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Bernard Allou
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975 (age 50)
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)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

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.

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