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Jean-Alain Boumsong

Personal information
Full nameJean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong
Date of birthDecember 14, 1979(age 31)
Place of birthDouala, Cameroon
Height0 m ( ft in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubPanathinaikos
Number4

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Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong (born December 14, 1979, in Douala) is a professional football defender who currently plays for the Greek team Panathinaikos and the French national team.

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THE BEST DEFENDER IN GREECE! WELCOME TO PANATHINAIKOS! Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong (born December 14, 1979, in Douala) is a professional football defender who currently plays for Panathinaikos and the French national team.Boumsong started his career with French team Le Havre before joining Auxerre. He notably scored the 89th-minute winning goal in Auxerre's 2--1 win in the 2003 French Cup Final against Paris Saint-Germain.A long time target for then Liverpool FC manager Gérard Houllier, the press speculated that it was only a matter of time before Boumsong signed for Liverpool.[citation needed] However, as Boumsong was a free agent, his agent, the Monaco based Scot Willie McKay negotiated the best sign-on fee to the player for Boumsong from Rangers, based in Glasgow, Scotland.As a result, Boumsong joined Alex McLeish at Rangers in 2004 and signed a five year contract. Boumsong quickly adapted to the Scottish game and showed his skill as a centre half, leading to rumours that his stay in Glasgow may be shorter than expected. Halfway through the 2004--05 season, Newcastle under new manager Graeme Souness, made an £8 million bid for him, which Rangers accepted in a deal that was finalized once the January 2005 transfer window opened.Boumsong signed a 5½-year contract with the Magpies. However, as Boumsong had played the requisite number of games for Rangers that season, he still received a Scottish Championship Winners Medal, despite having been a Newcastle player for around <b>...</b>
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Jean Alain Boumsong..New Panathinaikos player...! Welcome!
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Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong (born December 14, 1979, in Douala) is a professional football defender who currently plays for Lyon and the French national Full name Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong Date of birth December 14, 1979 (age 30) Place of birth Douala, Cameroon Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Centre Back Club information Current club Lyon Number 4 Senior career* Years Team Appsâ  (Gls)â  1997--2000 Le Havre 42 (1) 2000--2004 Auxerre 133 (3) 2004--2005 Rangers 18 (2) 2005--2006 Newcastle United 47 (0) 2006--2008 Juventus 33 (2) 2008--2010 Lyon 51 (2) National teamâ¡ 2003-- France 27 (1) Boumsong made his France debut against Japan on June 20 2003, and went with the squad for Euro 2004, although he only made a brief appearance coming on as a substitute in one game. He established himself as a regular starter in the national team in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, and was called up to the squad for the 2006 World Cup, but did not see any game action during the competition because of Lillian Thuram's return to the team. Boumsong was also named in the France squad for Euro 2008. Boumsong appeared on only one game during Euro 2008, when during the group match between France and Italy he substituted Samir Nasri. Nasri himself entered the field only 16 minutes earlier, when he replaced the injured Franck Ribéry, however when central defender Ãric Abidal was sent off, French coach Raymond Domenech decided to pull off the midfielder Nasri from the field for the defender <b>...</b>
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Jean Alain Boumsong Song by greek radio producers Stefanos Xaris and Kostas Vaimakis(Fightclub).Dedicated to the greatest defender ever.
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djibril cisse,sidney govou & Jean-Alain Boumsong "moved" from France to Greece for Panathinaikos music: Alonzo - Determiné
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Plus sur wizdeo.com . Conférence de presse pour le retour de Jean Alain Boumsong qui donne son opinion sur l'équipe de France et sa qualification pour la Coupe du Monde. (Droits réservés. Pour toute exploitation commerciale, veuillez nous contacter wizdeo.com )
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Plus sur wizdeo.com . L'Olympique lyonnais et Panathinaïkos d'Athènes se sont mis d'accord sur le transfert pour 3 ans du défenseur de l'OL, Jean-Alain Boumsong pour une somme de 0,5 million d'euros. (DROITS RESERVES . Pour toute exploitation sur TV, web, mobile, aller sur wizdeo.com )
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Spot soirée de Gala Association ADNA de Jean Alain BOMSONG; ayant eu lieu à Douala au Cameroun
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Panathinaïkos : Boumsong vers la sortie ? - Top Mercato.com Tweet this news
Top Mercato.com--Quelque peu oublié depuis son départ de Lyon pour le Panathinaïkos, -Jean-Alain Boumsong- pourrait bien quitter prématurément la Grèce pour rejoindre la Bundesliga, un championnat bien plus médiatisé. Sous contrat jusqu'en 20 - Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:13:22 GMT+00:00
Jean-Alain Boumsong verhandelt mit Wolfsburg - FussballTransfers.com Tweet this news
FussballTransfers.com---Jean-Alain Boumsong- ist einer der Kandidaten, die der VfL Wolfsburg auserkoren hat, das Loch in der Innenverteidigung zu stopfen. Dort klagt Felix Magath über eine zu dünne Personaldecke. Doch die Verhandlungen stocken. ... - Date : Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:39:55 GMT+00:00
Wolfsburg : Boumsong dans le viseur - Maxifoot Tweet this news
Maxifoot--Le défenseur français -Jean-Alain Boumsong- (31 ans) pourrait rejoindre la Bundesliga lors de ce mercato estival. Un intérêt du FC Cologne avait déjà été évoqué, et le défenseur du Panathinaïkos serait maintenant sur les tablettes du - Date : Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:18:35 GMT+00:00
The top TEN most SURPRISING transfers in football - FootballFanCast.com Tweet this news
FootballFanCast.com---Jean Alain Boumsong's- move to Juventus from Newcastle after performing consistently poor for his one season at St James' Park just didn't make sense…perhaps this was Juve's punishment for the match fixing scand - Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:17:12 GMT+00:00
Just Champion ... By a Single Goal - American Chronicle Tweet this news
American Chronicle--The high-profile Bosman signings of -Jean-Alain Boumsong- and Dado Pro helped and another tight chase unfolded in 2004/05. When Celtic DAVID GOLD... "I HAVE always felt Alex was one of the best managers I have ever worked with - Date : Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:01:52 GMT+00:00
Weir's Week: the good, the bald and the ugly (and Donny Dog) - The Caledonian Mercury Tweet this news
The Caledonian Mercury--The then Gers boss Walter Smith was disappointed, but Rangers stashed £7.8 million from the deal which took Cuéllar south to follow in the footsteps of -Jean-Alain Boumsong-. Which says everything. But what did Carlos say at the - Date : Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:22:25 GMT+00:00
Four Reasons why Villa Fans Should Back McLeish - Footy Matters Tweet this news
Footy Matters--In Scotland McLeish completed the Bosman signings of -Jean-Alain Boumsong- and Dado Prso. Despite Boumsong's traumatic spell at Newcastle, he was a hit north of the border and commanded an £8million fee when he moved to St James' - Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:30:48 GMT+00:00
Gibbo: Money well spent, Roman Abramovich? - ChronicleLive Tweet this news
ChronicleLive--He told Mourinho that -Jean-Alain Boumsong- and Titus Bramble were “extremely vulnerable,” Celestine Babayaro was “a further weakness on the left side,” Shay Given “punched on crosses,” and Charles N'Zogbia was the danger m - Date : Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:05:50 GMT+00:00
Govou leaves Panathinaikos - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--Local media reports suggest Panathinaikos will release two other French players, league leading scorer and captain Djibril Cisse and defender -Jean-Alain Boumsong-. Govou, 32, played in 23 matches for Panathinakos last season and scored three goals. - Date : Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:00:00 GMT+00:00
Villas-Boas more like Clough - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--The next step will be to dip into the transfer market, and we can assume Chelsea won't be trying to beat Wolfsburg to the signature of -Jean-Alain Boumsong-. The defender comes in for savage criticism in a scouting report Villas- - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:52:32 GMT+00:00

Youth career
YearsClub

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1997 � 2000Le Havre421
2000 � 2004Auxerre1333
2004 � 2005Rangers182
2005 � 2006Newcastle United470
2006 � 2008Juventus332
2008 � 2010Lyon512
2010 �Panathinaikos211

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
2003 �France271

Panathinaikos :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1997 � 98 Le Havre Division 1 1 0   -
1998 � 99 18 1   -
1999-00 23 0   -
2000 � 01 Auxerre Division 1 32 0   -
2001 � 02 34 1   -
2002 � 03 Ligue 1 33 1 12 0
2003 � 04 32 1 5 0
Scotland League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
2004 � 05 Rangers Premier League 12 2   -
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2004 � 05 Newcastle United Premier League 14 0   -
2005 � 06 33 0   -
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2006 � 07 Juventus Serie B 33 2   -
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2007 � 08 Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
2008 � 09 32 1 3 1 0 0 8 0 43 2
2009 � 10 19 1 2 1 2 0 6 0 29 2
Greece League Greek Football Cup Greek League Cup Europe Total
2010 � 11 Panathinaikos Super League 21 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 26 1
Total France 225 6 30 0
Scotland 12 2   -
England 47 0   -
Italy 33 2   -
Greece 21 1
Career Total 338 11 30

France squad 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (2nd Title)

Landreau, Mexès, Lizarazu, Boumsong, Gallas, Dacourt, Pirès, Desailly (c), Cissé, Giuly, Wiltord, Henry, Silvestre, Rothen, Thuram, Barthez, Kapo, Pedretti, Sagnol, Marlet, Dabo, Govou, Coupet
Coach : Santini

France squad 1958 FIFA World Cup Third Place

Landreau, Boumsong, Lizarazu, Vieira, Gallas, Makélélé, Pirès, Desailly (c), Saha, Zidane, Wiltord, Henry, Silvestre, Rothen, Thuram, Barthez, Dacourt, Pedretti, Sagnol, Trezeguet, Marlet, Govou, Coupet
Coach : Santini

France squad 2006 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

Landreau, Boumsong, Abidal, Vieira, Gallas, Makélélé, Malouda, Dhorasoo, Govou, Zidane (c), Wiltord, Henry, Silvestre, Saha, Thuram, Barthez, Givet, A. Diarra, Sagnol, Trezeguet, Chimbonda, Ribéry, Coupet
Coach : Domenech

France squad UEFA Euro 2008

Mandanda, Boumsong, Abidal, Vieira (c), Gallas, Makélélé, Malouda, Anelka, Benzema, Govou, Nasri, Henry, Evra, Clerc, Thuram, Frey, Squillaci, Gomis, Sagnol, Toulalan, L. Diarra, Ribéry, Coupet
Coach : Domenech

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