Zoumana Camara
Zoumana Camara, 2011
Zoumana Camara ( born April 3, 1979 in Colombes ) is a French footballer who plays for Paris Saint- Germain since 2007.
Career
Zoumana Camara played in the youth teams from France Racing Club and later at AS Saint- Étienne. There he was pulled up in 1996 in the first team. After two years in the Ligue 2, he moved for the equivalent of one million euros to the Italian top club Inter Milan. But two of his two-year stay, he could only Empoli FC and SC Bastia, where he was given out, get some match practice. For Inter, he completed two games in the Coppa Italia. In 2000, Marseille became aware of him and obliged the central defender. There he was able to prevail as a regular player, but switched after 18 months following an exchange with Lamine Sakho for RC Lens. He fell back again and again by injuries, so he came in the 2002/03 season only 14 games. In the summer of 2003, he was awarded for one season at the English club Leeds United. At the start of the season under Peter Reid still a regular player and scorer in the 3-2 win against Middlesbrough, he lost his place under his successor Eddie Gray and came in the second half only to use one.
After the end of the loan period in 2004, he returned to his old club AS Saint- Étienne, he also always had a strong relationship despite his stays abroad. There he was able to get a regular place and played in three years a total of 108 games, but scored a single goal. In 2007 he moved for a transfer fee of 6 million euros to Paris Saint- Germain. He signed a four -year contract.
National
As a youth national team, he won the U-18 European Football Championships 1997 in Iceland. Between 2000 and 2007 he played two games for the French B team. His only senior international completed on 1 June 2001 under the Confederations Cup 2001 in the 0-1 defeat against Australia.
Achievements
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2008
- Coupe de France: 2010
- French Champion 2012/13
- U-18 European Football Championships 1997
- Confederations Cup 2001