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James Debbah
Personal information
Full name James Salinsa Debbah
Date of birth (1969-12-14) 14 December 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Mighty Barrolle?? (??)
1989–1990 Union Douala?? (??)
1990–1991 Olympique Alès21 (6)
1991–1992 Monaco12 (2)
1992–1995 Lyon80 (18)
1995–1997 Nice57 (22)
1997 Anderlecht7 (2)
1998 Paris Saint-Germain12 (0)
1998–1999 Ankaragücü2 (0)
1999–2001 Iraklis45 (17)
2001–2003 Al-Jazira61 (34)
2003–2004 Al-Muharraq SC?? (??)
2008–2009 PKT Bontang32 (14)
2009–2011 Persiram Raja Ampat16 (5)
International career
1988–2018 Liberia73 (42)
Managerial career
2013–2017 Liberia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Salinsa Debbah (born 14 December 1969) is a Liberian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the manager of the Liberia national team from 2013 to 2017.[1]

Club career

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Born in Monrovia, Debbah began his professional football career with the Liberian squad Mighty Barrolle in 1984. In 1989, he left Liberia for Union Douala off-season. In 1990, Debbah moved 1991, Debbah moved up to the Ligue 1 squad Monaco and played the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals, then the year later he moved to Olympique Lyonnais. In 1995, moved across Ligue 1 to OGC Nice, where he played until 1997, during which time he helped them win the 1996–97 Coupe de France. In that year, Debbah moved to Belgian League side Anderlecht. He moved back to Ligue 1 for one season with Paris Saint-Germain in 1998. After leaving Paris Saint-Germain, Debbah moved to Süper Lig side Ankaragücü for the 1998 and 1999 seasons then to Greek side Iraklis. Debbah moved to Al-Jazeera ClubinAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2001 and then to Muharraq ClubinMuharraq, Bahrain, in 2003. In 2008, four years after leaving Muharraq Club, he moved to the Indonesia Super League with PKT Bontang for one season.

International career

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Debbah was part of both the 1996 and 2002 Liberian national football squads in the African Cup of Nations. During a July 2004 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Togo in Monrovia, Debbah, as captain, refused to be substituted in the 53rd minute, instead waiting until the 68th minute to leave the pitch. The match resulted in a 0–0 draw, causing the team to leave the stadium under the protection of an armored personnel carrier.[2]

He made a final appearance for the national team in September 2018, at the age of 48, making him the third oldest international player on record.[3]

Personal life

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Debbah is the cousin of Liberian footballer George Weah.[4]

Honors

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Club

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OGC Nice

References

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  1. ^ "JAMES DEBBAH - Player Details TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  • ^ Liberia stoned by fans BBC Sport, 5 July 2004
  • ^ "Weah is 'oldest international' ever". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ Debbah slams Weah's Liberia bid BBC Sport, 10 August 2005
  • ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 1996-1997 Finale". deux-zero.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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