESPN |date=11 July 2010 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427101236/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/796025/ce/uk/?cc=3888&ver=global |archive-date=27 April 2011 }}</ref> For over 60 years, Fontaine lived in [[Toulouse]], where he owned two [[Lacoste]] shops and, in his own words, spent his days playing [[belote]] and watching football on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jan/12/just-fontaine-13-goals-world-cup|title=The forgotten story of ... Just Fontaine's 13-goal World Cup|first=Rob|last=Smyth|date=12 January 2012|via=The Guardian}}</ref> He died in Toulouse on 28 February 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/-AY7pO1jr9rT|title=Moteur de recherche des décès|work=MatchID}}</ref> at the age of 89.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/03/01/mort-de-just-fontaine-les-obseques-de-lancien-footballeur-seront-celebrees-a-toulouse-le-lundi-6-mars-11031504.php |title=Mort de Just Fontaine : les obsèques de l'ancien footballeur seront célébrées à Toulouse, le lundi 6 mars |publisher=La Dépêche du Midi |date=2 March 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023 }}</ref> ==Aluka ukọlọ nwu== ===Club=== {{More citations needed|sect|date=March 2023}} {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|[[US Marocaine]] |1950–51 |[[Moroccan football league|Moroccan Football League]] |16||23||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||23 |- |1951–52 |Moroccan Football League |10||17||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||17 |- |1952–53 |Moroccan Football League |22||22||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||22 |- !colspan=2|Total !|48||62||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||62 |- |rowspan=4|[[OGC Nice|Nice]] |[[1953–54 French Division 1|1953–54]] |[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]] |24||17||7||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||20 |- |[[1954–55 French Division 1|1954–55]] |Division 1 |28||20||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||22 |- |[[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56]] |Division 1 |17||5||3||4||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Trophée des Champions|Challenge des Champions]]}}||0||21||9 |- !colspan=2|Total !|69||42||14||9||colspan="2"|—||1||0||84||51 |- |rowspan=7|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]] |[[1956–57 French Division 1|1956–57]] |Division 1 |31||30||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||31 |- |[[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]] |Division 1 |26||34||6||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||39 |- |[[1958–59 French Division 1|1958–59]] |Division 1 |32||24||2||2||7{{efn|name=CL|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||10||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Coupe Charles Drago]]}}||0||42||36 |- |[[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]] |Division 1 |28||28||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||30 |- |[[1960–61 French Division 1|1960–61]] |Division 1 |7||4||0||0||1{{efn|name=CL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||8||4 |- |[[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]] |Division 1 |7||2||1||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||5 |- !colspan=2|Total !|131||122||12||13||8||10||1||0||152||145 |- !colspan=3|Career total !|248||226||26||22||8||10||2||0||284||258 |} {{Notelist}} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fontaine-intlg.html |title=Just Fontaine – Goals in International Matches |website=www.rsssf.org |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[France national football team|France]] |1953||1||3 |- |1954||0||0 |- |1955||0||0 |- |1956||1||0 |- |1957||1||0 |- |1958||12||18 |- |1959||4||7 |- |1960||2||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!21!!30 |} :''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fontaine goal''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6129|title=Just Fontaine - national football team player|publisher=EU-Football.info|date=14 July 2016|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226154452/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6129|archive-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Just Fontaine |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 | rowspan="3"|17 December 1953 || rowspan="3"|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|1 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|8–0 || rowspan="3"|[[1954 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 4|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|2 | align="center"|6–0 |- | align="center"|3 | align="center"|7–0 |- | align="center"|4 | 13 March 1958 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || align="center"|4 || {{fb|ESP|1945}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | align="center"|5 | rowspan="3"|8 June 1958 || rowspan="3"|[[Norrköpings Idrottspark|Idrottsparken]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|PAR|1954}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–3 || rowspan="3" |[[1958 FIFA World Cup]] |- | align="center"|6 | align="center"|2–1 |- | align="center"|7 | align="center"|5–3 |- | align="center"|8 | rowspan="2"|11 June 1958 || rowspan="2"|[[Arosvallen]], [[Västerås]], Sweden || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|YUG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3 | rowspan="2" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|9 | align="center"|2–2 |- | align="center"|10 | 15 June 1958 || [[Behrn Arena|Eyravallen]], [[Örebro]], Sweden || align="center"|8 || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|11 | rowspan="2"|19 June 1958 || rowspan="2"|Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|9 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 | rowspan="2" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|12 | align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center"|13 | 24 June 1958 || [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden || align="center"|10 || {{fb|BRA|1889}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|[[Brazil v France (1958 FIFA World Cup)|2–5]] |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|14 | rowspan="4"|28 June 1958 || rowspan="4"|[[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|11 || rowspan="4"|{{fb|FRG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|6–3 | rowspan="4" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|15 | align="center"|3–1 |- | align="center"|16 | align="center"|5–2 |- | align="center"|17 | align="center"|6–3 |- | align="center"|18 | rowspan="2"|1 October 1958 || rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|12|| rowspan="2"|{{fb|GRE|old}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1960 European Nations' Cup|UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers]] |- | align="center"|19 | align="center"|6–1 |- | align="center"|20 | 5 October 1958 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion|Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria || align="center"|13 || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|21 | 9 November 1958 || [[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir|Stade Olympique de Colombes]], [[Colombes]], France || align="center"|15 || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|22 | rowspan="3"|11 November 1959 || rowspan="3"|Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|17 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–3 || rowspan="3"|Friendly |- | align="center"|23 | align="center"|4–2 |- | align="center"|24 | align="center"|5–2 |- | align="center"|25 | rowspan="3"|13 December 1959 || rowspan="3"|Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|18 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–2 || rowspan="3"|[[1960 European Nations' Cup|UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers]] |- | align="center"|26 | align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|27 | align="center"|4–2 |- | align="center"|28 | 17 December 1959 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || align="center"|19 || {{fb|ESP|1945}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–3 || Friendly |- | align="center"|29 | rowspan="2"|16 March 1960 || rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|20 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CHI}} || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |- | align="center"|30 | align="center"|5–0 |} ==Ami ojima== ===Player=== '''Nice'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]]: [[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56]] *[[Coupe de France]]: [[1953–54 Coupe de France|1953–54]] '''Reims'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *Division 1: [[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]], [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]], [[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]] *Coupe de France: [[1957–58 Coupe de France|1957–58]] *[[Trophée des Champions]]: 1958, 1960 *[[European Cup]]: runner-up [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]] '''France'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] '''Individual''' *[[Ballon d'Or]] third-place: [[1958 Ballon d'Or|1958]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1958 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy58.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=rsssf.org}}</ref> *[[FIFA World Cup Golden Boot]]: 1958{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} *Division 1 top scorer: [[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]], [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saison 1959/1960 Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe Charles Drago, Classement, Résultats |url=http://www.pari-et-gagne.com/saison195960.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=pari-et-gagne.com}}</ref> *[[European Cup]] top scorer: [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]]<ref name="Guardian"/> *[[FIFA Order of Merit]]: 1994{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} *[[Golden Foot]]: 2003, as a [[Golden Foot#Award legends|football legend]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> *[[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref name=":0" /> ===Manager=== '''Morocco''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] third place: [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]<ref name="BBC"/> ===Orders=== *[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1984<ref name="legion"/> *[[Officer of the Legion of Honour]]: 2013<ref name="legion"/> ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == {{commons category}} *{{FFF player}} *{{UEFA player}} 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45770 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|French footballer (1933–2023)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Just Fontaine | image = Just Fontaine en 1958.jpg | caption = Fontaine at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] | full_name = Just Louis Fontaine<ref name="legion">{{cite journal |date=14 July 2019 |title=Décret du 12 juillet 2013 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 12 July 2013 on promotion and appointment |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000027697953 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2013 |issue=162 |id=PREX1316852D |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|8|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Marrakesh]], French Morocco | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|2|28|1933|8|18|df=y}} | death_place = [[Toulouse]], France | height = 1.74 m | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 1950–1953 | clubs1 = [[US Marocaine]] | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 62 | years2 = 1953–1956 | clubs2 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 42 | years3 = 1956–1962 | clubs3 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] | caps3 = 131 | goals3 = 122 | totalcaps = 248 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1953–1960 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 30 | manageryears1 = 1967 | managerclubs1 = [[France national football team|France]] | manageryears2 = 1968–1969 | managerclubs2 = Luchon | manageryears3 = 1973–1976 | managerclubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] | manageryears4 = 1978–1979 | managerclubs4 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] | manageryears5 = 1979–1981 | managerclubs5 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRA}} <small>(as player)</small>}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]|}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}} <small>(as manager)</small>}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]|}} }} '''Just Louis Fontaine''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒyst fɔ̃.tɛn}}; 18 August 1933{{dash}}28 February 2023) was a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single [[FIFA World Cup]], with thirteen in six matches at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Michelle |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/23/1643500/countdown-to-the-world-cup.html |title=Countdown to the World Cup – Total Soccer, Fútbol Total |publisher=MiamiHerald.com |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> In March 2004, [[Pelé]] named him one of his [[FIFA 100|125 Greatest Living Footballers]] at a [[FIFA]] Awards Ceremony.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref> ==Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọlọ bọlu== Born in [[Marrakesh]], [[French protectorate in Morocco|French Morocco]], to a French father and a Spanish mother, Fontaine moved to [[Casablanca]], where he attended the [[Lycée Lyautey]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Fontaine began his amateur career at [[US Marocaine]], where he played from 1950 to 1953. [[OGC Nice|Nice]] recruited him in 1953 and he went on to score 44 goals in three seasons for the club. In 1956, he moved to [[Stade de Reims]], where he teamed up with [[Raymond Kopa]] from the 1959–60 season. Fontaine scored 121 goals in six seasons at Stade de Reims. In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the [[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]] and won the championship twice (1958 and 1960). He also took part in the team that got to the [[1958–59 European Cup]] final against Real Madrid, being that season's top scorer with ten goals.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/01/just-fontaine-france-record-world-cup-goalscorer-dies-aged-89 |title=Just Fontaine, France's record World Cup goalscorer, dies aged 89 |date=1 March 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=1 March 2023}}</ref>[[File:Fontaine1958.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fontaine playing for [[France national football team|France]] at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].]]Wearing the blue shirt of [[France national football team|France]], Fontaine has an even more impressive record. On his debut on 17 December 1953, Fontaine scored a [[hat trick]] as France defeated [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] 8–0. In seven years, he scored 30 goals in 21 matches. In the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]], he scored 13 goals in just six matches – a feat that included putting four past defending champions [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the third place playoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/the-most-lethal-goalscorer-in-history-played-only-one-world-cup-just-fontaine-s-incredible-record-that-still-stands-2026-06-11|title=The most lethal goalscorer in history played only one World Cup: Just Fontaine's incredible record that still stands|last=Ramírez|first=Frida Samantha|date=11 June 2026|publisher=beIN Sports|access-date=17 June 2026}}</ref> It is also [[FIFA World Cup records#Goalscoring|the highest number of goals scored]] by a player at a single World Cup tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=15/overview.html |title=1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ™ |publisher=FIFA |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016214323/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D15/overview.html |archive-date=16 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Short |first=Joe |date=13 December 2022 |title=Most goals in a World Cup single tournament: All-time scoring records |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/football/world-cup-most-goals/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Radio Times }}</ref> {{As of|2026}}, he is the seventh-top scorer in FIFA World Cup history, with each of the six ahead of him—[[Gerd Müller]] (14 goals), [[Harry Kane]] (14 goals), [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] (15 goals), [[Miroslav Klose]] (16 goals), [[Lionel Messi]] (21 goals), and [[Kylian Mbappé]] (22 goals)— having played in at least two tournaments.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64808839 |title=Just Fontaine: Former France striker and World Cup record holder dies aged 89 |work=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pisani |first=Sacha |date=16 June 2026 |title='Magic' Kylian Mbappe shattered two France records. He is on the cusp of another at the World Cup |url=https://football360.com.au/france-senegal-fifa-world-cup-report-mbappe-goal-details/ |access-date=16 June 2026 |website=football360.com.au |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/move-over-messi-kylian-mbappe-breaks-all-time-record-world-cup-goals|title=MOVE OVER, MESSI! KYLIAN MBAPPÉ BREAKS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR WORLD CUP GOALS|date=18 July 2026|website=Free Malaysia Today &#124; FMT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c621xndyd7no|title=Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer|date=13 July 2026|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 July 2026}}</ref> Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early (28 years and 11 months old) because of a recurring leg injury. He briefly managed the France national team in 1967, but was replaced after only two friendly games, which ended in defeats. As coach of [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], he led the Atlas Lions to a third place finish in the [[1980 African Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/03/884805/world-cup-finals-record-goal-scorer-just-fontaine-dies |date=1 March 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2023 |title=Record World Cup Scorer dies at 89 |work=[[New Straits Times]]}}</ref> overseeing the emergence of such players as [[Badou Zaki]], [[Mohammed Timoumi]] and [[Aziz Bouderbala]]. Morocco reached the final stage of [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1982 World Cup qualification]] but were beaten by [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. As sporting director of [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], he managed to help promote the club to the [[Ligue 1|first division]].<ref name="Guardian"/> ==Anubi ki rọ kpa tanẹ == [[File:23.05.66 Just Fontaine dans son magasin (1966) - 53Fi634 (Cropped).jpg|thumb|left|150px|Fontaine in 1966]] [[File:Just Fontaine 2016.jpg|thumb|Fontaine in 2016]] Fontaine was named by [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|125 greatest living footballers]] in March 2004. He was chosen as the best French player of the last 60 years by the [[French Football Federation]] in the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards]] in November 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |title=Golden Players take centre stage |access-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040312203128/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |archive-date=12 March 2004 }}</ref> With [[Eugène N'Jo Léa]] he founded the [[National Union of Professional Football Players]] in 1961. He criticised the performance of the French team in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa, particularly on the lackluster play of the forwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/796025/ce/uk/?cc=3888&ver=global |title=France legend Fontaine blasts forwards |publisher=ESPN |date=11 July 2010 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427101236/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/796025/ce/uk/?cc=3888&ver=global |archive-date=27 April 2011 }}</ref> For over 60 years, Fontaine lived in [[Toulouse]], where he owned two [[Lacoste]] shops and, in his own words, spent his days playing [[belote]] and watching football on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jan/12/just-fontaine-13-goals-world-cup|title=The forgotten story of ... Just Fontaine's 13-goal World Cup|first=Rob|last=Smyth|date=12 January 2012|via=The Guardian}}</ref> He died in Toulouse on 28 February 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/-AY7pO1jr9rT|title=Moteur de recherche des décès|work=MatchID}}</ref> at the age of 89.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/03/01/mort-de-just-fontaine-les-obseques-de-lancien-footballeur-seront-celebrees-a-toulouse-le-lundi-6-mars-11031504.php |title=Mort de Just Fontaine : les obsèques de l'ancien footballeur seront célébrées à Toulouse, le lundi 6 mars |publisher=La Dépêche du Midi |date=2 March 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023 }}</ref> ==Aluka ukọlọ nwu== ===Club=== {{More citations needed|sect|date=March 2023}} {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|[[US Marocaine]] |1950–51 |[[Moroccan football league|Moroccan Football League]] |16||23||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||23 |- |1951–52 |Moroccan Football League |10||17||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||17 |- |1952–53 |Moroccan Football League |22||22||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||22 |- !colspan=2|Total !|48||62||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||62 |- |rowspan=4|[[OGC Nice|Nice]] |[[1953–54 French Division 1|1953–54]] |[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]] |24||17||7||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||20 |- |[[1954–55 French Division 1|1954–55]] |Division 1 |28||20||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||22 |- |[[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56]] |Division 1 |17||5||3||4||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Trophée des Champions|Challenge des Champions]]}}||0||21||9 |- !colspan=2|Total !|69||42||14||9||colspan="2"|—||1||0||84||51 |- |rowspan=7|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]] |[[1956–57 French Division 1|1956–57]] |Division 1 |31||30||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||31 |- |[[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]] |Division 1 |26||34||6||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||39 |- |[[1958–59 French Division 1|1958–59]] |Division 1 |32||24||2||2||7{{efn|name=CL|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||10||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Coupe Charles Drago]]}}||0||42||36 |- |[[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]] |Division 1 |28||28||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||30 |- |[[1960–61 French Division 1|1960–61]] |Division 1 |7||4||0||0||1{{efn|name=CL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||8||4 |- |[[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]] |Division 1 |7||2||1||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||5 |- !colspan=2|Total !|131||122||12||13||8||10||1||0||152||145 |- !colspan=3|Career total !|248||226||26||22||8||10||2||0||284||258 |} {{Notelist}} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fontaine-intlg.html |title=Just Fontaine – Goals in International Matches |website=www.rsssf.org |access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[France national football team|France]] |1953||1||3 |- |1954||0||0 |- |1955||0||0 |- |1956||1||0 |- |1957||1||0 |- |1958||12||18 |- |1959||4||7 |- |1960||2||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!21!!30 |} :''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fontaine goal''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6129|title=Just Fontaine - national football team player|publisher=EU-Football.info|date=14 July 2016|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226154452/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6129|archive-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Just Fontaine |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 | rowspan="3"|17 December 1953 || rowspan="3"|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|1 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|8–0 || rowspan="3"|[[1954 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 4|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|2 | align="center"|6–0 |- | align="center"|3 | align="center"|7–0 |- | align="center"|4 | 13 March 1958 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || align="center"|4 || {{fb|ESP|1945}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | align="center"|5 | rowspan="3"|8 June 1958 || rowspan="3"|[[Norrköpings Idrottspark|Idrottsparken]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|PAR|1954}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–3 || rowspan="3" |[[1958 FIFA World Cup]] |- | align="center"|6 | align="center"|2–1 |- | align="center"|7 | align="center"|5–3 |- | align="center"|8 | rowspan="2"|11 June 1958 || rowspan="2"|[[Arosvallen]], [[Västerås]], Sweden || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|YUG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3 | rowspan="2" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|9 | align="center"|2–2 |- | align="center"|10 | 15 June 1958 || [[Behrn Arena|Eyravallen]], [[Örebro]], Sweden || align="center"|8 || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|11 | rowspan="2"|19 June 1958 || rowspan="2"|Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|9 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 | rowspan="2" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|12 | align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center"|13 | 24 June 1958 || [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden || align="center"|10 || {{fb|BRA|1889}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|[[Brazil v France (1958 FIFA World Cup)|2–5]] |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|14 | rowspan="4"|28 June 1958 || rowspan="4"|[[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|11 || rowspan="4"|{{fb|FRG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|6–3 | rowspan="4" |1958 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|15 | align="center"|3–1 |- | align="center"|16 | align="center"|5–2 |- | align="center"|17 | align="center"|6–3 |- | align="center"|18 | rowspan="2"|1 October 1958 || rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|12|| rowspan="2"|{{fb|GRE|old}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1960 European Nations' Cup|UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers]] |- | align="center"|19 | align="center"|6–1 |- | align="center"|20 | 5 October 1958 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion|Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria || align="center"|13 || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|21 | 9 November 1958 || [[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir|Stade Olympique de Colombes]], [[Colombes]], France || align="center"|15 || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|22 | rowspan="3"|11 November 1959 || rowspan="3"|Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|17 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–3 || rowspan="3"|Friendly |- | align="center"|23 | align="center"|4–2 |- | align="center"|24 | align="center"|5–2 |- | align="center"|25 | rowspan="3"|13 December 1959 || rowspan="3"|Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|18 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–2 || rowspan="3"|[[1960 European Nations' Cup|UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers]] |- | align="center"|26 | align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|27 | align="center"|4–2 |- | align="center"|28 | 17 December 1959 || Parc des Princes, Paris, France || align="center"|19 || {{fb|ESP|1945}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–3 || Friendly |- | align="center"|29 | rowspan="2"|16 March 1960 || rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|20 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CHI}} || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |- | align="center"|30 | align="center"|5–0 |} ==Ami ojima== ===Player=== '''Nice'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]]: [[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56]] *[[Coupe de France]]: [[1953–54 Coupe de France|1953–54]] '''Reims'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *Division 1: [[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]], [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]], [[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]] *Coupe de France: [[1957–58 Coupe de France|1957–58]] *[[Trophée des Champions]]: 1958, 1960 *[[European Cup]]: runner-up [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]] '''France'''{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} *[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] '''Individual''' *[[Ballon d'Or]] third-place: [[1958 Ballon d'Or|1958]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1958 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy58.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=rsssf.org}}</ref> *[[FIFA World Cup Golden Boot]]: 1958{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} *Division 1 top scorer: [[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]], [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saison 1959/1960 Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe Charles Drago, Classement, Résultats |url=http://www.pari-et-gagne.com/saison195960.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=pari-et-gagne.com}}</ref> *[[European Cup]] top scorer: [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]]<ref name="Guardian"/> *[[FIFA Order of Merit]]: 1994{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} *[[Golden Foot]]: 2003, as a [[Golden Foot#Award legends|football legend]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> *[[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref name=":0" /> ===Manager=== '''Morocco''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] third place: [[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]]<ref name="BBC"/> ===Orders=== *[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1984<ref name="legion"/> *[[Officer of the Legion of Honour]]: 2013<ref name="legion"/> ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == {{commons category}} *{{FFF player}} *{{UEFA player}} 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{{Infobox football biography | name = Marc-Vivien Foé | image = Marc-Vivien Foé, 2003.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Foé playing for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in 2003 | full_name = Marc-Vivien Foé | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1975|5|21}} | birth_place = [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|6|26|1975|5|1|df=yes}} | deat..." 45771 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Cameroonian footballer (1975–2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marc-Vivien Foé | image = Marc-Vivien Foé, 2003.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Foé playing for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in 2003 | full_name = Marc-Vivien Foé | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1975|5|21}} | birth_place = [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|6|26|1975|5|1|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Lyon]], France | height = 1.88 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1991–1992 | youthclubs1 = Union de Garoua | youthyears2 = 1992–1994 | youthclubs2 = Fogape Yaoundé | years1 = 1994 | clubs1 = [[Canon Yaoundé]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1994–1999 | clubs2 = [[RC Lens|Lens]] | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 1999–2000 | clubs3 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] | caps3 = 38 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2000–2003 | clubs4 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2002–2003 | clubs5 = → [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (loan) | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 9 | totalcaps = 201 | totalgoals = 24 | nationalyears1 = 1993 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|Cameroon U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 1993–2003 | nationalteam2 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] | nationalcaps2 = 62 | nationalgoals2 = 8 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana-Nigeria]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002 Mali]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003 France]]|}} }} '''Marc-Vivien Foé''' ({{IPA|fr|maʁk vivjɛ̃ fo.e}}; 21 May 1975&nbsp;– 26 June 2003) was a Cameroonian professional [[Association football|footballer]], who played as a [[defensive midfielder]]. Having initially played for [[Canon Yaoundé]], Foé went on to play professionally in [[Ligue 1]] and the [[Premier League]] with [[RC Lens|Lens]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. On 26 June 2003, Foé died suddenly during an international match for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], an event which shocked the football community worldwide.<ref name="State funeral for Foe">{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3050794.stm | title = State funeral for Foe | publisher = BBC Sport| date=7 July 2003| access-date = 16 December 2007|author=Martin Etonge}}</ref> The death was later ruled to be due to [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]. He was capped 62 times by his nation and had scored 8 goals. He was posthumously decorated with the Commander of the National [[Order of Valour]] and had his shirt numbers 23 and 17 retired by Manchester City and Lens, respectively. ==Club career== Foé was born on 21 May 1975 in [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 August 2025 |title=Foé, Marc-Vivien, 1975-2003 |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012151029.html |access-date=25 May 2026 |website=Library of Congress}}</ref> He started as a junior with [[Elite Two]] side Union de Garoua.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jul/08foe.htm | title = Thousands follow Foe to burial | publisher = Rediff| date=8 July 2003| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> Moving to [[Canon Yaoundé]], one of the biggest clubs in Cameroon, he won the [[Cameroonian Cup]] in 1993.<ref name="profile">{{cite web | url = https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2682.html | title = La fiche de Marc-Vivien Foé | work = L'Équipe| access-date = 16 December 2007|language=fr}}</ref> After turning down [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] for a trainee position, he signed for another French club, [[RC Lens|Lens]] of [[Ligue 1]].<ref name="bonaberi">{{cite web | url = http://www.bonaberi.com/article.php?aid=2263 | title = La vie de Marc Vivien Foé | publisher = Bonaberi| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> His debut on 13 August 1994 was a 2–1 win against [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]].<ref name="bonaberi"/> In five seasons at Lens, he won the 1998 French league title. In 1998, he was targeted by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], but Lens turned down a [[Pound sterling|£]]3 million offer for him.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lens-want-united-to-dig-deep-for-foe-1158509.html | title = Football: Lens want United to dig deep for Foe | first1 = Rupert | last1 = Metcalf | first2 = Alan | last2 = Nixon | newspaper = The Independent | date = 19 May 1998 | access-date = 4 January 2011 | location=London}}</ref> Further negotiations between the clubs were curtailed abruptly after he broke a leg at Cameroon's pre-World Cup training camp,<ref>{{cite news |first=Rupert |last=Metcalf |title=Foe's World Cup dream ends with broken leg |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-foes-world-cup-dream-ends-with-broken-leg-1157199.html |website=The Independent |date=25 May 1998 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> and subsequently missed the whole of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]]. Shortly after his recovery, he moved to English [[Premier League]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], for a club record fee of £4.2 million in January 1999.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3026400.stm | title = Fans unite in Foe grief | publisher = BBC Sport| access-date = 16 December 2007 | date=27 June 2003 | first=Frank | last=Keogh}}</ref> He played 38 league matches for West Ham, scoring one goal against [[Sheffield Wednesday]].<ref name="Indyobit">{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jun/28/guardianobituaries.brianglanville | title = Marc-Vivien Foé | newspaper = The Guardian | date = 28 June 2003 | access-date = 4 January 2011 | location=London | first=Brian | last=Glanville}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-wednesday-undone-by-di-canio-1127841.html |title=Wednesday undone by Di Canio |work=[[The Independent]] |date=21 November 1999 |access-date=29 December 2009 | location=London | first=Mike | last=Rowbottom}}</ref> He also scored a goal in West Ham's 3–1 win against [[NK Osijek]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/oct/01/newsstory.sport6 |title=Hammers ease ahead on cruise control |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 September 1999 |access-date=29 December 2009 | location=London | first=Mark | last=Isaacs}}</ref> In May 2000, he moved back to France, joining [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] on a £6 million transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Summer signings |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/876185.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2000 |access-date=17 March 2012}}</ref> He missed much of the season after he developed symptoms of [[malaria]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/archive/england/players/foemarc-vivien.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070718025457/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/archive/england/players/foemarc-vivien.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 July 2007 | title = Marc-Vivien Foe | publisher = ESPN| access-date = 3 October 2008}}</ref> After he had recovered, he won the [[Coupe de la Ligue]] in 2001, and the [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] league title a year later.<ref name="tribute">{{cite news |title=Former clubs to honor fallen player |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/270672/former-clubs-to-honor-fallen-player |publisher=[[ESPN FC]] |date=27 June 2003 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> Foé then returned to the English Premier League, loaned to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]] for £550,000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/s/15/15328_foe_signs_for_city.html | title = Foe signs for City | date = 17 February 2007 | publisher = Manchester Evening News| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> His debut on the opening day of the season was a 3–0 loss to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. Foé was a first team regular for [[Kevin Keegan]]'s team, starting 38 of 41 matches. His first goal for the club came against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] at the [[Stadium of Light]] on 9 December 2002,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/26/26287_sunderland_0_manchester_city_3.html | title = Sunderland 0 Manchester City 3 | publisher = Manchester Evening News| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> and he scored five more goals in the next month. His second goal in a 3–0 victory against Sunderland on 21 April 2003 was the club's final goal at their old [[Maine Road]] stadium.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3024476.stm | title = Foe: Career on two continents | publisher = BBC Sport| access-date = 16 December 2007 | date=26 June 2003}}</ref> ==International career== Foé began representing Cameroon at [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|under-20s]] when he was called up to the squad of 18 players for the [[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in Australia, under the management of [[Jean Manga-Onguéné]].<ref name="facts and figures">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/05/87/wyc_93_tr_part4_187.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215184357/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/05/87/wyc_93_tr_part4_187.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2010 |title=Facts and figures |publisher=[[FIFA]] |pages=122, 138, 142 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> He played in all of their three group stage matches, scoring one goal in a 3–2 defeat to [[Colombia national under-20 football team|Colombia]] in their second match on 8 March 1993, as Cameroon were eventually eliminated from the competition after finishing third.<ref name="facts and figures"/> Foé later made his senior debut against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] on 22 September 1993 at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]], a match which Cameroon lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/06/26/foe_facts/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030920155929/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/06/26/foe_facts/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 September 2003 | title = Marc-Vivien Foe Factbox | publisher = CNN| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Julie |last=Cart |title=Mexico's reserve team easily beats Cameroon |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-23-sp-38071-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=23 September 1993 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> The following year, he was included in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Cameroon|Cameroon squad]] for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]], starting all three of their matches.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94full.html | title = World Cup 1994 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> Team members had been in various financial and disciplinary disputes with the Cameroon Football Association,<ref>{{cite book |last=Glanville |first=Brian |title=The Story of the World Cup |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London |year=2005 |isbn=0-571-22944-1|pages=343}}</ref> and the squad was a shadow of the one which had famously reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 1990.<ref name="Guardianobit">{{cite news | author=Brian Glanville | url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jun/28/guardianobituaries.brianglanville | title = Marc-Vivien Foé | work = The Guardian| date=28 June 2003| access-date = 3 October 2008 | location=London}}</ref> Cameroon mustered just one point from three matches, and finished with an embarrassing 6–1 defeat to [[Russia national football team|Russia]].<ref>Glanville, ''The Story of the World Cup'', p 344.</ref> However, Foé's consistently strong performances as a defensive midfielder (including a goal assist)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1994/groupb_swe_v_cmr.html|publisher=Planet World Cup|title=Planet World Cup – 1994 – Group B – Sweden v Cameroon}}</ref> prompted interest from European clubs. He was in the Cameroon squad in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]]. As in 1994, he played in all of Cameroon's matches. Though the team performed better than in 1994, they were again eliminated at the group stage, having beaten [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], drawn with [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] and lost to [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref name="Guardianobit"/><ref name="Indyobit"/> He was part of Cameroon squad to Africa Cup of Nations in [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] and [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]], and also part of double winning squad in [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]] and [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]; and [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. ===Death=== [[File:FoeFlowers.jpg|thumb|right|Tributes left at the front gates of [[Maine Road]].]] Foé was part of the Cameroon squad for the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. He played in wins against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] and was rested for the match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], with Cameroon having already qualified. [[File:Allé Marc Vivien Foé (Lens).JPG|thumb|Marc-Vivien Foé streetway, between [[Louvre-Lens]] and [[Stade Félix-Bollaert|Bollaert stadium]] ([[Lens (Pas-de-Calais)|Lens]])]] On 26 June 2003, Cameroon faced [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] in the semi-final, held at the [[Stade de Gerland]] in [[Lyon]], France. In the 72nd minute of the match, with Cameroon winning 1–0 ([[Pius N'Diefi]] scored the only goal of the match), Foé collapsed in the centre circle<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3024360.stm | title = Cameroon star Foe dies | publisher= BBC Sport| access-date = 5 January 2008 | date=26 June 2003}}</ref> with no other players near him.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jun/26/football | title = Footballer Foe dies during game | work= The Guardian| access-date = 5 January 2008 | location=London | date=26 June 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cameroon 1-0 Colombia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3018956.stm |access-date=19 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=26 June 2003}}</ref> After attempts to resuscitate him on the pitch, he was stretchered off the field, where he received mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and oxygen. Medics spent 45 minutes attempting to restart his heart and although he was still alive upon arrival at the stadium's medical centre, he died shortly afterwards.<ref name="BBC1"/> A first autopsy did not determine an exact cause of death, but a second autopsy concluded that Foé's death was heart-related, as it discovered evidence of [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/07/07/foe_autopsy/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030713132415/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/07/07/foe_autopsy/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 July 2003 | title = Autopsy reveals Foe died of heart problem | publisher= CNN| access-date = 5 January 2008}}</ref> a hereditary condition known to increase the risk of sudden death during physical exercise. Foé's widow Marie-Louise stated that he had been ill with gastric problems and [[dysentery]] before his final match, but he was adamant about playing in his adopted hometown of Lyon. Cameroon manager [[Winfried Schäfer]] wanted to substitute him minutes before his collapse, observing that the player seemed fatigued, but he signalled that he wanted to continue.<ref>{{cite news|title=Foe ill before match|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3027850.stm|access-date=10 April 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 June 2003}}</ref> In the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final]] at the [[Stade de France]] in Paris, Cameroon were defeated 1–0 by hosts [[France national football team|France]]. As a mark of respect, the captain of each team – [[Rigobert Song]] of Cameroon and [[Marcel Desailly]] of France – held a picture of Foé as they led their sides out. A minute of silence was also observed before the match, with the players from both teams intermingling and linking arms in the centre circle. All the Cameroon players wore Foé's number 17 on their warm-up shirts, with his name written on the back.<ref>{{cite news |title=France overcome Cameroon |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3028578.stm |access-date=19 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2003}}</ref> Foé was awarded the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup#Awards|FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Ball]], as the third-most valuable player of the tournament.<ref name="Confederations Cup Awards">{{cite news|title=FIFA Confederations Cup official awards |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/display/mrel,70513.html |website=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=29 June 2003 |access-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704024400/http://www.fifa.com/en/display/mrel%2C70513.html |archive-date=4 July 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Personal life== Foé was a practising Roman Catholic and donated money to charity regularly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3026400.stm|title=Fans unite in Foe grief|date=27 June 2003|access-date=17 September 2017|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> He held Cameroonian and French nationalities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=marc-vivien-foe | title=Joueur | access-date=15 July 2023 | archive-date=15 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715150558/https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=marc-vivien-foe | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Tributes=== Foé's death caused a profound shock. Numerous tributes to his joyous personality and infectious humour were expressed in the media. [[France national football team|France national team]] player [[Thierry Henry]] and other French players pointed to the sky in tribute to Foé after Henry had opened the scoring against Turkey in their Confederations Cup semi-final that evening.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3019126.stm | title = France 3–2 Turkey | publisher = BBC Sport| date= 26 June 2003|access-date = 26 September 2009}}</ref> [[File:Foeplaque.JPG|thumb|right|Tribute plaque at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]]]] It was suggested that the [[Confederations Cup]] and the Stade Gerland could have been renamed after him, and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] manager [[Kevin Keegan]] announced that the club would no longer use the [[List of retired numbers in association football|number 23 shirt]] Foé wore during his successful season there. At Manchester City's former ground, [[Maine Road]], there is a small memorial to him in the stadium's memorial garden, and on the walls of the players' tunnel are plaques paid for by supporters, with their names, dubbed the Walk of Pride. The first plaque on the wall is for Marc and reads "Marc Vivien Foé – 1975–2003". His first club, [[RC Lens|Lens]], gave his name to an avenue near the [[Stade Félix Bollaert]]. Foé was given a state funeral in Cameroon.<ref name="State funeral for Foe"/> Similar to Manchester City, Lens decided to withdraw the number 17 shirt that Foé wore for five years. [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] also decided to withdraw the number 17 shirt that Foé also wore a year before during the time which he played at the [[Stade de Gerland]]. People in Lyon were shocked, as he had received a warm welcome on his return to the stadium. However, when fellow Cameroonian [[Jean Makoun|Jean II Makoun]] was transferred to Lyon, Makoun took up the number 17 shirt, explaining that he wore the number: "In memory of Marc, for me and for the whole Cameroon, this will be for something". Cameroon also attempted to retire Foé's number 17 shirt, but were blocked from doing so by [[FIFA]] rules. Prior to the kick-off of the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] final between the United States and Brazil, his son, then fourteen years old, gave a brief speech in memory of his father. ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[RC Lens|Lens]] |[[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]] |rowspan="5"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]] |15||3||||||||||||||15||3 |- |[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]] |19||2||||||||||||||19||2 |- |[[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97]] |28||2||||||||||||||28||2 |- |[[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98]] |18||2||||||||||0||0||18||2 |- |[[1998–99 French Division 1|1998–99]] |5||2|||||||||||1||0||6||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !85||11||||||||||1||0||86||11 |- |rowspan="3"|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] |[[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998–99]] |rowspan="2"|[[Premier League]] |13||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||0 |- |[[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999–2000]] |25||1||1||0||3||0||3||1||32||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38||1||1||0||3||0||3||1||45||2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] |[[2000–01 French Division 1|2000–01]] |rowspan="2"|Division 1 |25||1||3||0||3||0||8||1||39||2 |- |[[2001–02 French Division 1|2001–02]] |18||2||0||0||0||0||8||0||26||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43||3||3||0||3||0||16||1||65||4 |- |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (loan) |[[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]] |Premier League |35||9||1||0||2||0||0||0||38||9 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !201||24||5||0||8||0||20||2||234||26 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="caps">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mvfoe-intl.html |title=Marc-Vivien Foé – International appearances |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=30 October 2014 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> |- !National team||Year||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="11"|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] |1993||2||0 |- |1994||6||0 |- |1995||2||1 |- |1996||4||0 |- |1997||6||0 |- |1998||5||0 |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||8||3 |- |2001||9||2 |- |2002||14||2 |- |2003||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||62||8 |} ===International goals=== :''Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foé goal.''<ref name="caps"/> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- !scope=row|1 |24 December 1995||[[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon||10||{{fb|Liberia}}||1–0||1–0||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]] |- !scope=row|2 |22 January 2000||rowspan=2|[[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]], Ghana||28||{{fb|Ghana}}||1–0||1–1||rowspan=2|[[2000 African Cup of Nations]] |- !scope=row|3 |6 February 2000||31||{{fb|Algeria}}||2–0||2–1 |- !scope=row|4 |19 April 2000||rowspan=2|Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon||34||{{fb|Somalia}}||2–0||3–0||rowspan=3|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- !scope=row|5 |1 July 2001||42||{{fb|Togo}}||2–0||2–0 |- !scope=row|6 |14 July 2001||[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia||43||{{fb|Zambia}}||1–0||2–2 |- !scope=row|7 |7 January 2002||[[Stade du 4 Août]], [[Ouagadougou]], Burkina Faso||45||{{fb|Burkina Faso}}||1–0||3–1||Friendly |- !scope=row|8 |7 February 2002||[[Stade du 26 Mars]], [[Bamako]], Mali||51||{{fb|Mali}}||3–0||3–0||[[2002 African Cup of Nations]] |} ==Honours== ===Player=== ;Canon Yaoundé * [[Cameroonian Cup]]: 1993<ref name="profile"/> ;Lens * [[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98]]<ref name="tribute"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Olivier |last=Villepreux |title=Les sang et or champions sur le fil devant Metz. Au bonheur de Lens |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1998/05/11/foot-les-sang-et-or-champions-sur-le-fil-devant-metzau-bonheur-de-lens_238437 |website=[[Libération]] |date=11 May 1998 |access-date=29 June 2016 |language=fr}}</ref> ;West Ham United * [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Trevor |last=Haylett |title=West Ham unable to master a meaty Metz challenge |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/west-ham-unable-to-master-a-meaty-metz-challenge-1.215621 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=11 August 1999 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Tongue |title=Hammers storm Metz citadel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hammers-storm-metz-citadel-1115281.html |website=The Independent |date=25 August 1999 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> ;Lyon * Division 1: [[2001–02 French Division 1|2001–02]]<ref name="tribute"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Berlin |title=Lyon catches Lens to grab French title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/06/sports/06iht-soccer_ed3__1.html?pagewanted=all |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 May 2002 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> * [[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2001 Coupe de la Ligue Final|2000–01]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ambitious Lyon clinches first trophy in 28 years |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ambitious-lyon-clinches-first-trophy-in-28-years.aspx?pageID=438&n=ambitious-lyon-clinches-first-trophy-in-28-years-2001-05-07 |website=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=7 May 2001 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html#squad|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Squads-Lists, Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> *[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: runner up, [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|title=FIFA Confederarions 2003-Cameroon Squad|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=fr|archive-date=December 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204163305/http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3028578.stm|title=France overcome Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> ===Individual=== * [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] Bronze Ball: [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup#Awards|2003]]<ref name="Confederations Cup Awards"/> ==See also== * [[List of association footballers who died while playing]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Marc-Vivien Foé}} * {{Soccerbase}} * {{NFT player|13922}} * [http://www.11v11.com/players/marc-vivien-foe-6613/ Marc-Vivien Foé international statistics] at 11v11.com {{Navboxes |title=Cameroon squads |bg=#007A5E |fg=#FCD116 |bordercolor=#CE1126 |list1= {{Cameroon squad 1994 FIFA World Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 1996 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 1998 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 2000 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 2002 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foe, Marc-Vivien}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiomyopathy]] [[Category:Association football players who died while playing]] [[Category:Filmed 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date|df=yes|1975|5|21}} | birth_place = [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|6|26|1975|5|1|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Lyon]], France | height = 1.88 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1991–1992 | youthclubs1 = Union de Garoua | youthyears2 = 1992–1994 | youthclubs2 = Fogape Yaoundé | years1 = 1994 | clubs1 = [[Canon Yaoundé]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1994–1999 | clubs2 = [[RC Lens|Lens]] | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 1999–2000 | clubs3 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] | caps3 = 38 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2000–2003 | clubs4 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2002–2003 | clubs5 = → [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (loan) | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 9 | totalcaps = 201 | totalgoals = 24 | nationalyears1 = 1993 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|Cameroon U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 1993–2003 | nationalteam2 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] | nationalcaps2 = 62 | nationalgoals2 = 8 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana-Nigeria]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002 Mali]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003 France]]|}} }} '''Marc-Vivien Foé''' ({{IPA|fr|maʁk vivjɛ̃ fo.e}}; 21 May 1975&nbsp;– 26 June 2003) was a Cameroonian professional [[Association football|footballer]], who played as a [[defensive midfielder]]. Having initially played for [[Canon Yaoundé]], Foé went on to play professionally in [[Ligue 1]] and the [[Premier League]] with [[RC Lens|Lens]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. On 26 June 2003, Foé died suddenly during an international match for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], an event which shocked the football community worldwide.<ref name="State funeral for Foe">{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3050794.stm | title = State funeral for Foe | publisher = BBC Sport| date=7 July 2003| access-date = 16 December 2007|author=Martin Etonge}}</ref> The death was later ruled to be due to [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]. He was capped 62 times by his nation and had scored 8 goals. He was posthumously decorated with the Commander of the National [[Order of Valour]] and had his shirt numbers 23 and 17 retired by Manchester City and Lens, respectively. ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == Foé was born on 21 May 1975 in [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 August 2025 |title=Foé, Marc-Vivien, 1975-2003 |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012151029.html |access-date=25 May 2026 |website=Library of Congress}}</ref> He started as a junior with [[Elite Two]] side Union de Garoua.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jul/08foe.htm | title = Thousands follow Foe to burial | publisher = Rediff| date=8 July 2003| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> Moving to [[Canon Yaoundé]], one of the biggest clubs in Cameroon, he won the [[Cameroonian Cup]] in 1993.<ref name="profile">{{cite web | url = https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2682.html | title = La fiche de Marc-Vivien Foé | work = L'Équipe| access-date = 16 December 2007|language=fr}}</ref> After turning down [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] for a trainee position, he signed for another French club, [[RC Lens|Lens]] of [[Ligue 1]].<ref name="bonaberi">{{cite web | url = http://www.bonaberi.com/article.php?aid=2263 | title = La vie de Marc Vivien Foé | publisher = Bonaberi| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> His debut on 13 August 1994 was a 2–1 win against [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]].<ref name="bonaberi"/> In five seasons at Lens, he won the 1998 French league title. In 1998, he was targeted by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], but Lens turned down a [[Pound sterling|£]]3 million offer for him.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lens-want-united-to-dig-deep-for-foe-1158509.html | title = Football: Lens want United to dig deep for Foe | first1 = Rupert | last1 = Metcalf | first2 = Alan | last2 = Nixon | newspaper = The Independent | date = 19 May 1998 | access-date = 4 January 2011 | location=London}}</ref> Further negotiations between the clubs were curtailed abruptly after he broke a leg at Cameroon's pre-World Cup training camp,<ref>{{cite news |first=Rupert |last=Metcalf |title=Foe's World Cup dream ends with broken leg |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-foes-world-cup-dream-ends-with-broken-leg-1157199.html |website=The Independent |date=25 May 1998 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> and subsequently missed the whole of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]]. Shortly after his recovery, he moved to English [[Premier League]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], for a club record fee of £4.2 million in January 1999.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3026400.stm | title = Fans unite in Foe grief | publisher = BBC Sport| access-date = 16 December 2007 | date=27 June 2003 | first=Frank | last=Keogh}}</ref> He played 38 league matches for West Ham, scoring one goal against [[Sheffield Wednesday]].<ref name="Indyobit">{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jun/28/guardianobituaries.brianglanville | title = Marc-Vivien Foé | newspaper = The Guardian | date = 28 June 2003 | access-date = 4 January 2011 | location=London | first=Brian | last=Glanville}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-wednesday-undone-by-di-canio-1127841.html |title=Wednesday undone by Di Canio |work=[[The Independent]] |date=21 November 1999 |access-date=29 December 2009 | location=London | first=Mike | last=Rowbottom}}</ref> He also scored a goal in West Ham's 3–1 win against [[NK Osijek]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/oct/01/newsstory.sport6 |title=Hammers ease ahead on cruise control |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 September 1999 |access-date=29 December 2009 | location=London | first=Mark | last=Isaacs}}</ref> In May 2000, he moved back to France, joining [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] on a £6 million transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Summer signings |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/876185.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2000 |access-date=17 March 2012}}</ref> He missed much of the season after he developed symptoms of [[malaria]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/archive/england/players/foemarc-vivien.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070718025457/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/archive/england/players/foemarc-vivien.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 July 2007 | title = Marc-Vivien Foe | publisher = ESPN| access-date = 3 October 2008}}</ref> After he had recovered, he won the [[Coupe de la Ligue]] in 2001, and the [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] league title a year later.<ref name="tribute">{{cite news |title=Former clubs to honor fallen player |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/270672/former-clubs-to-honor-fallen-player |publisher=[[ESPN FC]] |date=27 June 2003 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> Foé then returned to the English Premier League, loaned to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]] for £550,000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/s/15/15328_foe_signs_for_city.html | title = Foe signs for City | date = 17 February 2007 | publisher = Manchester Evening News| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> His debut on the opening day of the season was a 3–0 loss to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. Foé was a first team regular for [[Kevin Keegan]]'s team, starting 38 of 41 matches. His first goal for the club came against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] at the [[Stadium of Light]] on 9 December 2002,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/26/26287_sunderland_0_manchester_city_3.html | title = Sunderland 0 Manchester City 3 | publisher = Manchester Evening News| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> and he scored five more goals in the next month. His second goal in a 3–0 victory against Sunderland on 21 April 2003 was the club's final goal at their old [[Maine Road]] stadium.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3024476.stm | title = Foe: Career on two continents | publisher = BBC Sport| access-date = 16 December 2007 | date=26 June 2003}}</ref> ==Ukọlọ ojanẹ ki rọ nwu ma == Foé began representing Cameroon at [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|under-20s]] when he was called up to the squad of 18 players for the [[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in Australia, under the management of [[Jean Manga-Onguéné]].<ref name="facts and figures">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/05/87/wyc_93_tr_part4_187.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215184357/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/05/87/wyc_93_tr_part4_187.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2010 |title=Facts and figures |publisher=[[FIFA]] |pages=122, 138, 142 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> He played in all of their three group stage matches, scoring one goal in a 3–2 defeat to [[Colombia national under-20 football team|Colombia]] in their second match on 8 March 1993, as Cameroon were eventually eliminated from the competition after finishing third.<ref name="facts and figures"/> Foé later made his senior debut against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] on 22 September 1993 at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]], a match which Cameroon lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/06/26/foe_facts/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030920155929/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/06/26/foe_facts/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 September 2003 | title = Marc-Vivien Foe Factbox | publisher = CNN| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Julie |last=Cart |title=Mexico's reserve team easily beats Cameroon |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-23-sp-38071-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=23 September 1993 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> The following year, he was included in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Cameroon|Cameroon squad]] for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]], starting all three of their matches.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94full.html | title = World Cup 1994 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation| access-date = 16 December 2007}}</ref> Team members had been in various financial and disciplinary disputes with the Cameroon Football Association,<ref>{{cite book |last=Glanville |first=Brian |title=The Story of the World Cup |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London |year=2005 |isbn=0-571-22944-1|pages=343}}</ref> and the squad was a shadow of the one which had famously reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 1990.<ref name="Guardianobit">{{cite news | author=Brian Glanville | url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jun/28/guardianobituaries.brianglanville | title = Marc-Vivien Foé | work = The Guardian| date=28 June 2003| access-date = 3 October 2008 | location=London}}</ref> Cameroon mustered just one point from three matches, and finished with an embarrassing 6–1 defeat to [[Russia national football team|Russia]].<ref>Glanville, ''The Story of the World Cup'', p 344.</ref> However, Foé's consistently strong performances as a defensive midfielder (including a goal assist)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1994/groupb_swe_v_cmr.html|publisher=Planet World Cup|title=Planet World Cup – 1994 – Group B – Sweden v Cameroon}}</ref> prompted interest from European clubs. He was in the Cameroon squad in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]]. As in 1994, he played in all of Cameroon's matches. Though the team performed better than in 1994, they were again eliminated at the group stage, having beaten [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], drawn with [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] and lost to [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref name="Guardianobit"/><ref name="Indyobit"/> He was part of Cameroon squad to Africa Cup of Nations in [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] and [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]], and also part of double winning squad in [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]] and [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]; and [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. ===Ukwu=== [[File:FoeFlowers.jpg|thumb|right|Tributes left at the front gates of [[Maine Road]].]] Foé was part of the Cameroon squad for the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. He played in wins against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] and was rested for the match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], with Cameroon having already qualified. [[File:Allé Marc Vivien Foé (Lens).JPG|thumb|Marc-Vivien Foé streetway, between [[Louvre-Lens]] and [[Stade Félix-Bollaert|Bollaert stadium]] ([[Lens (Pas-de-Calais)|Lens]])]] On 26 June 2003, Cameroon faced [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] in the semi-final, held at the [[Stade de Gerland]] in [[Lyon]], France. In the 72nd minute of the match, with Cameroon winning 1–0 ([[Pius N'Diefi]] scored the only goal of the match), Foé collapsed in the centre circle<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3024360.stm | title = Cameroon star Foe dies | publisher= BBC Sport| access-date = 5 January 2008 | date=26 June 2003}}</ref> with no other players near him.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jun/26/football | title = Footballer Foe dies during game | work= The Guardian| access-date = 5 January 2008 | location=London | date=26 June 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cameroon 1-0 Colombia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3018956.stm |access-date=19 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=26 June 2003}}</ref> After attempts to resuscitate him on the pitch, he was stretchered off the field, where he received mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and oxygen. Medics spent 45 minutes attempting to restart his heart and although he was still alive upon arrival at the stadium's medical centre, he died shortly afterwards.<ref name="BBC1"/> A first autopsy did not determine an exact cause of death, but a second autopsy concluded that Foé's death was heart-related, as it discovered evidence of [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/07/07/foe_autopsy/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030713132415/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/07/07/foe_autopsy/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 July 2003 | title = Autopsy reveals Foe died of heart problem | publisher= CNN| access-date = 5 January 2008}}</ref> a hereditary condition known to increase the risk of sudden death during physical exercise. Foé's widow Marie-Louise stated that he had been ill with gastric problems and [[dysentery]] before his final match, but he was adamant about playing in his adopted hometown of Lyon. Cameroon manager [[Winfried Schäfer]] wanted to substitute him minutes before his collapse, observing that the player seemed fatigued, but he signalled that he wanted to continue.<ref>{{cite news|title=Foe ill before match|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3027850.stm|access-date=10 April 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 June 2003}}</ref> In the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final]] at the [[Stade de France]] in Paris, Cameroon were defeated 1–0 by hosts [[France national football team|France]]. As a mark of respect, the captain of each team – [[Rigobert Song]] of Cameroon and [[Marcel Desailly]] of France – held a picture of Foé as they led their sides out. A minute of silence was also observed before the match, with the players from both teams intermingling and linking arms in the centre circle. All the Cameroon players wore Foé's number 17 on their warm-up shirts, with his name written on the back.<ref>{{cite news |title=France overcome Cameroon |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3028578.stm |access-date=19 August 2026 |work=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2003}}</ref> Foé was awarded the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup#Awards|FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Ball]], as the third-most valuable player of the tournament.<ref name="Confederations Cup Awards">{{cite news|title=FIFA Confederations Cup official awards |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/display/mrel,70513.html |website=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=29 June 2003 |access-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704024400/http://www.fifa.com/en/display/mrel%2C70513.html |archive-date=4 July 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Ọlayi nwu == Foé was a practising Roman Catholic and donated money to charity regularly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3026400.stm|title=Fans unite in Foe grief|date=27 June 2003|access-date=17 September 2017|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> He held Cameroonian and French nationalities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=marc-vivien-foe | title=Joueur | access-date=15 July 2023 | archive-date=15 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715150558/https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=marc-vivien-foe | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Tributes=== Foé's death caused a profound shock. Numerous tributes to his joyous personality and infectious humour were expressed in the media. [[France national football team|France national team]] player [[Thierry Henry]] and other French players pointed to the sky in tribute to Foé after Henry had opened the scoring against Turkey in their Confederations Cup semi-final that evening.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3019126.stm | title = France 3–2 Turkey | publisher = BBC Sport| date= 26 June 2003|access-date = 26 September 2009}}</ref> [[File:Foeplaque.JPG|thumb|right|Tribute plaque at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]]]] It was suggested that the [[Confederations Cup]] and the Stade Gerland could have been renamed after him, and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] manager [[Kevin Keegan]] announced that the club would no longer use the [[List of retired numbers in association football|number 23 shirt]] Foé wore during his successful season there. At Manchester City's former ground, [[Maine Road]], there is a small memorial to him in the stadium's memorial garden, and on the walls of the players' tunnel are plaques paid for by supporters, with their names, dubbed the Walk of Pride. The first plaque on the wall is for Marc and reads "Marc Vivien Foé – 1975–2003". His first club, [[RC Lens|Lens]], gave his name to an avenue near the [[Stade Félix Bollaert]]. Foé was given a state funeral in Cameroon.<ref name="State funeral for Foe"/> Similar to Manchester City, Lens decided to withdraw the number 17 shirt that Foé wore for five years. [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] also decided to withdraw the number 17 shirt that Foé also wore a year before during the time which he played at the [[Stade de Gerland]]. People in Lyon were shocked, as he had received a warm welcome on his return to the stadium. However, when fellow Cameroonian [[Jean Makoun|Jean II Makoun]] was transferred to Lyon, Makoun took up the number 17 shirt, explaining that he wore the number: "In memory of Marc, for me and for the whole Cameroon, this will be for something". Cameroon also attempted to retire Foé's number 17 shirt, but were blocked from doing so by [[FIFA]] rules. Prior to the kick-off of the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] final between the United States and Brazil, his son, then fourteen years old, gave a brief speech in memory of his father. ==Aluka ukọlọ u== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[RC Lens|Lens]] |[[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]] |rowspan="5"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]] |15||3||||||||||||||15||3 |- |[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]] |19||2||||||||||||||19||2 |- |[[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97]] |28||2||||||||||||||28||2 |- |[[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98]] |18||2||||||||||0||0||18||2 |- |[[1998–99 French Division 1|1998–99]] |5||2|||||||||||1||0||6||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !85||11||||||||||1||0||86||11 |- |rowspan="3"|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] |[[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998–99]] |rowspan="2"|[[Premier League]] |13||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||0 |- |[[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999–2000]] |25||1||1||0||3||0||3||1||32||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38||1||1||0||3||0||3||1||45||2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] |[[2000–01 French Division 1|2000–01]] |rowspan="2"|Division 1 |25||1||3||0||3||0||8||1||39||2 |- |[[2001–02 French Division 1|2001–02]] |18||2||0||0||0||0||8||0||26||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43||3||3||0||3||0||16||1||65||4 |- |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (loan) |[[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]] |Premier League |35||9||1||0||2||0||0||0||38||9 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !201||24||5||0||8||0||20||2||234||26 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="caps">{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mvfoe-intl.html |title=Marc-Vivien Foé – International appearances |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=30 October 2014 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> |- !National team||Year||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="11"|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] |1993||2||0 |- |1994||6||0 |- |1995||2||1 |- |1996||4||0 |- |1997||6||0 |- |1998||5||0 |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||8||3 |- |2001||9||2 |- |2002||14||2 |- |2003||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||62||8 |} ===International goals=== :''Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foé goal.''<ref name="caps"/> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- !scope=row|1 |24 December 1995||[[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon||10||{{fb|Liberia}}||1–0||1–0||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]] |- !scope=row|2 |22 January 2000||rowspan=2|[[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]], Ghana||28||{{fb|Ghana}}||1–0||1–1||rowspan=2|[[2000 African Cup of Nations]] |- !scope=row|3 |6 February 2000||31||{{fb|Algeria}}||2–0||2–1 |- !scope=row|4 |19 April 2000||rowspan=2|Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon||34||{{fb|Somalia}}||2–0||3–0||rowspan=3|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- !scope=row|5 |1 July 2001||42||{{fb|Togo}}||2–0||2–0 |- !scope=row|6 |14 July 2001||[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia||43||{{fb|Zambia}}||1–0||2–2 |- !scope=row|7 |7 January 2002||[[Stade du 4 Août]], [[Ouagadougou]], Burkina Faso||45||{{fb|Burkina Faso}}||1–0||3–1||Friendly |- !scope=row|8 |7 February 2002||[[Stade du 26 Mars]], [[Bamako]], Mali||51||{{fb|Mali}}||3–0||3–0||[[2002 African Cup of Nations]] |} ==Ami ojima == ===Player=== ;Canon Yaoundé * [[Cameroonian Cup]]: 1993<ref name="profile"/> ;Lens * [[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98]]<ref name="tribute"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Olivier |last=Villepreux |title=Les sang et or champions sur le fil devant Metz. Au bonheur de Lens |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1998/05/11/foot-les-sang-et-or-champions-sur-le-fil-devant-metzau-bonheur-de-lens_238437 |website=[[Libération]] |date=11 May 1998 |access-date=29 June 2016 |language=fr}}</ref> ;West Ham United * [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Trevor |last=Haylett |title=West Ham unable to master a meaty Metz challenge |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/west-ham-unable-to-master-a-meaty-metz-challenge-1.215621 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=11 August 1999 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Tongue |title=Hammers storm Metz citadel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hammers-storm-metz-citadel-1115281.html |website=The Independent |date=25 August 1999 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> ;Lyon * Division 1: [[2001–02 French Division 1|2001–02]]<ref name="tribute"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Berlin |title=Lyon catches Lens to grab French title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/06/sports/06iht-soccer_ed3__1.html?pagewanted=all |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 May 2002 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> * [[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2001 Coupe de la Ligue Final|2000–01]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ambitious Lyon clinches first trophy in 28 years |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ambitious-lyon-clinches-first-trophy-in-28-years.aspx?pageID=438&n=ambitious-lyon-clinches-first-trophy-in-28-years-2001-05-07 |website=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=7 May 2001 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html#squad|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Squads-Lists, Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> *[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: runner up, [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|title=FIFA Confederarions 2003-Cameroon Squad|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=fr|archive-date=December 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204163305/http://fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43849.html|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3028578.stm|title=France overcome Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> ===Individual=== * [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] Bronze Ball: [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup#Awards|2003]]<ref name="Confederations Cup Awards"/> ==Go nugo == * [[List of association footballers who died while playing]] ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Marc-Vivien Foé}} * {{Soccerbase}} * {{NFT player|13922}} * [http://www.11v11.com/players/marc-vivien-foe-6613/ Marc-Vivien Foé international statistics] at 11v11.com {{Navboxes |title=Cameroon squads |bg=#007A5E |fg=#FCD116 |bordercolor=#CE1126 |list1= {{Cameroon squad 1994 FIFA World Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 1996 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 1998 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 2000 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 2002 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foe, Marc-Vivien}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiomyopathy]] [[Category:Association football players who died while playing]] [[Category:Filmed 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|url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/388579.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League: Booking List – 2005 |publisher=UEFA |page=2 |a..." 45773 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1977)}} {{family name hatnote|Bisan-Etame|Mayer|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lauren | image = 1 Laureano Bisan Etamé-Mayer (cropped).jpg | caption = Lauren playing in a friendly in 2017 | full_name = Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/388579.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League: Booking List – 2005 |publisher=UEFA |page=2 |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kribi]], Cameroon | height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/8037/lauren?cc=5739|title=Lauren Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/lauren|title=Player Profile: Lauren|publisher=Premier League|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321001259/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/lauren|url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = [[Right-back]], [[Midfielder#Wide_midfielder|right midfielder]] | currentclub = | years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = [[CD Utrera|Utrera]] | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 1996–1997 | clubs2 = [[Sevilla Atlético|Sevilla B]] | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 1997–1998 | clubs3 = [[Levante UD|Levante]] | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 1998–2000 | clubs4 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] | caps4 = 63 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2000–2007 | clubs5 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] | caps5 = 159 | goals5 = 7 | years6 = 2007–2009 | clubs6 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 333 | totalgoals = 25 | nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 1997–2002 | nationalteam2 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] | nationalcaps2 = 24 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana-Nigeria]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002 Mali]]|}} {{MedalComp|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]}} {{Medal|G|[[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]}} }} '''Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer''' (born 19 January 1977), commonly known as '''Lauren''', is a Cameroonian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[right-back]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Premier League Team Website|work=Premierleague.com|url=http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516151237/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039 |archive-date=16 May 2007 }}</ref> after becoming a [[Midfielder#Wide_midfielder|right midfielder]]. Born in Cameroon to refugees from [[Equatorial Guinea]], he moved to Spain at a young age where he was raised. He started his career with [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in Spain. He played for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] between 2000 and 2007 where he won several trophies and is known as one of '[[The Invincibles (English football)|The Invincibles]]', a title given to the Arsenal squad that was undefeated during the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] [[Premier League]] season. He also won an Olympic [[Gold Medal]] at the 2000 [[Sydney Olympics]] and two [[Africa Cup of Nations]] titles in 2000 and 2002 with [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. He holds dual Cameroonian-Spanish nationality.<ref name="bbc.co.uk" /> ==Club career== ===Early career=== Lauren was born in [[Kribi]], Cameroon to parents from [[Equatorial Guinea]] who had fled political persecution during the dictatorship of [[Francisco Macías Nguema]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47780603|title=Lauren: Ex-Arsenal defender's tough route to becoming an Invincible|first=Guillem|last=Balague|date=4 April 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The greatest rags-to-riches stories ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/12/theknowledge.sport |work=The Knowledge |publisher=The Guardian |date=12 April 2006 |access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref> At a young age his family moved to [[Seville]], Spain, where he was raised.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He started his career in Spain playing for [[CD Utrera|Utrera]] on loan from [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]. He then played for [[Sevilla Atlético|Sevilla B]], [[Levante UD|Levante]], and [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He played with Mallorca in the [[1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final]] defeat against Lazio, and helped Mallorca qualify for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] by coming 3rd in the [[1998–99 La Liga]] season. After the end of [[1999–2000 La Liga]] season, Lauren received offers from numerous clubs including [[Real Madrid]] and [[AS Roma|Roma]] but ended up moving to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/01/22/portada/1611315898_699142.html|title = "El Madrid quiso ficharme, me entrevisté con Onieva, pero el Arsenal era mejor opción"|date = 22 January 2021}}</ref> ===Arsenal=== After a transfer to Italian club Roma fell through, he moved to English club Arsenal in 2000.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He made his Arsenal debut as a substitute against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on 19 August 2000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/887663.stm |title=Quinn header edges out Gunners |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=19 August 2000 |access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> and scored his first goal for the club just two days later against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/890559.stm |title=Three off as Arsenal beat Liverpool |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 August 2000 |access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> However his first season was blighted by injuries. Although at first Lauren was unable to gain a regular place in the Arsenal side, he eventually ended up becoming the club's first-choice [[right-back]], replacing [[Lee Dixon]] and leapfrogging [[Oleh Luzhnyi]] in the process. By the time Arsenal had won [[Double (association football)|the Double]] in [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]], Lauren was an integral part of the Arsenal defence. Lauren missed part of the season as he went off to play in the [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations]], but returned to feature for Arsenal from February onwards. He scored the winning goal, a penalty, against rivals Tottenham Hotspur as Arsenal closed in on the title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1911136.stm|title=Arsenal edge out Spurs |website=BBC Sport |date=6 April 2002 |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> In [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]], Lauren suffered a calf injury and again missed part of the season, but nevertheless recovered in time and won an FA Cup medal that season, as Arsenal beat [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal retain FA Cup |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3025589.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 May 2003 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref> Lauren was a consistent member of the Arsenal first team during [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] and a became known as one of the 'Invincibles' after the club went the whole season unbeaten. Lauren made his 150th appearance for Arsenal during the record-breaking run and Arsenal won the Premier League title, giving Lauren his second League winners' medal. His season was, however, slightly marred by his verbal abuse towards [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] after the latter had missed a penalty late on in [[Battle of Old Trafford|a draw between Arsenal and Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]]. Lauren was banned by [[the Football Association]] for four matches and fined £40,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal players banned |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3228349.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 October 2003 |access-date=4 December 2011 }}</ref> Lauren won a third FA Cup winners' medal in 2005, as Arsenal beat [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the final; Lauren scored the first of Arsenal's spot-kicks.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm |title=Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd (aet) |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2005 |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> However, during [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]], Lauren suffered a knee injury against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in a League Cup semi-final match on 24 January 2006. He spent nearly a year out of the game as a result, and it was not until 19 December that Lauren was included in a playing squad, for Arsenal's match against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the League Cup quarter-finals; this match was later postponed due to heavy [[fog]]. Lauren was not called up for Arsenal again. During his absence, Lauren's position had been covered by, amongst others, [[Emmanuel Eboué]] and [[Justin Hoyte]], leading to media speculation that Lauren would leave Arsenal for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. On 12 January 2007, Wenger confirmed Arsenal would allow Lauren to leave, if he chose to do so. On 18 January 2007, Lauren joined [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth complete Lauren deal |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6275901.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 January 2007 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref> ===Portsmouth=== On 18 January 2007, Lauren completed a transfer to Portsmouth on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract. On 22 January, [[Harry Redknapp]] announced the transfer fee was £500,000.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6287809.stm BBC.co.uk] – Lauren ends Pompey transfer spree. 22 January 2007</ref> Lauren made his debut on 20 January 2007 against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com |url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3477.php | access-date=3 February 2007}}</ref> and was a regular at right-back for the remainder of the 2006–07 season. In the 2007–08 season, he dropped to second-choice right-back due to [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]]'s impressive form. However, Lauren found first team opportunities due to his versatility and filled in at [[left-back]] on many occasions and played regularly on the right of midfield during January 2008 while [[John Utaka]] was away at the African Cup of Nations. Lauren was part of Portsmouth's [[2007–08 FA Cup]]-winning team. Despite not making the squad for the final<ref>{{cite news|title=Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 May 2008}}</ref> he appeared in the earlier rounds.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|16600|2007|name=Lauren|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> In June 2009, his contract ended and he was released from the club having made just one appearance all season, as a substitute in the [[2008 FA Community Shield]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7549022.stm |title=Man Utd 0–0 Portsmouth |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=10 August 2008 |access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref> ===Córdoba=== On 15 March 2010, [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] announced that they had signed Lauren as a free agent. He made his league debut as a substitute for [[David Pérez Arteaga|Arteaga]] on 3 April 2010 in a 0–0 away draw against [[SD Huesca|Huesca]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma91462/lineup/ |title=SD Huesca vs. Córdoba CF |publisher=Worldfootball.net |access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> Lauren retired at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cordobacf.com/noticias.php?id=4115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313235304/http://www.cordobacf.com/noticias.php?id=4115|archive-date=13 March 2012|title=Lauren fue presentado como jugador blanquiverde|publisher=Cordoba C.F.|date=15 March 2010|access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> == International career == Lauren chose to represent Cameroon, the nation of his birth, despite saying he feels Spanish.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He made the decision following an invitation from former Cameroonian goalkeeper [[Thomas N'Kono]] who had found out that Lauren was born in Cameroon. Lauren said that "went there knowing nothing of Cameroon and not knowing the language." While on international duty, he would roommate with [[Samuel Eto'o]] who also spoke Spanish.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |date=2017-01-29 |title=Lauren: How I rose from humble beginnings to an Arsenal ‘Invincible’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/29/lauren-arsenal-invincible-cameroon-spain-maradona |access-date=2026-01-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Lauren made his senior international debut for Cameroon in 1998.<ref name=":0" /> With Cameroon he won a gold medal at the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Sydney Olympics]], playing six matches and scoring three goals.<ref name="bbc.co.uk" /> With the senior team, he won the [[2000 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/gold-medal-cameroon-africa-ex-arsenal-lauren-olympic/12abo1p5qqixx1kv8tzs9jclwe|title='The gold medal was for Cameroon, and for Africa' Why ex-Arsenal ace Lauren still treasures Olympic memories|website=Goal|access-date=20 July 2021|date=21 July 2021}}</ref> This success was repeated with victory at the [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations]]; Cameroon beat [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] after a 0–0 draw. Lauren scored in the penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1812787.stm |title=Cameroon retain Cup |publisher=BBC |date=10 February 2002 |access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref> He was also part of the Cameroon squad at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] in France and the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] in Japan and South Korea.<ref name=":0" /> Lauren played a total of 24 matches for the senior team, scoring two goals. Lauren retired from international football at the age of 25 in 2002.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2596255.stm |title=Lauren quits Cameroon |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 December 2002 |access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref> == Arsenal legend == Following the success he enjoyed at Arsenal, the north London outfit regard Lauren, who was a mainstay of the Invincibles side, as a club legend. He is a regular visitor to the Emirates Stadium and has lined up for the Arsenal Legends in charity matches organised by the club's foundation, such as the double-header against Real Madrid Legends played at the Emirates and the Santiago Bernabéu in the summer of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 September 2021|title=Lauren: Becoming an Invincible|url=https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/lauren-arsenal-invincible/|access-date=20 September 2021|website=Coaches Voice}}</ref> == Arsenal ambassador == Thanks to his career achievements at Arsenal and within the African game, which include two Africa Cup of Nations crowns and an Olympic Gold with Cameroon, Lauren currently serves as an Arsenal ambassador for the African continent, a role which features activities involving football and education, as well as attending gatherings with the club's supporters. Lauren considers this position to be a real honour as he sees it as a means of helping the African people, whilst repaying some of the support he received during his playing days. One of the countries Lauren has visited is Rwanda, where he took part in children's football and educational clinics, whilst he also acted as a club representative at official events with local authorities and explored the country's most iconic landmarks whilst flying the flag for Arsenal.{{cn|date=January 2026}} Lauren's role as an Arsenal ambassador has also seen him travel to other global destinations, including Singapore, where he was again involved in football clinics and represented the club at various events.{{cn|date=January 2026}} == FIFA technical expert == Lauren became a technical expert of FIFA to develop football talents; he did this with an aim of raising the competitive levels of African football globally. Lauren played at the top level in Arsenal and the Cameroon national team.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 January 2021|title=Arsenal hero Lauren puts pressure on Mikel Arteta with Premier League top-four prediction|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-hero-lauren-puts-pressure-25554214l|access-date=26 November 2021|website=Daily Mirror}}</ref> == TV commentator == Lauren is a well-respected voice of authority when it comes to match broadcasts. He regularly features on LaLiga TV's English-language Viva LaLiga show, which reviews all of the latest action from the Spanish top flight. Meanwhile, he has also worked as a studio pundit for GOL TV's coverage of major Arsenal matches, such as the 2018/19 Europa League final against Chelsea. He has also made media appearances for leading broadcasters, including Sky Sports, where he has featured on Guillem Balagué's Revista de La Liga show, and BBC Sport. He was part of ITV and Eurosport broadcasting teams for the 2012 and 2017 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.{{cn|date=January 2026}} == Personal life == He is also an avid [[Boxing|boxer]] and enjoys sparring in his spare time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camfoot.com/article.php3?id_article=5339|title=Lauren : Football was my salvation|date=4 January 2022}}</ref> He lives in [[Seville]], and has two children. ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1245/Lauren_Etame_Mayer.html |title=Lauren Étamé Mayer |work=National Football Teams |access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[CD Utrera|Utrera]] |[[1995–96 Segunda División B|1995–96]] |[[Segunda División B]] |30||5||0||0||0||0||30||5 |- |[[Sevilla Atlético|Sevilla B]] |[[1996–97 Segunda División B|1996–97]] |Segunda División B |17||3||0||0||0||0||17||3 |- |[[Levante UD|Levante]] |[[1997–98 Segunda División|1997–98]] |[[Segunda División]] |34||6||0||0||0||0||34||6 |- |rowspan="3"|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] |[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]] |[[La Liga]] |33||1||0||0||9||0||42||1 |- |[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]] |La Liga |30||3||0||0||8||1||38||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!4!!0!!0!!17!!1!!80!!5 |- |rowspan="7"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |[[2000–01 Arsenal F.C. season|2000–01]] |[[Premier League]] |18||2||4||0||11||1||33||3 |- |[[2001–02 Arsenal F.C. season|2001–02]] |Premier League |27||2||3||0||11||0||41||2 |- |[[2002–03 Arsenal F.C. season|2002–03]] |Premier League |27||2||8||2||10||0||45||4 |- |[[2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season|2003–04]] |Premier League |32||0||7||0||8||0||47||0 |- |[[2004–05 Arsenal F.C. season|2004–05]] |Premier League |33||1||5||0||7||1||45||2 |- |[[2005–06 Arsenal F.C. season|2005–06]] |Premier League |22||0||3||0||6||0||31||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !159!!7!!30!!2!!53!!2!!242!!11 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] |[[2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season|2006–07]] |Premier League |10||0||1||0||0||0||11||0 |- |[[2007–08 Portsmouth F.C. season|2007–08]] |Premier League |15||0||2||0||0||0||17||0 |- |[[2008–09 Portsmouth F.C. season|2008–09]] |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !25!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!28!!0 |- |[[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] |[[2009–10 Segunda División|2009–10]] |Segunda División |5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !333!!25!!33!!2!!70!!3!!436!!30 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT"/> |- !National team||Year||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] |1997||1||0 |- |1998||1||0 |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||6||0 |- |2001||4||1 |- |2002||10||0 |- !Total!!24!!1 |} :''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lauren goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Lauren<ref name="NFT"/> |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 22 April 2001 || [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF final round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] |} ==Honours== '''Mallorca''' *[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1998 Supercopa de España|1998]] '''Arsenal''' *[[Premier League]]: [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]], [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1831/Lauren/overview |title=Lauren: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=17 April 2018 |archive-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092914/https://www.premierleague.com/players/1831/Lauren/overview |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[FA Cup]]: [[2001–02 FA Cup|2001–02]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1959840.stm |title=Arsenal lift FA Cup |website=BBC Sport |date=16 February 2003 |access-date=8 June 2026}}</ref> [[2002–03 FA Cup|2002–03]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3025589.stm |title=Arsenal retain FA Cup |website=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2003 |access-date=14 June 2026}}</ref> [[2004–05 FA Cup|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm |title=Arsenal 0–0 Man Utd (aet) |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2005 |access-date=14 June 2026}}</ref> *[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2002 FA Community Shield|2002]], [[2004 FA Community Shield|2004]] '''Portsmouth''' *FA Cup: [[2007–08 FA Cup|2007–08]] '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html#squad|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Squads-Lists, Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> '''Cameroon U-23''' *[[Olympic medal|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/football/football-men|title=Sydney 2000 football men Results|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> '''Individual''' *[[African Nations Cup|African Nations Cup Player of the Tournament]]: [[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] *African Nations Cup Team of the Tournament: 2000 *[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#FA Premier League 5|2003–04 Premier League]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3628905.stm |title=Henry retains PFA crown |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2004 |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504214613/http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/01/19/lauren-departure-a-microcosm-of-wengers-youth-policy/ |title=Profile at footballingworld.com }} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430092054/http://www.arsenal.com/player.asp?thisNav=first%20team&plid=60087&clid=4421&cpid=703 |title=Profile at arsenal.com }} *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406090356/http://www.4thegame.com/club/arsenal-fc/player-profile/1749/etame_mayerlauren.html |title=Profile at 4thegame.com }} *[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/arsenal-fc/lauren-8191/league-appearances_a16080/ Profile (Arsenal)] at sporting-heroes.net *[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/cameroun/lauren-8191/jeux-olympiques-2000-gagnants_a22522/ Profile (Cameroon)] at sporting-heroes.net *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516151237/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039 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F.C. players]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in football]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] 3wxcsgfi1z5ugn2jat62v67u6sju63c 45774 45773 2026-10-17T06:02:52Z Enigmias 1645 45774 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1977)}} {{family name hatnote|Bisan-Etame|Mayer|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lauren | image = 1 Laureano Bisan Etamé-Mayer (cropped).jpg | caption = Lauren playing in a friendly in 2017 | full_name = Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/388579.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League: Booking List – 2005 |publisher=UEFA |page=2 |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kribi]], Cameroon | height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/8037/lauren?cc=5739|title=Lauren Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/lauren|title=Player Profile: Lauren|publisher=Premier League|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321001259/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/lauren|url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = [[Right-back]], [[Midfielder#Wide_midfielder|right midfielder]] | currentclub = | years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = [[CD Utrera|Utrera]] | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 1996–1997 | clubs2 = [[Sevilla Atlético|Sevilla B]] | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 1997–1998 | clubs3 = [[Levante UD|Levante]] | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 1998–2000 | clubs4 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] | caps4 = 63 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2000–2007 | clubs5 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] | caps5 = 159 | goals5 = 7 | years6 = 2007–2009 | clubs6 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 333 | totalgoals = 25 | nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 1997–2002 | nationalteam2 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] | nationalcaps2 = 24 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana-Nigeria]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002 Mali]]|}} {{MedalComp|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]}} {{Medal|G|[[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]}} }} '''Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer''' (born 19 January 1977), commonly known as '''Lauren''', is a Cameroonian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[right-back]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Premier League Team Website|work=Premierleague.com|url=http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516151237/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039 |archive-date=16 May 2007 }}</ref> after becoming a [[Midfielder#Wide_midfielder|right midfielder]]. Born in Cameroon to refugees from [[Equatorial Guinea]], he moved to Spain at a young age where he was raised. He started his career with [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in Spain. He played for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] between 2000 and 2007 where he won several trophies and is known as one of '[[The Invincibles (English football)|The Invincibles]]', a title given to the Arsenal squad that was undefeated during the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] [[Premier League]] season. He also won an Olympic [[Gold Medal]] at the 2000 [[Sydney Olympics]] and two [[Africa Cup of Nations]] titles in 2000 and 2002 with [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. He holds dual Cameroonian-Spanish nationality.<ref name="bbc.co.uk" /> ==Ukọlọ ugbo ki rọ == ===Abakwanẹ ukọlọ=== Lauren was born in [[Kribi]], Cameroon to parents from [[Equatorial Guinea]] who had fled political persecution during the dictatorship of [[Francisco Macías Nguema]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47780603|title=Lauren: Ex-Arsenal defender's tough route to becoming an Invincible|first=Guillem|last=Balague|date=4 April 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The greatest rags-to-riches stories ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/12/theknowledge.sport |work=The Knowledge |publisher=The Guardian |date=12 April 2006 |access-date=13 June 2012 }}</ref> At a young age his family moved to [[Seville]], Spain, where he was raised.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He started his career in Spain playing for [[CD Utrera|Utrera]] on loan from [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]. He then played for [[Sevilla Atlético|Sevilla B]], [[Levante UD|Levante]], and [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He played with Mallorca in the [[1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final]] defeat against Lazio, and helped Mallorca qualify for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] by coming 3rd in the [[1998–99 La Liga]] season. After the end of [[1999–2000 La Liga]] season, Lauren received offers from numerous clubs including [[Real Madrid]] and [[AS Roma|Roma]] but ended up moving to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/01/22/portada/1611315898_699142.html|title = "El Madrid quiso ficharme, me entrevisté con Onieva, pero el Arsenal era mejor opción"|date = 22 January 2021}}</ref> ===Arsenal=== After a transfer to Italian club Roma fell through, he moved to English club Arsenal in 2000.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He made his Arsenal debut as a substitute against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on 19 August 2000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/887663.stm |title=Quinn header edges out Gunners |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=19 August 2000 |access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> and scored his first goal for the club just two days later against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/890559.stm |title=Three off as Arsenal beat Liverpool |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 August 2000 |access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> However his first season was blighted by injuries. Although at first Lauren was unable to gain a regular place in the Arsenal side, he eventually ended up becoming the club's first-choice [[right-back]], replacing [[Lee Dixon]] and leapfrogging [[Oleh Luzhnyi]] in the process. By the time Arsenal had won [[Double (association football)|the Double]] in [[2001–02 in English football|2001–02]], Lauren was an integral part of the Arsenal defence. Lauren missed part of the season as he went off to play in the [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations]], but returned to feature for Arsenal from February onwards. He scored the winning goal, a penalty, against rivals Tottenham Hotspur as Arsenal closed in on the title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1911136.stm|title=Arsenal edge out Spurs |website=BBC Sport |date=6 April 2002 |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> In [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]], Lauren suffered a calf injury and again missed part of the season, but nevertheless recovered in time and won an FA Cup medal that season, as Arsenal beat [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal retain FA Cup |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3025589.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 May 2003 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref> Lauren was a consistent member of the Arsenal first team during [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] and a became known as one of the 'Invincibles' after the club went the whole season unbeaten. Lauren made his 150th appearance for Arsenal during the record-breaking run and Arsenal won the Premier League title, giving Lauren his second League winners' medal. His season was, however, slightly marred by his verbal abuse towards [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] after the latter had missed a penalty late on in [[Battle of Old Trafford|a draw between Arsenal and Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]]. Lauren was banned by [[the Football Association]] for four matches and fined £40,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arsenal players banned |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3228349.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 October 2003 |access-date=4 December 2011 }}</ref> Lauren won a third FA Cup winners' medal in 2005, as Arsenal beat [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the final; Lauren scored the first of Arsenal's spot-kicks.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm |title=Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd (aet) |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2005 |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> However, during [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]], Lauren suffered a knee injury against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in a League Cup semi-final match on 24 January 2006. He spent nearly a year out of the game as a result, and it was not until 19 December that Lauren was included in a playing squad, for Arsenal's match against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the League Cup quarter-finals; this match was later postponed due to heavy [[fog]]. Lauren was not called up for Arsenal again. During his absence, Lauren's position had been covered by, amongst others, [[Emmanuel Eboué]] and [[Justin Hoyte]], leading to media speculation that Lauren would leave Arsenal for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. On 12 January 2007, Wenger confirmed Arsenal would allow Lauren to leave, if he chose to do so. On 18 January 2007, Lauren joined [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth complete Lauren deal |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6275901.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 January 2007 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref> ===Portsmouth=== On 18 January 2007, Lauren completed a transfer to Portsmouth on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract. On 22 January, [[Harry Redknapp]] announced the transfer fee was £500,000.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6287809.stm BBC.co.uk] – Lauren ends Pompey transfer spree. 22 January 2007</ref> Lauren made his debut on 20 January 2007 against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com |url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3477.php | access-date=3 February 2007}}</ref> and was a regular at right-back for the remainder of the 2006–07 season. In the 2007–08 season, he dropped to second-choice right-back due to [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]]'s impressive form. However, Lauren found first team opportunities due to his versatility and filled in at [[left-back]] on many occasions and played regularly on the right of midfield during January 2008 while [[John Utaka]] was away at the African Cup of Nations. Lauren was part of Portsmouth's [[2007–08 FA Cup]]-winning team. Despite not making the squad for the final<ref>{{cite news|title=Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 May 2008}}</ref> he appeared in the earlier rounds.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|16600|2007|name=Lauren|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> In June 2009, his contract ended and he was released from the club having made just one appearance all season, as a substitute in the [[2008 FA Community Shield]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7549022.stm |title=Man Utd 0–0 Portsmouth |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=10 August 2008 |access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref> ===Córdoba=== On 15 March 2010, [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] announced that they had signed Lauren as a free agent. He made his league debut as a substitute for [[David Pérez Arteaga|Arteaga]] on 3 April 2010 in a 0–0 away draw against [[SD Huesca|Huesca]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma91462/lineup/ |title=SD Huesca vs. Córdoba CF |publisher=Worldfootball.net |access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> Lauren retired at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cordobacf.com/noticias.php?id=4115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313235304/http://www.cordobacf.com/noticias.php?id=4115|archive-date=13 March 2012|title=Lauren fue presentado como jugador blanquiverde|publisher=Cordoba C.F.|date=15 March 2010|access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> == Ojanẹ ki rọ nwu ma == Lauren chose to represent Cameroon, the nation of his birth, despite saying he feels Spanish.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> He made the decision following an invitation from former Cameroonian goalkeeper [[Thomas N'Kono]] who had found out that Lauren was born in Cameroon. Lauren said that "went there knowing nothing of Cameroon and not knowing the language." While on international duty, he would roommate with [[Samuel Eto'o]] who also spoke Spanish.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |date=2017-01-29 |title=Lauren: How I rose from humble beginnings to an Arsenal ‘Invincible’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/29/lauren-arsenal-invincible-cameroon-spain-maradona |access-date=2026-01-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Lauren made his senior international debut for Cameroon in 1998.<ref name=":0" /> With Cameroon he won a gold medal at the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Sydney Olympics]], playing six matches and scoring three goals.<ref name="bbc.co.uk" /> With the senior team, he won the [[2000 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/gold-medal-cameroon-africa-ex-arsenal-lauren-olympic/12abo1p5qqixx1kv8tzs9jclwe|title='The gold medal was for Cameroon, and for Africa' Why ex-Arsenal ace Lauren still treasures Olympic memories|website=Goal|access-date=20 July 2021|date=21 July 2021}}</ref> This success was repeated with victory at the [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations]]; Cameroon beat [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] after a 0–0 draw. Lauren scored in the penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1812787.stm |title=Cameroon retain Cup |publisher=BBC |date=10 February 2002 |access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref> He was also part of the Cameroon squad at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] in France and the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] in Japan and South Korea.<ref name=":0" /> Lauren played a total of 24 matches for the senior team, scoring two goals. Lauren retired from international football at the age of 25 in 2002.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2596255.stm |title=Lauren quits Cameroon |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 December 2002 |access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref> == Arsenal legend == Following the success he enjoyed at Arsenal, the north London outfit regard Lauren, who was a mainstay of the Invincibles side, as a club legend. He is a regular visitor to the Emirates Stadium and has lined up for the Arsenal Legends in charity matches organised by the club's foundation, such as the double-header against Real Madrid Legends played at the Emirates and the Santiago Bernabéu in the summer of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 September 2021|title=Lauren: Becoming an Invincible|url=https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/lauren-arsenal-invincible/|access-date=20 September 2021|website=Coaches Voice}}</ref> == Arsenal ambassador == Thanks to his career achievements at Arsenal and within the African game, which include two Africa Cup of Nations crowns and an Olympic Gold with Cameroon, Lauren currently serves as an Arsenal ambassador for the African continent, a role which features activities involving football and education, as well as attending gatherings with the club's supporters. Lauren considers this position to be a real honour as he sees it as a means of helping the African people, whilst repaying some of the support he received during his playing days. One of the countries Lauren has visited is Rwanda, where he took part in children's football and educational clinics, whilst he also acted as a club representative at official events with local authorities and explored the country's most iconic landmarks whilst flying the flag for Arsenal.{{cn|date=January 2026}} Lauren's role as an Arsenal ambassador has also seen him travel to other global destinations, including Singapore, where he was again involved in football clinics and represented the club at various events.{{cn|date=January 2026}} == FIFA technical expert == Lauren became a technical expert of FIFA to develop football talents; he did this with an aim of raising the competitive levels of African football globally. Lauren played at the top level in Arsenal and the Cameroon national team.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 January 2021|title=Arsenal hero Lauren puts pressure on Mikel Arteta with Premier League top-four prediction|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-hero-lauren-puts-pressure-25554214l|access-date=26 November 2021|website=Daily Mirror}}</ref> == TV commentator == Lauren is a well-respected voice of authority when it comes to match broadcasts. He regularly features on LaLiga TV's English-language Viva LaLiga show, which reviews all of the latest action from the Spanish top flight. Meanwhile, he has also worked as a studio pundit for GOL TV's coverage of major Arsenal matches, such as the 2018/19 Europa League final against Chelsea. He has also made media appearances for leading broadcasters, including Sky Sports, where he has featured on Guillem Balagué's Revista de La Liga show, and BBC Sport. He was part of ITV and Eurosport broadcasting teams for the 2012 and 2017 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.{{cn|date=January 2026}} == Ọlayi u == He is also an avid [[Boxing|boxer]] and enjoys sparring in his spare time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camfoot.com/article.php3?id_article=5339|title=Lauren : Football was my salvation|date=4 January 2022}}</ref> He lives in [[Seville]], and has two children. ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1245/Lauren_Etame_Mayer.html |title=Lauren Étamé Mayer |work=National Football Teams |access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[CD Utrera|Utrera]] |[[1995–96 Segunda División B|1995–96]] |[[Segunda División B]] |30||5||0||0||0||0||30||5 |- |[[Sevilla Atlético|Sevilla B]] |[[1996–97 Segunda División B|1996–97]] |Segunda División B |17||3||0||0||0||0||17||3 |- |[[Levante UD|Levante]] |[[1997–98 Segunda División|1997–98]] |[[Segunda División]] |34||6||0||0||0||0||34||6 |- |rowspan="3"|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] |[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]] |[[La Liga]] |33||1||0||0||9||0||42||1 |- |[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]] |La Liga |30||3||0||0||8||1||38||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!4!!0!!0!!17!!1!!80!!5 |- |rowspan="7"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |[[2000–01 Arsenal F.C. season|2000–01]] |[[Premier League]] |18||2||4||0||11||1||33||3 |- |[[2001–02 Arsenal F.C. season|2001–02]] |Premier League |27||2||3||0||11||0||41||2 |- |[[2002–03 Arsenal F.C. season|2002–03]] |Premier League |27||2||8||2||10||0||45||4 |- |[[2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season|2003–04]] |Premier League |32||0||7||0||8||0||47||0 |- |[[2004–05 Arsenal F.C. season|2004–05]] |Premier League |33||1||5||0||7||1||45||2 |- |[[2005–06 Arsenal F.C. season|2005–06]] |Premier League |22||0||3||0||6||0||31||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !159!!7!!30!!2!!53!!2!!242!!11 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] |[[2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season|2006–07]] |Premier League |10||0||1||0||0||0||11||0 |- |[[2007–08 Portsmouth F.C. season|2007–08]] |Premier League |15||0||2||0||0||0||17||0 |- |[[2008–09 Portsmouth F.C. season|2008–09]] |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !25!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!28!!0 |- |[[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]] |[[2009–10 Segunda División|2009–10]] |Segunda División |5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !333!!25!!33!!2!!70!!3!!436!!30 |} ===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT"/> |- !National team||Year||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] |1997||1||0 |- |1998||1||0 |- |1999||2||0 |- |2000||6||0 |- |2001||4||1 |- |2002||10||0 |- !Total!!24!!1 |} :''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lauren goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Lauren<ref name="NFT"/> |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 22 April 2001 || [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF final round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] |} ==Ami ojima == '''Mallorca''' *[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1998 Supercopa de España|1998]] '''Arsenal''' *[[Premier League]]: [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]], [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1831/Lauren/overview |title=Lauren: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=17 April 2018 |archive-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092914/https://www.premierleague.com/players/1831/Lauren/overview |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[FA Cup]]: [[2001–02 FA Cup|2001–02]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1959840.stm |title=Arsenal lift FA Cup |website=BBC Sport |date=16 February 2003 |access-date=8 June 2026}}</ref> [[2002–03 FA Cup|2002–03]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3025589.stm |title=Arsenal retain FA Cup |website=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2003 |access-date=14 June 2026}}</ref> [[2004–05 FA Cup|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm |title=Arsenal 0–0 Man Utd (aet) |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2005 |access-date=14 June 2026}}</ref> *[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2002 FA Community Shield|2002]], [[2004 FA Community Shield|2004]] '''Portsmouth''' *FA Cup: [[2007–08 FA Cup|2007–08]] '''Cameroon''' *[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html#squad|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Squads-Lists, Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> '''Cameroon U-23''' *[[Olympic medal|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/football/football-men|title=Sydney 2000 football men Results|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> '''Individual''' *[[African Nations Cup|African Nations Cup Player of the Tournament]]: [[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] *African Nations Cup Team of the Tournament: 2000 *[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#FA Premier League 5|2003–04 Premier League]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3628905.stm |title=Henry retains PFA crown |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2004 |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> ==Ugbo utene kwo == {{reflist}} ==Ale t'ọdọda == {{commons category}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504214613/http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/01/19/lauren-departure-a-microcosm-of-wengers-youth-policy/ |title=Profile at footballingworld.com }} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430092054/http://www.arsenal.com/player.asp?thisNav=first%20team&plid=60087&clid=4421&cpid=703 |title=Profile at arsenal.com }} *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406090356/http://www.4thegame.com/club/arsenal-fc/player-profile/1749/etame_mayerlauren.html |title=Profile at 4thegame.com }} *[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/arsenal-fc/lauren-8191/league-appearances_a16080/ Profile (Arsenal)] at sporting-heroes.net *[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/cameroun/lauren-8191/jeux-olympiques-2000-gagnants_a22522/ Profile (Cameroon)] at sporting-heroes.net *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516151237/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039 |title=Profile at premierleague.com }} {{Navboxes |title=Cameroon squads |bg=#007A5E |fg=#FCD116 |bordercolor=#CE1126 |list1= {{Cameroon squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 2000 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon men's football squad 2000 Summer Olympics}} {{Cameroon squad 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{Cameroon squad 2002 African Cup of Nations}} {{Cameroon squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}} }} {{Navboxes | title = Awards | bg = gold | fg = navy | list = {{Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament}} {{2000 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament}} {{2003–04 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lauren}}<!-- Do NOT change, he is known primarily by his forename --> [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from South Region (Cameroon)]] [[Category:Cameroonian people of Equatoguinean descent]]<!-- Ethnic category --> [[Category:<!-- Cameroonian -->Sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent]] [[Category:Spanish people of Equatoguinean descent]] [[Category:Cameroonian men's footballers]] [[Category:Cameroon men's international footballers]] [[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Cameroon]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]] [[Category:La Liga players]] [[Category:Sevilla Atlético players]] [[Category:Sevilla FC players]] [[Category:Levante UD players]] [[Category:RCD Mallorca players]] [[Category:Córdoba CF players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:Arsenal F.C. players]] [[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain]] [[Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in football]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] 7f5x84nrnbp7htpibnmcozqt4f6plg1