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DiarraAlou DIARRA

Presentation

Retired
FRANCE FRANCE
BornJul 15, 1981
Villepinte, FRANCE
Age43 years old
Size1.90 m
Weight81 kg
PositionDefensive midfielder
Centre-back
Arrival(s)
West HamWest Ham2013
Departure(s)
West HamWest Ham2013
Numbers6
Honours
Intertoto (2005)
Selections
France A
Career
LouhansLouhans
Bayern MünichBayern Münich
LiverpoolLiverpool
Le HavreLe Havre
BastiaBastia
LensLens
LensLens
LyonLyon
BordeauxBordeaux
MarseilleMarseille
West HamWest Ham
RennesRennes
CharltonCharlton
NancyNancy
Alou Diarra arrived at Stade Rennais FC on the last day of the winter transfer window in 2013. The former France international midfielder joined Rennes on loan from West Ham. He arrived at a club who had ambitions for the end of the season, lying 4th in the league and with a place in the League Cup Final against Saint-Etienne to look forward to. Diarra was French Champion with Bordeaux in 2009, and was brought in primarily to compensate for the loss of M’Vila to Rubin Kazan. In the four months he spent in Rennes, his performances were completely out of keeping with a player of his status (Finalist in 2006 World Cup and first choice at the 2012 European Championships.) He was moved from defensive midfielder to the bench, via the treatment table, and then to central defence. His stay in Brittany will not live long in the memory, not least because only two of his 12 appearances ended in a Rennes victory.