Bernard Allou facts for kids
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 June 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Cocody, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.72 m | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Paris Saint-Germain | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1994–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | 41 | (3) |
1998 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 10 | (4) |
1999–2001 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | (1) |
2001–2002 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | 23 | (5) |
2002–2004 | White Star Woluwé | ||
2004–2006 | Uccle Leo Forestoise | ||
2006–2008 | White Star Woluwé | ||
National team | |||
1996 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
1994–1997 | France U21 | 5 | (2) |
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Bernard Allou (born on June 19, 1975) is a former professional football player. He played as a winger, which means he played on the sides of the field, often helping with attacks and crosses. He is best known for playing with big clubs like Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in France, Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan, and Nottingham Forest in England. A big moment in his career was winning the French League Cup with PSG in 1995 against Bastia. Even though he was born in Ivory Coast, he played for France's youth national teams.
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Playing for Clubs
Bernard Allou was born in a city called Cocody in Ivory Coast. He started his professional football journey at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), one of France's top clubs. He played there from 1994 to 1998.
Time at PSG
While at PSG, Bernard Allou was part of a team that achieved a great victory. They won the French League Cup in 1995. This was a major highlight of his time with the club. He played 41 games for PSG and scored 3 goals.
Moving to Other Teams
After leaving PSG, Bernard Allou tried out for Newcastle United in England in 1997, but he didn't sign a contract with them.
In 1998, he moved to Japan to play for Nagoya Grampus Eight. He played 10 games for them and scored 4 goals.
In March 1999, Allou returned to England and joined Nottingham Forest. He played two games for them that season. Unfortunately, Nottingham Forest was moved down to a lower league that year. The next season, he scored two goals for Forest. One goal was in the League Cup against Mansfield Town, and the other was in a league game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Later in his career, he also played for R.W.D. Molenbeek and White Star Woluwé in Belgium, and Uccle Leo Forestoise.
Playing for His Country
Bernard Allou was born in Ivory Coast, but he played for the youth national teams of France. He played for the France under-21 team from 1994 to 1997. He also played for the France under-20 team in 1996 at a competition called the Toulon Tournament.