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Roger Milla
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Cameroonian footballer (born 1952)
Roger Milla is a retired footballer from Cameroon who became one of Africa's most celebrated soccer players during his career in the 1980s and 1990s. He is remembered as a key figure in African football history and remains an iconic sports personality in his home country.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Yaoundé
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- 1988 African Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Sporting Toulon Var
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Cameroon
- Mass
- 70
- Image
- Milla2008cropped.jpg
- Height
- 176
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- Commons category
- Roger Milla
- date of birth
- 1952-05-20
- birth name
- Albert Roger Milla
- name in native language
- Roger Milla
- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
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Albert Roger Miller (born 20 May 1952), known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. 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.
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