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87:Youth career
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1740:1972 births
1719:(in French)
1717:(archived)
1706:(in French)
1679:18 November
1659:18 November
1607:25 February
1585:24 February
1563:24 February
1541:24 February
1519:24 February
1177:League Cup
528:League Cup
442:Jean Tigana
323:Club career
77:Position(s)
1734:Categories
1724:Alain Goma
1711:Alain Goma
1699:Alain Goma
1688:Alain Goma
1491:20 October
1469:4 February
1443:4 February
1415:References
1351:Division 1
897:League Cup
496:substitute
453:Zat Knight
426:Portsmouth
335:, joining
333:Versailles
290:right back
286:footballer
282:Alain Goma
98:Versailles
46:1972-10-05
35:Alain Goma
22:Alain Goma
1196:Al-Wakrah
464:Al-Wakrah
313:Newcastle
258:1996β1998
225:Al-Wakrah
220:2007β2008
202:2001β2006
184:1999β2001
166:1998β1999
148:1990β1998
105:1988β1990
93:1982β1988
32:Full name
1257:England
885:England
488:friendly
420:leaders
360:UEFA Cup
345:Guy Roux
327:Born in
81:Defender
64:, France
1713:at the
1701:at the
1400:2000β01
1368:1995β96
1364:1993β94
1355:1995β96
1345:Auxerre
1340:Honours
1230:France
1191:2007β08
1169:League
1138:2005β06
1109:2004β05
1080:2003β04
1051:2002β03
1019:2001β02
980:2000β01
951:2000β01
912:1999β00
888:League
858:Ligue 1
849:1998β99
820:1997β98
791:1996β97
762:1995β96
733:1994β95
704:1993β94
675:1992β93
646:1991β92
617:Ligue 1
612:Auxerre
607:1990β91
583:League
580:France
545:League
522:League
504:Austria
457:2005β06
449:2003β04
438:captain
432:in the
407:2000β01
358:in the
352:1992β93
341:Ligue 1
337:Auxerre
311:, with
305:Auxerre
301:Ligue 1
153:Auxerre
110:Auxerre
1390:Fulham
1284:Qatar
1227:Total
1185:Total
1166:Qatar
985:Fulham
906:Total
902:Europe
892:FA Cup
601:Total
597:Europe
575:Goals
569:Goals
563:Goals
557:Goals
551:Goals
539:Season
534:Total
492:Turkey
422:Fulham
372:double
317:Fulham
263:France
207:Fulham
69:Height
366:in a
292:or a
235:Total
121:Years
62:Sault
1681:2009
1661:2009
1631:2018
1609:2015
1587:2014
1565:2014
1543:2014
1521:2014
1493:2009
1471:2019
1445:2019
1409:2002
1384:1998
1181:Asia
572:Apps
566:Apps
560:Apps
554:Apps
548:Apps
542:Club
525:Cup
498:for
482:for
480:caps
401:for
364:Ajax
315:and
131:Apps
125:Team
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1260:150
1233:196
350:In
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139:Gls
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