Alou Diarra

Alou Diarra is a Football professional or French of origin Malian, born the July 15th 1981 with Villepinte, which grew with Aulnay-sous-Bois, in the district of the Compass card. Its station of predilection is defensive Medium ground.

Biography

Athletic defensive medium, from the same profile that Patrick Vieira, Alou Diarra began her professional path with Louhans-Cuiseaux, launched by the trainer bressan Philippe Hinsberger for some matches of league 2, before being transferred to just 19 years with the prestigious German club Bayern Munich. But in the two years space, Diarra will not play only one match in Bundesliga, barred by a strong competition and her young age. It is then recruited by the Liverpool of Gerard Houllier where it will not play either, successively lent to the Havre, with SC Bastia, then with RC Lens, where its loan was transformed into final transfer in 2005. It is besides in the latter club that the young defensive medium knows truly its take-off and a recognition of the general public.

The first season of Diarra with Lens attracts the eye of the French selector Raymond Domenech, which makes begin Alou in team from France has. Although seldom holder, it is regularly called by Raymond Domenech throughout the eliminating heats of the Football world cup of 2006. Selected for the final stage, it disputes 2 matches (returned concerned against hen Togo, then finally). August 23rd, 2006, it engages with the Olympique Lyonese to replace his homonym, Mahamadou Diarra, left with the Real Madrid, the amount of the transfer being estimated at 6,25 million euros. It marks 2 goals of which one in League of the Champions… The April 7th 2007, dissatisfied after the advertisement with its establishment with the reserve of the OL, it returns in conflict with its trainer Gerard Houllier. This last announces to him that he will not play any more with the professional team of the season and that he can seek a new club for the following one.

The July 19th 2007, at the end of the victorious match against To rivet Punt (3-1) and the qualification of the Olympic Lyonese for the final of the Peace Cup, Alou Diarra and president Jean-Michel Aulas announce the awaited departure of international French: he joined the Girondins of Bordeaux for 4 seasons and 7,75 million euros.

Prize list

Finalist of the World cup 2006 (France).
Finalist of the Cut of the League in 2007 with the Olympic Lyonese
Champion of France 2007 with the Olympic Victorious Lyonese
of the Peace Cup in 2007 with the Olympic Lyonese

External bonds

Card, stats and photographs of Alou Diarra
Alou Diarra profiles on Yahoo! sports

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