Jocelyn Angloma

Football player infobox
playername= Jocelyn Angloma


fullname =
height = height| m=1.80
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|8|7
cityofbirth = Abymes
countryofbirth = Guadeloupe
currentclub = L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
clubnumber =
position = Right back, Midfielder
youthyears = 1978-1985
youthclubs = L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
years = 1985-1987
1987-1990
1990-1991
1991-1994
1994-1996
1996-1997
1997-2002
2006-
clubs = Rennes
Lille
Paris Saint-Germain
Marseille
Torino
Inter Milan
Valencia
L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau
caps(goals) = 037 0(1)
092 (13)
036 0(6)
085 0(3)
060 0(7)
030 0(1)
120 0(5)
00? 0(?)
nationalyears = 1990-1996
2006-
nationalteam = France
Guadeloupe
nationalcaps(goals) = 37 (1)
13 (5)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 20 June 2007

Jocelyn Angloma (born August 7, 1965 in Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French-Guadeloupean football defender currently playing for a Guadeloupean club, L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau.

He is fluent in French, Creole patois, English, Italian and Spanish.

European career

For France, Angloma played 37 times, scoring a goal, and was part of the squad at Euro 92 and Euro 96. He was a member of Marseille team which won the 1993 UEFA Champions League. He played more than 400 games in European first divisions, including 120 appearances with Valencia in Spain, where he played until his retirement in 2002. He played in the UEFA Champions League Finals of 2000 and 2001 for them, but was twice on the losing side.

Comeback with Guadeloupe

In 2006, Angloma came out of retirement to play for his native région, Guadeloupe, and help it successfully qualify for the 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup. [ [http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000044/004424.htm "Guadeloupe open Group H with late win"] , www.caribbeannetnews.com, 25 November 2006, accessed 1 June 2007.] He was allowed to represent Guadeloupe because Guadeloupe is not a FIFA member and only participates in regional competitions. After his return from retirement, Angloma moved from his natural position as a right back and played as a midfield playmaker for Guadeloupe. [ [http://www.digicelfootball.com/en/news.php?id=190 "Digicel confirms full schedule for Digicel International Matches"] , www.digicelfootball.com, 21 March 2007, accessed 1 June 2007.]

In the finals in Trinidad and Tobago, Angloma scored on an 85th-minute free kick to give Guadeloupe a shock 2-1 victory over favorites Cuba in the opening match of group play. [ [http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=260&Itemid=2 "Former French star helps Guadeloupe pull upset win over Cuba"] , www.ttproleague.com, 15 January 2007, accessed 1 June 2007.] Guadeloupe eventually topped the group, qualifying for the semi-final. Guadeloupe subsequently finished fourth after Cuba gained revenge with a 2-1 victory in the third-place match. By finishing fourth, Guadeloupe qualified for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States, the first time Guadeloupe had qualified for the Gold Cup.

At the Gold Cup, Angloma scored the opener with an angled, volleyed 25-yard lob in Guadeloupe's 2-1 upset over past Gold Cup winner Canada on June 9, 2007 at the historic Miami Orange Bowl. He also scored the first goal in Guadeloupe's 2-1 quarterfinal win over Honduras on June 17, 2007 at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

Honours

With France Under-21
* UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winner in 1988With Marseille
* French Division 1 Winner in 1992
* UEFA Champions League Winner in 1993With Inter Milan
* UEFA Cup Finalist in 1997With Valencia
* Spanish La Liga Winner in 2002
* Spanish Cup Winner in 1999
* Spanish Super Cup Winner in 1999
* UEFA Champions League Finalist in 2000 and 2001

References