Central defender formed in the HAC but above all revealed to the AJ Auxerre de Guy Roux, where he won the 2003 French Cup against PSG with Philippe Mexès in a hinge and Olivier Kapo and Djibril Cissé in attack, Jean-Alain Boumsong made his return to Burgundy. At 45, the former French international (27 selections from 2003 to 2009) joined the staff of Christophe Pélissier last May.
The native of Douala (he grew up in the Paris region) has hitherto experienced only one experience on a sidelines, as Clarence Seedorf's assistant in the national team of Cameroon. At the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, the Indomitable Lions fell in the round of 16 against Nigeria (3-2).
Julien Cazarre holds a whole new column on France 3, every Tuesday evening in The Mag Ligue 1 (from 7:50 p.m.), parodying the images of the championship as he once did in J+1 on Canal+. The first of CAZARRE version Makes in particular the overweight of Boumsong, now 45 years old.
Boumsong Vice-World Champion 2006!
“Eh say so, I did your diet as I like, it doesn't work!” »»makes the humorist say in Boumsong, who then discusses with one of his colleagues to warm up the Auxerrois players.
“It's not like I like sausage”he replied. The former defender to reply, all smiles: “This is what I like, me, sausage!” »»
After AJA, Boumsong had a great career in Rangers, Newcastle, Juventus, OL (2007-2010) then in Panathinaikos before retiring in 2013. The Stopper from 1.92 MA is part of the group of Raymond Domenech at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He did not play, the central hinge being composed of Lilian Thuram and William Gallas, but he is vice-world champion since the Blues of Zinedine Zidane lost in the final against Italy on penalties.
