Bruno N'Gotty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno N'Gotty | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lyon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Lyon | 237 | (13) |
| 1995–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | 80 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Milan | 34 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Venezia (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Marseille | 32 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Bolton Wanderers | 134 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Birmingham City | 25 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Leicester City | 38 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Hereford United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | l’AS Lattes | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 618 | (27) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–1997 | France | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:17, 12 November 2008 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:31, 24 August 2008 (UTC) |
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Bruno N'Gotty (born 10 June 1971) is a French former professional footballer. He played as a defender from 1988 until 2008, however he came out of retirement briefly in 2011.
As well as his native country he has played in the top flight divisions in both Italy and England. He has notably played for Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint Germain, A.C. Milan, Olympique Marseille and Bolton Wanderers as well as earning 6 caps for France. He has also played for Venezia, Birmingham City, Leicester City and Hereford United. He came out of retirement to join French 6th tier side l'AS Lattes in 2011.
N'Gotty started his career with Olympique Lyonnais from the opening of season 1988/89 to the close of season 1994/95. N'Gotty managed to play 143 league games scoring 10 goals during his time at Lyon.
Bruno N'Gotty scored the winning goal which defeated Austrian club Rapid Vienna in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, giving PSG their only cup triumph in the tournament. He was also included in the squad that reached the final again the next year, losing to Barcelona 1–0 at Feyenoord Stadion.
N'Gotty was part of the A.C. Milan team that won the Serie A title in 1999, making 25 league appearances for the club. He played alongside the likes of Paolo Maldini during his time there. He was sent on loan to Venezia during 1999 where he played 16 matches.
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