Bernard Allou

Bernard Allou (born 19 June 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. He most notably played for Paris Saint-Germain, Nagoya Grampus Eight and Nottingham Forest. The highlight of this time at PSG was playing as they won the 1995 Coupe de la Ligue Final against SC Bastia.[1] Born in Ivory Coast, he represented France at youth level.

Bernard Allou
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975
Place of birth Cocody, Ivory Coast
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Paris Saint-Germain 41 (3)
1998 Nagoya Grampus Eight 10 (4)
1999–2001 Nottingham Forest 6 (1)
2001–2002 R.W.D. Molenbeek 23 (5)
2002–2004 White Star Woluwé
2004–2006 Uccle Leo Forestoise
2006–2008 White Star Woluwé
International career
1996 France U20 3 (0)
1994–1997 France U21 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Allou was born in Cocody, Ivory Coast.

In 1997, he had a trial at Newcastle United but it did not lead to a contract.[2] In March 1999 Allou signed for Nottingham Forest and went on to make two appearances in the remainder of that season, as Forest were relegated from the Premier League.[3] The following season, he scored two goals for Forest; one against Mansfield Town in the League Cup[4] and one against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the league.[5]

International career

Allou played for the France under-21 team between 1994 and 1997 and the France under-20 team at the 1996 Toulon Tournament.[6][7][8][9]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 1998–99[10] Division 1 73200010–103
1995–96[10] Division 1 190101030–240
1996–97[10] Division 1 1201010421[lower-alpha 1]0192
1997–98[10] Division 1 30000000–30
Total 41340208210565
Nagoya Grampus Eight 1998[11] J1 League 1040030––134
Nottingham Forest 1998–99[3] Premier League 200000––20
1999–2000[12] First Division 410041––82
Total 6100410000102
R.W.D. Molenbeek 2001–02[10] Belgian First Division 235–––235
Career total 80134091821010216
  1. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

References
  1. "PSG – Bastia 2-0, 03/05/95, Coupe de la Ligue 94-95". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. "On The Move". The Independent. 14 September 1997. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. "Games played by Bernard Allou in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. "Results, 11 August 1999". The Guardian. 11 August 1999. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  5. "Nottingham Forest 1 Wolves 1". Sporting Life. 19 September 1999. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  6. Duluc, Vincent (3 November 2022). Dictionnaire amoureux de la Coupe du Monde (in French). Place des éditeurs. ISBN 978-2-259-31293-6.
  7. France Football, spécial Bilan 1995-1996, p. 72-73
  8. "Festival International Espoirs - France squad 1996". tournoimauricerevello.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. "France - U-21 - International Results - Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. "Bernard Allou » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  11. "名古屋グランパスエイト外国人選手名鑑".
  12. "Games played by Bernard Allou in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.


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