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Roger Milla

Roger Milla (born 20 May 1952) is a former Cameroonian football player. He has played for Cameroon national team.

Roger Milla
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Milla in 2008
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Roger Miller[1]
Date of birth20 May 1952 (aged 73)
Place of birthYaoundé, Cameroon
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1965–1967Eclair de Douala
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1970Eclair de Douala
1970–1974Léopard Douala116(89)
1974–1977Tonnerre87(69)
1977–1979Valenciennes28(6)
1979–1980Monaco17(2)
1980–1984Bastia113(35)
1984–1986Saint-Étienne59(31)
1986–1989Montpellier95(37)
1989–1990Saint-Pierroise23(8)
1990–1994Tonnerre116(89)
1994–1995Pelita Jaya23(23)
1995–1996Putra Samarinda12(18)
Total666+(405+)
National team
1973–1994Cameroon102(36)
Teams managed
2001–2007Montpellier (coaching staff)
2007–2011Tonnerre
2011–2012Tonnerre (director of football)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League Cup Total
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Roger Milla
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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  Côte d'Ivoire 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  Côte d'Ivoire 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

Léopards Douala

Tonnerre Yaoundé

Monaco

Bastia

Montpellier

Cameroon

Individual

Orders

Roger Milla Media

  • Milla with the Africa Cup of nations trophy in 2022.

References

  1. ↑ 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 français). 2006 (91): 5760. 16 April 2006. PREX0609207D. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Roger Milla at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Albert Roger Mooh Miller "Milla" - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cameroon v Zaire, 19 November 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rwanda v Cameroon, 07 July 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Cameroon v Burundi, 10 July 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cameroon 3-2 Congo". Football Database. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Congo Brazzaville v Cameroon, 17 October 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cameroon v Congo Brazzaville, 31 October 1976". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cameroon v Malawi, 29 June 1980". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cameroon v Togo, 05 April 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Cameroon v Zaire, 26 April 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Cameroon v Madagascar, 16 August 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Morocco v Cameroon, 15 November 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Cameroon v Morocco, 29 November 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Ivory Coast v Cameroon, 10 March 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "Yugoslavia v Cameroon, 30 July 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Cameroon v Saudi Arabia, 15 September 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Cameroon v Zambia, 08 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  20. ↑ "Morocco v Cameroon, 11 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Cameroon v Algeria, 14 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "Cameroon v Ivory Coast, 17 March 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "Cameroon vs. Uganda". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  24. ↑ "Cameroon vs. Sudan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  25. ↑ "Cameroon vs. Ghana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  26. ↑ "Cameroon v Egypt, 14 March 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  27. ↑ "Cameroon vs. Nigeria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  28. ↑ "Cameroon v Romania, 14 June 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  29. ↑ "Cameroon v Colombia, 23 June 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  30. ↑ "Russia vs. Cameroon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  31. ↑ 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. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=79318/profile.html. Retrieved 5 September 2015. 
  32. ↑ "World Cup 1990 - Scorers' list". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  35. ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  36. ↑ "World Soccer Players of the Century". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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