Roger Milla
Roger Milla Milla in 2008 Personal information Full name Albert Roger Mooh Miller Date of birth (1952-05-20) 20 May 1952 (age 62) Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1965–1970 Eclair 57 (6) 1971–1974 Léopards Douala 117 (89) 1974–1977 Tonnerre 87 (69) 1977–1979 Valenciennes 28 (6) 1979–1980 Monaco 17 (2) 1980–1984 Bastia 113 (35) 1984–1986 Saint-Étienne 59 (31) 1986–1989 Montpellier 95 (37) 1989–1990 Saint-Pierroise 1990–1994 Tonnerre 116 (89) 1994–1995 Pelita Jaya 23 (23) 1995–1996 Putra Samarinda 12 (18) Total 712 (405) National team 1973–1994 Cameroon 102 (28) Teams managed 2001–2007 Montpellier (Coach Staff) 2007–2011 Tonnerre 2011–2012 Tonnerre (Director of football) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Albert Roger Mooh Miller (born 20 May 1952 in Yaoundé), commonly known as Roger Milla, is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a striker. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three World Cups for the Cameroon national team. He achieved international stardom at 38 years old, an age at which most forward-playing footballers have retired, by scoring four goals at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He helped Cameroon become the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Four years later, at the age of 42, he became the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history by scoring against Russia in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is also remembered for his trademark goal celebration of running to the corner flag and performing a dance. In the years that have followed, he has been recognised as a pioneer of the many unconventional and imaginative goal celebrations seen since then. He was named one of the 125 greatest living football players in 2004 by Brazilian football player Pelé. In 2007, he was named by the Confederation of African Football as the best African player of the previous 50 years.