| Bernard Diomede: Midfielder |
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| Date of Birth:
23/01/1974 |
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| With the Reds: 2000 - 2003 |
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| Debut: 14th September 2000 v Rapid
Bucharest (H) UEFA Cup 1 r. 1 leg win 1-0 (Aged 26) |
| 1st team games:
5 |
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| Former clubs: Auxerre,
Ajaccio |
| Birth Place:
Saint-Doulchard, France |
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
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| 2001-02 |
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| 2002-03 |
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5 |
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Transferred
from Auxerre to Liverpool in June 2000 for 3 million pounds.
Transferred from Liverpool to Ajaccio in July 2003.
PROFILE
Bernard Diomede brought an end to a disappointing spell with Liverpool when he
joined French club Ajaccio in July 2003 after his contract at Anfield expired.
Diomede arrived at Anfield in the summer of 2000 to become the only member of the
Liverpool squad to have won a World Cup winners medal. The dread-locked Frenchman played
three times for France during their glorious triumph in 1998. However he failed to settle
to the English game and in particular the physical side and was a regular in the reserve
team.
Formerly with Auxerre, where Houllier's good friend Guy Roux nurtured his talents,
Diomede tasted success at club level. He made his first team debut at Auxerre as a 19-year
old in December 1992 and three seasons later was an integral member of the team that won
the French League and Cup double, scoring nine goals in the process.
A relatively disappointing last two seasons with the French club saw him lose his
place in the national side but Gerard Houllier did not hesitate in paying 3 million pounds
for him in June 2000.
He made his Reds debut in the 1-0 UEFA Cup win over Rapid Bucharest in September
but his first team opportunities have since been restricted due to unfortunate injury
troubles and difficulty adjusting to the pace of the English game. His best moment at
Anfield was probably playing in the Premiership against Sunderland, and seeing a
spectacular overhead scissor kick being tipped onto the post by Thomas Sorensen. If it had
gone in who knows how Diomede's Anfield future would have mapped out?
He turned down a move to Charlton in July 2002. He spent the second half of the
2002-2003 season on loan with French side Ajaccio before completing the permanent move in
July 2003. |
