Bernard Diomède
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| Bernard Diomède | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 23, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Saint-Doulchard, France | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992-2000 2000-2003 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 |
AJ Auxerre Liverpool → AC Ajaccio (loan) AC Ajaccio US Créteil Clermont Foot |
176 (30) 2 (0) 15 (2) 32 (7) 12 (4) 11 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1998 | France | 8 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bernard Diomède was a French former football player of Guadeloupian descent, born 23 January 1974 in Saint-Doulchard. He plays as a winger.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Club career
Bernard Diomède's career began with AJ Auxerre. After playing at youth level for the Burgundy club, Diomède made his Ligue 1 début in 1992. He played in the first team during eight years, under Guy Roux Auxerre won the Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in 1996. The winger scored 30 goals in 175 Ligue 1 matches for Auxerre.[1]
In June 2000, Diomède was signed for £3m by then Liverpool F.C. manager Gerard Houllier.[2] Making his debut against Sunderland, Diomède appeared to have scored with an overhead kick, but the goal was not given even though replays showed that the ball had crossed the line.[3] However, he did not settle in England, and only played five games for Liverpool. In January 2003 he was loaned out to AC Ajaccio, newly-promoted in France's Ligue 1, until the end of his contract.[4] After his spell at Liverpool had come to an end, he joined the Ligue 2 team Créteil, and then Clermont Foot in the Championnat National (3rd division). As of January 18th 2008, Bernard Diomede has announced his retirement after being without a club for the past 18 months.[5]
[edit] International career
He has been capped eight times for the France national team, but has never scored. Diomède received his first cap in a friendly against Spain on January 28, 1998. At the 1998 World Cup he started in three games, against Saudi Arabia and Denmark in the group stage and against Paraguay in the round of 16. He was unable to regain his place in the French national team after the 1998 World Cup. [6]
[edit] Retirement
On the 18th January 2008, Diomède announced his retirement from the game after being without a club for 18 months. [7]
[edit] Trivia
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During the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, the French team were offered a Gallic rooster as a good luck mascot by a local farmer, which they named Diomède. Naming their new mascot after him was intended to remind the French rugby players that whether they were playing or not, each of them should feel part of the team and focus on the common objective. Diomède himself did not take this tribute too well. [8]
[edit] Honours
- World Cup (1998)
- French championship (1996)
- French national cup (1996)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bernard Diomède at AJ Auxerre. histoaja.free.fr. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Reds swoop for Diomede. BBC (2000-06-07). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Player Profile. lfchistory.net. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ Past Player Profile - Bernard Diomede. liverpoolfc.tv. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Son, lumière, héros. UEFA (2006-11-08). Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ Bernard Diomède - Liste des matchs joués. Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
- ^ DIOMEDE HANGS UP HIS BOOTS. Football 365. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Quotes for Bernard Diomede. lfchistory.net. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.
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