Marc Keller
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Colmar, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fessenheim | |||
| SR Colmar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Mulhouse | 118 | (15) |
| 1991–1996 | Strasbourg | 149 | (35) |
| 1996–1998 | Karlsruher SC | 61 | (13) |
| 1998–2001 | West Ham United | 44 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (68) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1998 | France | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marc Keller (born 14 January 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a midfielder. In his club career he played in France, Germany and England. For the national side he played seven times, scoring one goal against Brazil. He later became Director-General of RC Strasbourg and AS Monaco.
Keller was signed by West Ham in July 1998 on a free transfer from Karlsruher SC by manager Harry Redknapp. He made his debut on 12 September 1998 in a 2-1 home win against Liverpool coming on as a substitute for John Hartson. His first West Ham goal came on 22 November 1998 in a 2-0 away win against Derby County. Keller played 22 games in his first season in all competitions scoring five goals as West Ham finished in fifth place in the Premier League to qualify for the Intertoto Cup.
The following season he played four games in the tournament including the second leg of the final away against FC Metz. West Ham won the game 3-1 to win the trophy 3-2 on aggregate. West Ham therefore qualified for the UEFA Cup as one of the three winners of the competition for that season. Keller played in three of West Ham's four games in the UEFA Cup and 34 games with one goal in all competitions during the 2000-01 season. However, in the 2001-02 season he played just a single game, against Walsall in the League Cup. In September 2000 Keller was sent on loan to Portsmouth, then playing in Division One. He played three games before returning to West Ham. In January 2001 he was allowed to leave, on a free transfer, to Blackburn Rovers. This was part of a deal which saw Christian Dailly move to West Ham for £1.7 million.
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