Aimé-Romarin Billong (born June 11, 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His brother Silas is also a former footballer.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aimé-Romarin Billong | ||
Date of birth | (1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Moundou, Chad | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1995 | Lyon | 108 | (5) |
1995–1999 | Saint-Étienne | 96 | (4) |
1999–2000 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Nancy | 47 | (3) |
Total | 251 | (12) | |
National team | |||
1997–1998 | Cameroon[1] | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Moundou, Chad, Billong played for the Cameroon national team and a few clubs in France. In October 1999 he signed for Premier League side West Ham United to play under Harry Redknapp. However, he never made a first team appearance for the club.[3]
He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, playing in the group match against Burkina Faso and the quarterfinal against Congo DR.[4] Billong also represented Cameroon during 1998 World Cup qualifiers,[5] but he was not included in the 22-man squad for the final tournament in France.
Cameroon squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations | ||
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