Bruno N'Gotty

Football player infobox
playername = Bruno N'Gotty


fullname = Bruno N'Gotty
height = height|metres=1.88
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1971|6|10|mf=y
cityofbirth = Lyon
countryofbirth = France
currentclub = Hereford United
On loan from Leicester City
clubnumber = 27
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988–1995
1995–1998
1998–2000
1999
2001–2002
2001–2002
2002–2006
2006–2007
2007–
2008
clubs = Olympique Lyonnais
Paris Saint-Germain
A.C. Milan
→ Venezia (loan)
Olympique Marseille
→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Bolton Wanderers
Birmingham City
Leicester City
→ Hereford United (loan)
caps(goals) = 143 (10)
080 0(7)
034 0(1)
016 0(0)
031 0(0)
026 0(1)
122 0(3)
025 0(1)
038 0(0)
001 0(0)
nationalyears = 1994–1997
nationalteam = France
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 0(0)
pcupdate = 17:31, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 17:31, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Bruno N'Gotty (born June 10 1971 in Lyon) is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who currently plays for Hereford United, on loan from Leicester City in the English League One. Initially a player at his home team (Olympique Lyonnais), he later played for Paris Saint-Germain, A.C. Milan, Venezia A.C., and Olympique de Marseille before moving on loan to Bolton Wanderers in September 2001.

Olympique Lyonnais (1988-95)

N'Gotty started his career with Olympique Lyonnais from the opening of season 1988/89 to the close of season 1994/95. N'Gotty managed to play 143 league games scoring 10 goals during his time at Lyon.

Paris Saint-Germain (1995-98)

Bruno N'Gotty scored the winning goal which defeated Austrian club Rapid Vienna in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, giving PSG their only cup triumph in the tournament. He was also included in the squad that reached the final again the next year, losing to Barcelona 1-0.

A.C. Milan (1998-2000)

N'Gotty was part of the A.C. Milan team that won the Serie A title in 1999, making 25 league appearances for the club. He played alongside the likes of Paolo Maldini during his time there. He was sent on loan to Venezia during 1999 where he played 16 matches.

Olympique Marseille (2001-02)

After his relatively short spell at A.C. Milan he returned to France with Olympique Marseille. This turned out to be an even shorter spell than his stay in Milan which lasted for one season. He managed to play in 31 games during his only season at the club.

Bolton Wanderers F.C. (2002-06)

N'Gotty originally rejected Bolton's loan offer, but later agreed to spend the rest of the season with the club. The move eventually became a permanent deal. He made his Bolton debut against Blackburn Rovers, in a match which finished in a 1-1 draw, on September 19, 2001, but didn't score his debut goal for the club until seven months later, his only goal of the season coming in a 3-1 defeat at Everton. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=358648 Everton 3-1 Bolton] ]

In January 2002, this move became permanent, N'Gotty being cited as one of the prime chances for Bolton success. His first full season for the club started in unfortunate style, as he received two yellow cards and one red card in his first six games. After this rather disappointing start he became a regular part of the first team and was voted supporters player of the year for the 2005 season. He originally wanted to end his career at the Reebok Stadium, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4243201.stm N'Gotty, Campo in Bolton pledge] , BBC Sport 2007-02-07. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.] but with manager Sam Allardyce wanting to reduce the average age of the squad, N'Gotty was released at the end of his contract in May 2006.

Birmingham City F.C. (2006-07)

N'Gotty was signed by Birmingham City on a one year deal on July 6. The team achieved promotion to the Premier League that same season, finishing as runners up. N'Gotty decided not to take up the option of another year at Birmingham.

Leicester City F.C. (2007-Present)

On 4 June, 2007 he moved to Leicester City on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6719661.stm Foxes recruit N'Gotty] , BBC Sport 2007-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-09-01] Chairman Milan Mandarić revealed on 27 September that N'Gotty was in fact signed by him, and not former manager Martin Allen, during a face-to-face meeting with the club's fans. [ [http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/details.asp?back=true&key=1D29|0|2185366269754|R|536|6379262892007329930231&parentkey=1D29|0|2185366269754|p|536|0 Mandaric works his magic] , Leicester Mercury 2007-09-29. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.] N'Gotty was named in the Championship Team Of The Week following the club's 1-1 draw against Stoke City on 29 September, together with teammate Márton Fülöp.cite news
title = Team Of The Week
url = http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1124945,00.html
publisher = Leicester City
date = 2007-10-01
accessdate = 2007-10-02] He played his 500th game in an M69 Derby on January 12 2008, in which Leicester won 2-0.cite news
title = Leicester 2-0 Coventry
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7172833.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-01-12
accessdate = 2008-01-12]

Despite featuring heavily in the Leicester first team for the 2007-2008 season, since new manager Nigel Pearson took over in the close season, N'Gotty has only featured in one pre-season game and was neither named in the squad for the tour of Slovenia nor the opening match of the season.

On 25 September 2008 he joined Hereford United on loan for one month.cite news| title=Bulls sign N'Gotty from Leicester| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/7637948.stm| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2008-09-26| accessdate=2008-09-28] Making his debut in Hereford's 1–0 defeat to Leeds United.cite news| title=Leeds 1-0 Hereford| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7626762.stm| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2008-09-27| accessdate=2008-09-28]

International career

Though many observers predicted that N'Gotty's international career was to be successful, he made only 6 appearances with "Les Bleus", making his debut on August 17 1994 against Czech Republic alongside Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram, but while the two were soon able to secure a place in the national team, N'Gotty failed to impress Aimé Jacquet and played only 5 more matches until 1997, never being called up for a major event.

Statistics

Honours/Achievements

;A.C. Milan
*Winner
**Serie A: 1999

;Paris Saint-Germain
*Winner
**European Cup Winners' Cup: 1996

*Runner Up
**European Cup Winner's Cup: 1997

;Bolton Wanderers
*Runner Up
**Football League Cup: 2003/04

;Birmingham City
*Runner Up
**Championship: 2006/07

References

External links

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* [http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10274~19564,00.html Player Profile on lcfc.co.uk]