Lamine Diatta

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Lamine Diatta
Personal information
Full name	Lamine Diatta
Date of birth	July 2, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	6' 1" (184cm)
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	St. Étienne
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1998-1999 1999 1999-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Toulouse Marseille Rennes Lyon St. Étienne	25 (0) 0 (0) 129 (9) 32 (0) 6 (0)
National team**
2000-	Senegal	26 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 July 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 10 July 2006.

Lamine Diatta (born July 2, 1975 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for St. Étienne in France. Diatta is tall, strong and the holding force in the centre of Senegal's defence. He gives Senegal aerial power at the back as well as at attacking set pieces. Diatta played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Before moving to Lyon in 2004, Diatta played 142 games for Rennes, scoring 9 goals in that time. Before his time at Rennes, he was at Marseille, but never actually played a game for them. Diatta's first club was Toulouse. He spent one season there and played 25 games, scoring 0 goals. In his first year (2004/2005) with Lyon he played 19 games and scored 0 goals. During his second year (2005/2006) at Lyon, he was troubled with injury and only makes 13 appearances without any goals. Over his whole career, Diatta has played 199 club games, scoring 9 goals. On August 2006, he leaves Lyon on free transfer in search for regular team football at St. Étienne. He has also played 26 games for his national side, Senegal, scoring one goal.

[edit] Vital statistics

• Date of Birth: 2 July 1975
• Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal
• Nationality: Senegalese
• Height: 183 cm (6 ft)
• Weight: 76 kg (168 lb)
• Position: Defender
• Previous Clubs: Toulouse, Marseille, Rennes (France)

[edit] Honours

• Winner of French Ligue 1 championship in 2005 and 2006 with Olympique Lyonnais.

[edit] External links

• Photo 1

	Senegal squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Sylva | 2 Daf | 3 Sarr | 4 Malick Diop | 5 N'Dour | 6 Cissé | 7 H. Camara | 8 Traoré | 9 S. Camara | 10 Fadiga | 11 Diouf | 12 Faye | 13 Diatta | 14 Moussa N'Diaye | 15 Diao | 16 Diallo | 17 Coly | 18 Thiaw | 19 Bouba Diop | 20 S. N'Diaye | 21 Beye | 22 Cissokho | 23 Makhtar N'Diaye | Coach: Metsu

AS Saint-Étienne - Current Squad
1 Viviani | 4 Hognon | 5 Perquis | 6 Camara | 7 Tiéné | 8 Ilan  | 9 Piquionne | 10 Guarín | 11 Dernis | 13 Diatta | 14 Feindouno | 15 Sakho | 16 Janot | 17 Hautcoeur | 18 Gomis | 19 Landrin | 20 Heinz | 21 Dabo | 22 Diawara | 23 Ilunga | 24 Perrin | 25 Piatti | 26 Bayal Sall | 27 Sablé | 29 Bilos | 30 Moulin | Manager: Hašek