Roger Milla

Cameroonian association football player

Roger Milla (born 20 May 1952) is a former Cameroonian football player. He has played for Cameroon national team.

Roger Milla
Milla in 2008
Personal information
Full name Albert Roger Miller[1]
Date of birth (1952-05-20) 20 May 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1965–1967 Eclair de Douala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Eclair de Douala
1970–1974 Léopard Douala 116 (89)
1974–1977 Tonnerre 87 (69)
1977–1979 Valenciennes 28 (6)
1979–1980 Monaco 17 (2)
1980–1984 Bastia 113 (35)
1984–1986 Saint-Étienne 59 (31)
1986–1989 Montpellier 95 (37)
1989–1990 Saint-Pierroise 23 (8)
1990–1994 Tonnerre 116 (89)
1994–1995 Pelita Jaya 23 (23)
1995–1996 Putra Samarinda 12 (18)
Total 666+ (405+)
National team
1973–1994 Cameroon 102 (36)
Teams managed
2001–2007 Montpellier (coaching staff)
2007–2011 Tonnerre
2011–2012 Tonnerre (director of football)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 1984 Ivory Coast
Winner 1988 Morocco
Runner-up Egypt 1986
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Winner 1985 Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eclair de Douala 1968–69 Première Division 28 1
1969–70 29 5
Total 57 6
Léopard Douala 1970–71 Première Division 29 25
1971–72 30 20
1972–73 28 19
1973–74 30 25
Total 117 89
Tonnerre Yaoundé 1974–75 Première Division 29 23
1975–76 28 26
1976–77 30 20
Total 87 69
Valenciennes 1977–78 Division 1 0 0
1978–79 28 6 1 1
Total 28 6 1 1
Monaco 1979–80 Division 1 17 2 8 3
Bastia 1980–81 Division 1 30 9 9 8
1981–82 23 8 6 3
1982–83 29 13 2 0
1983–84 31 5 3 1
Total 113 30 20 12
Saint-Étienne 1984–85 Division 2 31 22 8 3
1985–86 28 9 2 2
Total 59 31 10 5
Montpellier 1986–87 Division 2 33 18 2 1
1987–88 Division 1 33 12 4 3
1988–89 29 7 2 0
Total 95 37 8 4
Saint-Pierroise 1989
1990 D1 Pro 23 8
Total 23 8
Tonnerre Yaoundé 1990–91 Première Division 29 22
1991–92 30 19
1992–93 27 23
1993–94 30 25
Total 116 89
Pelita Jaya 1994–95 Premier Division 23 23
Putra Samarinda 1995–96 12 18
Career total 747 413 47 25 794 438

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 1973 3 0
1975 3 1
1976 8 7
1977 6 4
1978 1 0
1979 2 3
1980 1 1
1981 7 9
1982 6 0
1984 8 2
1985 2 2
1986 5 4
1987 4 3
1988 5 2
1990 5 4
1991 1 0
1992 5 0
1994 5 1
Total 77 43
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Milla goal.
List of international goals scored by Roger Milla
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 November 1975 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Zaire 2-1 Friendly [4]
2 7 July 1976 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon   Rwanda 5-0 5-0 1976 Central African Games [5]
3 10 July 1976 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon   Burundi 5-0 1976 Central African Games [6]
4
5 14 July 1976 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon   Congo-Brazzaville 3-2 1976 Central African Games [7]
6 3-2
7 17 October 1976 Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville, Congo   Congo-Brazzaville 1-0 2-2 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification [8]
8 31 October 1976 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Congo-Brazzaville 1-0 1-2 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
9 26 January 1977 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Congo-Brazzaville 2-2 Friendly [3]
10 13 March 1977 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Congo-Brazzaville 2-0 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification [3]
11 27 December 1977 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Rwanda 4-0 1978 All-Africa Games qualification [3]
12
13 10 April 1979 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Guinea 1-0 3-0 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification [3]
14 2-0
15 3-0
16 29 June 1980 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Malawi 1-0 3-0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
17 5 April 1981 Reunification Stadium, Douala, Cameroon   Togo 1-0 4-0 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification [11]
18 3-0
19 4-0
20 26 April 1981 Reunification Stadium, Douala, Cameroon   Zaire 1-0 6-1 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
21 3-0
22 6-1
23 16 August 1981 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Madagascar 5-1 5-1 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification [13]
24 15 November 1981 Kenitra Municipal Stadium, Kenitra, Morocco   Morocco 1-0 2-0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
25 29 November 1981 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Morocco 2-1 2-1 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
26 10 March 1984 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast   Ivory Coast 1-0 2-0 1984 African Cup of Nations [16]
27 30 July 1984 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, USA   Yugoslavia 1-0 1-2 1984 Summer Olympics [17]
28 15 September 1985 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Saudi Arabia 2-0 4-1 1985 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations [18]
29 3-0
30 8 March 1986 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt   Zambia 1-0 3-2 1986 African Cup of Nations [19]
31 11 March 1986 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt   Morocco 1-0 1-1 1986 African Cup of Nations [20]
32 14 March 1986 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt   Algeria 3-1 3-2 1986 African Cup of Nations [21]
33 17 March 1986 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt   Ivory Coast 1-0 1-0 1986 African Cup of Nations [22]
34 29 March 1987 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Uganda 5-1 5-1 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification [23]
35 5 July 1987 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Sudan 2-0 2-0 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification [24]
36 15 November 1987 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Ghana 1-1 2-2 1988 Summer Olympics qualification [25]
37 14 March 1988 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco   Egypt 1-0 1-0 1988 African Cup of Nations [26]
38 17 March 1988 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco   Nigeria 1-1 1-1 1988 African Cup of Nations [27]
39 14 June 1990 Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy   Romania 1-0 2-1 1990 FIFA World Cup [28]
40 2-0
41 23 June 1990 Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy   Colombia 1-0 2-1 1990 FIFA World Cup [29]
42 2-0
43 28 June 1994 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, USA   Russia 1-3 1-6 1994 FIFA World Cup [30]

Honours

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Léopards Douala

Tonnerre Yaoundé

Monaco

Bastia

Montpellier

Cameroon

Individual

Orders

References

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