Mohammed Camara
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mohammed Camara | |
| Date of birth | June 25, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Full-back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Derby County | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–1997 1996 1997–2000 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006– 2007–2008 |
Beauvais → Troyes (loan) Le Havre → Lille (loan) → Lille (loan) Wolves Burnley Celtic Derby County → Norwich City (loan) |
79 (0) 13 (0) 16 (0) 34 (2) 9 (0) 45 (0) 75 (0) 19 (0) 20 (0) 21 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998– | Guinea | 79 (0) |
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Mohammed "Mo" Camara (born June 25, 1975 in Conakry, Guinea) is a Guinean professional footballer who currently plays for Derby County. He plays at left back and is a Guinean International.
[edit] Career
Camara spent the early years of his professional career in French football, signed to Beauvais and later Le Havre, but also having loan spells at Troyes and Lille.
He moved to England in Summer 2000 with Wolves of the First Division in a £100,000 deal. Here, he became a cult figure amongst their fans, known for his commitment and pace despite sometimes exhibiting a lack of positional sense and ball control. He was a regular starter in his first two seasons with the side, but failed to make an appearance during their 2002/03 promotion success following a knee ligament injury and their signing of Denis Irwin.
He joined Burnley on a free transfer in June 2003, which gave Camara rgular playing time once again. After Steve Cotterill replaced previous manager Stan Ternent, he made the left-back focus on his crossing ability, causing a dramatic up-turn in his form at the beginning of the 2004/05 season. This attracted interest from Scottish Premier League side Celtic, whom Camara joined at the end of his two-year contract under the Bosman ruling at the end of the season.
After one to one sessions with manager Gordon Strachan, Camara started to do well and quickly established himself as a defender in Celtic's first XI. However after Ross Wallace was converted into a left-back, Camara was relegated to the bench and making very rare appearances. He fell further down the pecking order after the signing of right-back Mark Wilson, who was also converted to left back.
Despite earlier pledging to fight for his place at Celtic,[1] Camara ending up leaving to join Derby County on a free transfer in August 2006.[1] He was a regular player during the first half of the season but found himself out of contention after they signed Jay McEveley in the January transfer window. The following season - with the club newly in the Premier League - saw Camara find appearances just as scarce. He made one appearance in the top flight, a 0-6 thrashing at Liverpool, before later being loaned to Championship side Norwich City. This was subsequently extended to cover the whole of the 2007/08 campaign.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Camara is bemused by Celtic axe", BBC Sport, 2007-01-18.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Camara, Mohammed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Camara, Mo |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Football (soccer) player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Conakry, Guinea |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
