Bernard Lama
Bernard Lama in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Symphorien, Tours, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1989 | Lille | 103 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | → Abbeville (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | → Besançon (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Metz | 38 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Stade Brestois | 38 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Lens | 36 | (1) |
| 1992–1997 | Paris Saint-Germain | 186 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | West Ham United | 12 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Paris Saint-Germain | 65 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Rennes | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 533 | (2) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2000 | France | 44 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Kenya | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ laˈma]; born 7 April 1963) is a French football coach and former goalkeeper. He was born in the Indre-et-Loire département but grew up in French Guiana. He spent a number of years in goal for Lille and Paris Saint-Germain. He was also a member of the France national team that won the 1998 World Cup and the Euro 2000.
Lama left Guiana in 1981 to come to metropolitan France, without his father's consent but determined to become a professional footballer, where he was first signed by Division 1 club Lille. He was loaned to Abbeville in 1982, where he failed to make a single appearance, and he returned to Lille after just one year, only to be loaned again to Besançon. He did get some play time that year, and his performances were convincing enough for Lille to agree to keep him for the following season. From then on, Lama played regularly, and even scored a goal (a penalty kick during the 8–0 win over Laval on 31 May 1989), but was never the indisputable number 1 keeper he aspired to be, and so he decided to leave. He spent one year in Metz, and then took part in Brest's last season in first division. Lama actually played every single league game during those two seasons. He then spent one year with RC Lens, where his performances attracted the attention of Paris Saint-Germain, who offered him a five-year contract.
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