Romarin Billong

Romarin Billong
Personal information
Full name	Aimé-Romarin Billong
Date of birth	June 11, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Moundou, Chad
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1995	Lyon
1995–1999	Saint-Étienne
1999–2000	West Ham United
2000–2002	Nancy
Total
International career
1997–1998	Cameroon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aimé-Romarin Billong (born June 11, 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His brother Silas is also a former footballer.^[2]

Born in Moundou, Chad, Billong played for the Cameroon national team and a few clubs in France. In October 1999 he signed for Premier League side West Ham United to play under Harry Redknapp. However, he never made a first team appearance for the club.^[3]

He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, playing in the group match against Burkina Faso and the quarterfinal against Congo DR.^[4] Billong also represented Cameroon during 1998 World Cup qualifiers,^[5] but he was not included in the 22-man squad for the final tournament in France.

He holds both Cameroonian and French nationalities.^[6]

References

^ "Romarin Billong". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Football - Silas Billong. Le joueur qui a pris le sifflet". Le Télégramme (in French). December 8, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
^ "Newcastle bridle at forced switch". Guardian. October 16, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, June 5, 2005. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.
^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Aimee Billong". FIFA.com. n.d. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ "Aimé Romarin Billong". Ligue2 (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2023.

External links

"lequipe.fr". Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
Aimé Romarin Billong – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Biography

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[nft-1] "Romarin Billong". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[2] "Football - Silas Billong. Le joueur qui a pris le sifflet". Le Télégramme (in French). December 8, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

[3] "Newcastle bridle at forced switch". Guardian. October 16, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

[4] Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, June 5, 2005. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.

[5] "FIFA Player Statistics: Aimee Billong". FIFA.com. n.d. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[6] "Aimé Romarin Billong". Ligue2 (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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