Roger Milla
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Albert Roger Miller[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 May 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1967 | Eclair de Douala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1970 | Eclair de Douala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1974 | Léopard Douala | 116 | (89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1977 | Tonnerre | 87 | (69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Valenciennes | 28 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Monaco | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1984 | Bastia | 113 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Saint-Étienne | 59 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Montpellier | 95 | (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Saint-Pierroise | 23 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1994 | Tonnerre | 116 | (89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Pelita Jaya | 23 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Putra Samarinda | 12 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 666+ | (405+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1994 | Cameroon | 102 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2007 | Montpellier (coaching staff) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Tonnerre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Tonnerre (director of football) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Roger Milla (born 20 May 1952) is a former Cameroonian football player. He has played for Cameroon national team.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eclair de Douala | 1968–69 | Première Division | 28 | 1 | ||||
1969–70 | 29 | 5 | ||||||
Total | 57 | 6 | ||||||
Léopard Douala | 1970–71 | Première Division | 29 | 25 | ||||
1971–72 | 30 | 20 | ||||||
1972–73 | 28 | 19 | ||||||
1973–74 | 30 | 25 | ||||||
Total | 117 | 89 | ||||||
Tonnerre Yaoundé | 1974–75 | Première Division | 29 | 23 | ||||
1975–76 | 28 | 26 | ||||||
1976–77 | 30 | 20 | ||||||
Total | 87 | 69 | ||||||
Valenciennes | 1977–78 | Division 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1978–79 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Monaco | 1979–80 | Division 1 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ||
Bastia | 1980–81 | Division 1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||
1981–82 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ||||
1982–83 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||||
1983–84 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Total | 113 | 30 | 20 | 12 | ||||
Saint-Étienne | 1984–85 | Division 2 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | ||
1985–86 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 59 | 31 | 10 | 5 | ||||
Montpellier | 1986–87 | Division 2 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | ||
1987–88 | Division 1 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | |||
1988–89 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 95 | 37 | 8 | 4 | ||||
Saint-Pierroise | 1989 | |||||||
1990 | D1 Pro | 23 | 8 | |||||
Total | 23 | 8 | ||||||
Tonnerre Yaoundé | 1990–91 | Première Division | 29 | 22 | ||||
1991–92 | 30 | 19 | ||||||
1992–93 | 27 | 23 | ||||||
1993–94 | 30 | 25 | ||||||
Total | 116 | 89 | ||||||
Pelita Jaya | 1994–95 | Premier Division | 23 | 23 | ||||
Putra Samarinda | 1995–96 | 12 | 18 | |||||
Career total | 747 | 413 | 47 | 25 | 794 | 438 |
International
[change | change source]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 1973 | 3 | 0 |
1975 | 3 | 1 | |
1976 | 8 | 7 | |
1977 | 6 | 4 | |
1978 | 1 | 0 | |
1979 | 2 | 3 | |
1980 | 1 | 1 | |
1981 | 7 | 9 | |
1982 | 6 | 0 | |
1984 | 8 | 2 | |
1985 | 2 | 2 | |
1986 | 5 | 4 | |
1987 | 4 | 3 | |
1988 | 5 | 2 | |
1990 | 5 | 4 | |
1991 | 1 | 0 | |
1992 | 5 | 0 | |
1994 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 77 | 43 |
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Milla goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 19 November 1975 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Zaire | — | 2-1 | Friendly | [4] |
2 | 7 July 1976 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon | Rwanda | 5-0 | 5-0 | 1976 Central African Games | [5] |
3 | 10 July 1976 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon | Burundi | — | 5-0 | 1976 Central African Games | [6] |
4 | — | ||||||
5 | 14 July 1976 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon | Congo-Brazzaville | — | 3-2 | 1976 Central African Games | [7] |
6 | 3-2 | ||||||
7 | 17 October 1976 | Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville, Congo | Congo-Brazzaville | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
8 | 31 October 1976 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Congo-Brazzaville | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
9 | 26 January 1977 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Congo-Brazzaville | — | 2-2 | Friendly | [3] |
10 | 13 March 1977 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Congo-Brazzaville | — | 2-0 | 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification | [3] |
11 | 27 December 1977 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Rwanda | — | 4-0 | 1978 All-Africa Games qualification | [3] |
12 | — | ||||||
13 | 10 April 1979 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Guinea | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification | [3] |
14 | 2-0 | ||||||
15 | 3-0 | ||||||
16 | 29 June 1980 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Malawi | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [10] |
17 | 5 April 1981 | Reunification Stadium, Douala, Cameroon | Togo | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification | [11] |
18 | 3-0 | ||||||
19 | 4-0 | ||||||
20 | 26 April 1981 | Reunification Stadium, Douala, Cameroon | Zaire | 1-0 | 6-1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] |
21 | 3-0 | ||||||
22 | 6-1 | ||||||
23 | 16 August 1981 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Madagascar | 5-1 | 5-1 | 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification | [13] |
24 | 15 November 1981 | Kenitra Municipal Stadium, Kenitra, Morocco | Morocco | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
25 | 29 November 1981 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Morocco | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [15] |
26 | 10 March 1984 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1984 African Cup of Nations | [16] |
27 | 30 July 1984 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, USA | Yugoslavia | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1984 Summer Olympics | [17] |
28 | 15 September 1985 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Saudi Arabia | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1985 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | [18] |
29 | 3-0 | ||||||
30 | 8 March 1986 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Zambia | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1986 African Cup of Nations | [19] |
31 | 11 March 1986 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Morocco | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1986 African Cup of Nations | [20] |
32 | 14 March 1986 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Algeria | 3-1 | 3-2 | 1986 African Cup of Nations | [21] |
33 | 17 March 1986 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Ivory Coast | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1986 African Cup of Nations | [22] |
34 | 29 March 1987 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Uganda | 5-1 | 5-1 | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification | [23] |
35 | 5 July 1987 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Sudan | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification | [24] |
36 | 15 November 1987 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Ghana | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | [25] |
37 | 14 March 1988 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Egypt | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1988 African Cup of Nations | [26] |
38 | 17 March 1988 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Nigeria | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1988 African Cup of Nations | [27] |
39 | 14 June 1990 | Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy | Romania | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup | [28] |
40 | 2-0 | ||||||
41 | 23 June 1990 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy | Colombia | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup | [29] |
42 | 2-0 | ||||||
43 | 28 June 1994 | Stanford Stadium, Stanford, USA | Russia | 1-3 | 1-6 | 1994 FIFA World Cup | [30] |
Honours
[change | change source]Léopards Douala
- Cameroon Première Division: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74[31]
Tonnerre Yaoundé
Monaco
Bastia
Montpellier
Cameroon
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: 1976, 1990[31]
- Africa Cup of Nations best player: 1986, 1988[31]
- Africa Cup of Nations top scorer: 1986, 1988[31]
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 1990[32]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990[33]
- FIFA 100[31]
- CAF Best African Player of the last 50 years: 2007[31]
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 2014[34]
- IFFHS Legends[35]
- World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time[36]
- CAF Golden Jubilee #1 Best Player
Orders
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Décret du 14 avril 2006 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 14 April 2006 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2006 (91): 5760. 16 April 2006. PREX0609207D. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ↑ "Roger Milla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Albert Roger Mooh Miller "Milla" - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Zaire, 19 November 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Rwanda v Cameroon, 07 July 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Burundi, 10 July 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon 3-2 Congo". Football Database. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Congo Brazzaville v Cameroon, 17 October 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Congo Brazzaville, 31 October 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Malawi, 29 June 1980". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Togo, 05 April 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Zaire, 26 April 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Madagascar, 16 August 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Morocco v Cameroon, 15 November 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Morocco, 29 November 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast v Cameroon, 10 March 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Yugoslavia v Cameroon, 30 July 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Saudi Arabia, 15 September 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Zambia, 08 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Morocco v Cameroon, 11 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Algeria, 14 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Ivory Coast, 17 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon vs. Uganda". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon vs. Sudan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon vs. Ghana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Egypt, 14 March 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon vs. Nigeria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Romania, 14 June 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Cameroon v Colombia, 23 June 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Russia vs. Cameroon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ 31.00 31.01 31.02 31.03 31.04 31.05 31.06 31.07 31.08 31.09 31.10 31.11 "Roger Milla, the pride of the Indomitable Lions". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "World Cup 1990 - Scorers' list". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "World Soccer Players of the Century". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.