Bernard Lama
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| Bernard Lama | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | 7 April 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Saint-Symphorien, France | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6'0") | |
| Position | Goalkeeper | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 |
Abbeville Besançon Lille Metz Brest Lens Paris SG West Ham Paris SG Rennes |
0 (0) 23 (0) 103 (1) 38 (0) 38 (0) 36 (1) 221 (0) 12 (0) 65 (0) 32 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1993-2000 | France | 44 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Bernard Lama is a former French footballer born in the Indre-et-Loire département but originating from French Guiana who played as a goalkeeper, spending a number of years in goal for Lille and Paris Saint-Germain. He also played for Brest, Lens, Metz and West Ham. His debut with the France national team was on February 17, 1993 against Israel in a 4-0 victory, and he would go on to win 44 caps for his nation. He played in the Euro 1996 finals, and was a substitute at the Euro 2000 finals.
Lama also received a two month ban for failing a drug test in 1998. It was reported that it was the consumption of cannabis which led to the ban. This led to Lama losing his place in the French national team to Fabien Barthez for the World Cup in France.
He is now a coach and in July 21, 2006 Lama was appointed the Kenya national football team coach [1]. Kenya, however, lost on his debut to Eritrea on Sep 2nd, 2006, during an Africa Cup Qualifier game, and he quit just two months later [2].
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France squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st Title) | |
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1 Lama | 2 Candela | 3 Lizarazu | 4 Vieira | 5 Blanc | 6 Djorkaeff | 7 Deschamps | 8 Desailly | 9 Guivarc'h | 10 Zidane | 11 Pirès | 12 Henry | 13 Diomède | 14 Boghossian | 15 Thuram | 16 Barthez | 17 Petit | 18 Leboeuf | 19 Karembeu | 20 Trézéguet | 21 Dugarry | 22 Charbonnier | Coach: Jacquet |
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Categories: 1963 births | Living people | French footballers | France international footballers | French football managers | Doping cases in football (soccer) | French sportspeople in doping cases | Besançon RC players | Lille OSC players | FC Metz players | RC Lens players | Paris Saint-Germain players | Stade Rennais FC players | West Ham United F.C. players | UEFA Euro 1996 players | FIFA World Cup 1998 players | FIFA World Cup-winning players | UEFA Euro 2000 players | UEFA European Football Championship-winning players
