Cameroonian footballer (born 1970)
Romarin Billong 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 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) 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] 1998 World Cup qualifiers ,[ 5]
He holds both Cameroonian and French nationalities.[ 6]
References
^ "Romarin Billong" . National Football Teams . Retrieved January 5, 2019 .^ "Football - Silas Billong. Le joueur qui a pris le sifflet" . Le Télégramme (in French). December 8, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .^ "Newcastle bridle at forced switch" . Guardian. October 16, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2012 .^ Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . RSSSF
^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Aimee Billong" . FIFA.com . n.d. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2019 .^ "Aimé Romarin Billong" . Ligue2 (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2023 .
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