Romarin Billong | |
Fullname: | Aimé-Romarin Billong |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1970 |
Birth Place: | Moundou, Chad |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1989–1995 |
Clubs1: | Lyon |
Caps1: | 108 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 1995–1999 |
Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne |
Caps2: | 96 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 1999–2000 |
Clubs3: | West Ham United |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2000–2002 |
Clubs4: | Nancy |
Caps4: | 47 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Totalcaps: | 251 |
Totalgoals: | 12 |
Nationalyears1: | 1997–1998 |
Nationalteam1: | Cameroon[1] |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Aimé-Romarin Billong (born June 11, 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His brother Silas is also a former footballer.[2]
Born in Moundou, Chad, Billong played for the Cameroon national team and a few clubs in France. In October 1999 he signed for Premier League side West Ham United to play under Harry Redknapp. However, he never made a first team appearance for the club.[3]
He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, playing in the group match against Burkina Faso and the quarterfinal against Congo DR.[4] Billong also represented Cameroon during 1998 World Cup qualifiers,[5] but he was not included in the 22-man squad for the final tournament in France.
He holds both Cameroonian and French nationalities.[6]