Bernard Lama

Bernard Lama
Lama in 2008
Personal information
Full name Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama
Date of birth (1963-04-07) 7 April 1963
Place of birth Saint-Symphorien, Indre-et-Loire, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1989 Lille 103 (1)
1982–1983Abbeville (loan) 0 (0)
1983–1984Besançon (loan) 23 (0)
1989–1990 Metz 38 (0)
1990–1991 Brest 38 (0)
1991–1992 Lens 36 (1)
1992–1997 Paris Saint-Germain 177 (0)
1997–1998 West Ham United 12 (0)
1998–2000 Paris Saint-Germain 65 (0)
2000–2001 Rennes 32 (0)
Total 533 (2)
International career
1993–2000 France 44 (0)
Managerial career
2006 Kenya
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner1998
UEFA European Championship
Winner2000
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama (born 7 April 1963) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As a member of the France national team, he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Lama most notably played in the French Division 1 for Lille, Metz, Brest, Lens, Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes, and in the Premier League for West Ham United.

In 2006, Lama briefly coached the Kenya national team, his only professional managerial experience.