Bernard Lama
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Full name | Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 April 1963||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Saint-Symphorien , France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1989 | Lille | 103 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | → Abbeville (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1984 |
→ Besançon (loan) | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Metz | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Brest | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Lens | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1997 | Paris Saint-Germain | 177 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | West Ham United | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Paris Saint-Germain | 65 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Rennes | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 533 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2000 | France | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama (born 7 April 1963) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As a member of the France national team, he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Lama most notably played in the French Division 1 for Lille, Metz, Brest, Lens, Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes, and in the Premier League for West Ham United.
In 2006, Lama briefly coached the Kenya national team, his only professional managerial experience.
Early life
Lama was born on 7 April 1963 in Saint-Symphorien , Indre-et-Loire, a commune that merged into the neighboring Tours in 1964.[5]
Club career
Early years
Lama left
The golden years
In Paris, Lama had to replace the iconic
Downfall
Despite an interest from La Liga giants Barcelona, Lama decided to stay in Paris, and had an excellent start of season that was cut short by a serious knee injury in September 1996 after he saved a penalty against Cannes,[6] having not conceded a single goal so far that season. Shortly after his return, he received a two-month ban for consumption of cannabis in February 1997.[8] This led PSG to look for a new goalkeeper, and Lama was notified during the summer 1997 (while he was still suspended) that Christophe Revault would be the starting goalkeeper for the following season, and that Lama was free to look for a new destination.[citation needed]
Lama found himself without a club at the start of the
End of career
After six months spent in England, he made the most of the change of president in Paris (
International career
Lama's debut with the France national team was on 17 February 1993 against Israel in a 4–0 victory, and he would go on to win 44 caps for his nation.[11] Lama played in the Euro 1996 finals, and was a substitute at the Euro 2000 finals. He also won the 1998 FIFA World Cup as a substitute of Fabien Barthez but did not play a single match.[citation needed]
Coaching career
On 21 July 2006, Lama was appointed coach of the
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Division 1: 1993–94[citation needed]
- Coupe de France: 1992–93,[14] 1994–95[15]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1995–96[citation needed]
- Trophée des Champions: 1995[16]
France
Individual
- France Football's best French player award: 1994[citation needed]
Orders
- Knight of the Legion of Honour: 1998[1]
References
- ^ a b "Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" [Decree of 24 July 1998 appointing on an exceptional basis]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 1998 (170). 25 July 1998. PREX9801916D. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Bernard Lama: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Bernard Lama: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Bernard Lama". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Bernard Lama". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Bernard Lama biography" (in French). Bernardlama.fr.
- ^ Bertrand Pelletier. "Bernard Lama stats on RC Lens". Sitercl.com.
- ^ Cannabis : deux mois de suspension ferme pour Lama (in French) Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Arsenal drop points in championship chase". BBC. 2 March 1998. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Arsenal and Sheffield United through on penalties". BBC. 18 March 1998. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Bernard Lama en visite à Luchin" (in French). Losc.fr.
- ^ "Lama makes Kenya vow". BBC News. 28 July 2006.
- ^ Edwards, Piers (24 September 2006). "Olaba to coach Kenya in Angola". BBC News.
- ^ "PSG – Nantes 3-0, 12/06/93, Coupe de France 92-93". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "PSG – Strasbourg 1-0, 13/05/95, Coupe de France 94-95". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "PSG – Nantes 2-2 (6-5 tab), 03/01/96, Trophée des Champions 95-96". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
External links
- Bernard Lama at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Bernard Lama at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Profile, stats and pictures of Bernard Lama (in French)