biography
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Milla, Roger
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originally Miller
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1952– )
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| biography:
| Footballer, born in Yaounde, Cameroon. He began his career with African side Leopard Douala (1968–73) before moving to France where his clubs included Monaco (1979–80), Bastia (1980–84), and St-Etienne (1984–86). After 52 goals in the French league, he retired to the French Reunion Islands to play for Saint Pierre, helping them win the local league title in 1990. He was tempted out of retirement to join the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals where he became the star of his country, scoring four goals as Cameroon became the first African side to reach a World Cup quarter-final. In the 1994 World Cup finals he made history as the oldest player both to appear and score in a World Cup finals tournament. He is also the first to be named African Footballer of the Year twice (1976, 1990). |
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