Jean-Alain Boumsong

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Jean-Alain Boumsong
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Jean-Alain Boumsong, 2013
Personnel
Surname Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong
birthday December 14, 1979
place of birth Douala ,  Cameroon
size 190 cm
position Defense
Juniors
Years station
1995-1997 US Palaiseau
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1997-2000 Le Havre AC 42 (1)
2000-2004 AJ Auxerre 101 (3)
2004-2005 Glasgow Rangers 18 (2)
2005-2006 Newcastle United 47 (0)
2006-2008 Juventus Turin 33 (2)
2008-2010 Olympique Lyon 59 (2)
2010-2013 Panathinaikos Athens 62 (5)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2003-2009 France 27 (1)
1 Only league games are given.

Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong (born December 14, 1979 in Douala , Cameroon ) is a former Cameroonian - French football player .

Because of his sturdy stature (1.90 m tall, 88 kg heavy), the central defender is also called "The Bear", but he is very fast and strong.

Career

In the club

The two-footed boum song began his career with US Palaiseau , for which he played from 1995 to 1997. He then played for Le Havre AC until 2000 , before moving to AJ Auxerre . His next stop was in 2004 with the Glasgow Rangers . Although Boumsong had signed in Glasgow for five years, he moved to Newcastle United in January 2005 , where he received a five and a half year contract.

Due to many mistakes in the dress of the Magpies , he moved in the summer of 2006 for 4.8 million euros from Newcastle to the Italian record champions Juventus Turin , who had to be relegated to Serie B due to the 2005/06 manipulation scandal . There he signed a four-year contract and was a regular player under coach Didier Deschamps in the defense in the 2006/07 season . With Juve Boumsong succeeded in the direct promotion to the Serie A . At the beginning of the 2007/08 season , the Frenchman was often only a reserve player, on 7 September 2007 he seriously injured his left thigh in a friendly against Real Zaragoza and had to take a break for several months. On his return, Boumsong scored the equalizer in the Coppa Italia game at Inter Milan to make it 2-2. Nevertheless, he moved a few days later, on January 26, 2008, for three million euros to Olympique Lyon , where he signed a three-year contract. He justified this decision with the fact that he needed match practice to keep his chances of participating in the European Championship with the national team. On July 28, 2010 it was announced that he was moving to the Greek double winner Panathinaikos Athens . There he signs a three-year contract.

In the national team

Boumsong took part in the U-21 European Championship in Switzerland in 2002 , where he failed with France in the final against the Czech Republic . The defender was used four times.

So far, Jean-Alain Boumsong has made 24 appearances for France and scored one goal. He made his debut on June 20, 2003 against Japan . He was a member of the French squad for the 2004 European Championship , but was not used.

At the 2006 World Cup , Boumsong was also in the squad , but was again not used. Nevertheless, he was runner-up in the world championship with France. As a result, he completed two qualifying games for the 2008 European Championship and was appointed to the French squad for the tournament by coach Raymond Domenech . There he was substituted on in the decisive preliminary round match against Italy after the red card from Éric Abidal for the previously substituted Samir Nasri in the 26th minute for tactical reasons.

successes

In the club

In the national team

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personal data
SURNAME Boumsong, Jean-Alain
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boumsong Somkong, Jean-Alain (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cameroonian-French soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Douala