BRUNO N'GOTTY

'Bruno N'Gotty' (born June 10 1971 in Lyon, France) is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who currently plays for Leicester City in the English Championship.
Initially a player at his home team (Olympique Lyonnais), from the opening of season 1988/89 to the close of season 1994/95, he later played for Paris Saint-Germain, A.C. Milan, Venezia A.C., and Olympique de Marseille before moving on loan to Bolton in September 2001.

Contents

Career

Statistics

Honours/Achievements

References

External links

Career

===Paris Saint-Germain===
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===
N'Gotty was part of the A.C. Milan team that won the Serie A title in 1999, making 25 league appearances for the ''Red-Blacks''.
===Olympique Marseille===
N'Gotty became a backup player for the 2002 season when defender Frank Leboeuf joined the club from Chelsea. As a result, he went to Bolton on loan.
===Bolton Wanderers===
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.^[1]
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,^[2] 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===
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.
===Leicester City===
N'Gotty decided not to take up the option of another year at Birmingham and on 4 June, 2007 he moved to Leicester City on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.^[3]

Statistics

'All-Time Club Performance'

Club	Season	Domestic League			Domestic Cups			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts
'Olympique Lyonnais'	1991–92	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	1	0
	1992–93	36	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	3	0
	1993–94	36	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	3	0
	1994–95	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	3	0
	Total	143	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	143	10	0
'Paris Saint-Germain'	1995–96	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	1	0
	1996–97	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	4	0
	1997–98	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	2	0
	Total	80	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	7	0
'A.C. Milan'	1998–99	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	1	0
	1999–00	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	1	0
	Total	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	35	2	0
'S.S.C. Venezia'	1999–00	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
	Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
'Olympique de Marseille'	2000–01	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0
	2001–02	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0
'Bolton Wanderers F.C.'	2001–02	26	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	1	0
	2002–03	23	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	1	0
	2003–04	33	2	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	39	3	0
	2004–05	37	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0
	2005–06	29	0	0	3	0	0	7	1	0	39	1	0
	Total	148	4	0	17	1	0	7	1	0	172	6	0
'Birmingham City F.C.'	2006–07	25	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	27	2	0
	Total	25	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	27	2	0
'Leicester City F.C.'	2007–08	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	Total	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	Career Total	481	23	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	509	27	0

Honours/Achievements

;A.C. Milan

★ Winner

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★ Serie A: 1999
;Paris Saint-Germain

★ Winner

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★ European Cup Winners' Cup: 1996

★ Runner Up

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★ European Cup Winner's Cup: 1997

References

1. Everton 3-1 Bolton
2. N'Gotty, Campo in Bolton pledge, BBC Sport 2007-02-07. Retreived on 2007-09-02.
3. Foxes recruit N'Gotty, BBC Sport 2007-06-04. Retreived on 2007-09-01

External links

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★ Player Profile on lcfc.co.uk