Bernard Lama

Bernard Lama
Lama in 2008
Personal information
Full name Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama[1]
Date of birth (1963-04-07) 7 April 1963 (age 61)[2]
Place of birth Saint-Symphorien [fr], 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)
1982–1983Abbeville (loan) 0 (0)
1983–1984Besançon (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
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1998 France
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2000 Belgium–Netherlands
*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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Bernard Lama: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Bernard Lama: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Bernard Lama". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 January 2021.