Raymond Kalla
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raymond Koned Kalla Nkongo | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
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Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
1995–1998 | Panachaiki | 71 | (3) |
1998–2002 | Extremadura | 121 | (1) |
2002–2005 | Bochum | 77 | (6) |
2005–2006 | Sivasspor | 26 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Union Douala | ||
Total | 295 | (10) | |
International career | |||
1994–2006 | Cameroon | 63 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raymond Koned Kalla Nkongo (born 22 April 1975), known as Kalla, is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as a central defender.
His main asset was a powerful physique,[1] and he had already been picked by the Cameroonian national team for three World Cups – and started – in his mid-20's.
During 15 years as a professional, Kalla played in five different countries with six different clubs.
Club career
Kalla was born in Douala. After starting professionally at Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, he went on to play in four different countries: first Panachaiki F.C. in Greece then Spain's CF Extremadura, where he competed in both major divisions.
In 2002, after Extremadura dropped another category to the third level, Kalla signed with VfL Bochum in Germany[2]– he scored five times in his last season, second-best in the squad – but the club was relegated from the Bundesliga. He also received a three-match ban for anti-doping rules breaching, in late 2003.[3]
Subsequently Kalla joined Turkish side Sivasspor for the 2005–06 campaign, returning home for two final years at Union Douala and retiring at age 33.
International career
Kalla gained 63 caps for Cameroon, and was a participant at three consecutive FIFA World Cups: 1994, 1998 and 2002. In the first he (aged 19) played all the matches and minutes, often being partnered by another youngster, Rigobert Song (18), in an eventual group stage exit.
After the 2002 World Cup, Kalla announced to retire from the national team due to conflicts with the Federation structure, which he accused of poor organization,[4] but eventually changed his mind.[5]
Initially summoned for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Kalla was forced to withdraw due to injury,[6] and retired for the second and definitive time.
References
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External links
- Raymond Kalla profile at BDFutbol
- Raymond Kalla profile at Fussballdaten
- Raymond Kalla at TFF
- L'Équipe stats (French)
- Raymond Kalla at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Raymond Kalla – FIFA competition record
- Worldfootball profile
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from Douala
- Cameroonian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Canon Yaoundé players
- Union Douala players
- Superleague Greece players
- Panachaiki players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- CF Extremadura footballers
- Bundesliga players
- VfL Bochum players
- Süper Lig players
- Sivasspor footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Cameroonian expatriates in Greece
- Cameroonian expatriates in Spain
- Cameroonian expatriates in Germany