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Romarin Billong

Romarin Billong
Personal information
Full name Aimé-Romarin Billong
Date of birth (1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Moundou, Chad
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Lyon 108 (5)
1995–1999 Saint-Étienne 96 (4)
1999–2000 West Ham United 0 (0)
2000–2002 Nancy 47 (3)
Total 251 (12)
International career
1997–1998 Cameroon[1] 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aimé-Romarin Billong (born June 11, 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His brother Silas is also a former footballer.[2]

Born in Moundou, Chad, Billong played for the Cameroon national team and a few clubs in France. In October 1999 he signed for Premier League side West Ham United to play under Harry Redknapp. However, he never made a first team appearance for the club.[3]

He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, playing in the group match against Burkina Faso and the quarterfinal against Congo DR.[4] Billong also represented Cameroon during 1998 World Cup qualifiers,[5] but he was not included in the 22-man squad for the final tournament in France.

He holds both Cameroonian and French nationalities.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Romarin Billong". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Football - Silas Billong. Le joueur qui a pris le sifflet". Le Télégramme (in French). December 8, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Newcastle bridle at forced switch". Guardian. October 16, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, June 5, 2005. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Aimee Billong". FIFA.com. n.d. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Aimé Romarin Billong". Ligue2 (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2023.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romarin_Billong