Titi Camara

Football player infobox
playername = Titi Camara


fullname = Aboubacar Sidiki Camara
nickname =
height = height|m=1.84
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|11|17
cityofbirth = Conakry
countryofbirth = Guinea
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1990–1995
1995–1997
1997–1999
1999–2000
2000–2003
2003
2003–2004
2005–2006
clubs = Saint-Étienne
Lens
Marseille
Liverpool F.C.
West Ham United
→ Al-Ittihad (loan)
Al-Siliya
Amiens
caps(goals) = 94 (16)
63 (14)
61 0(8)
33 0(9)
11 0(0)
0? 0(?)
20 (14)
26 0(9)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Guinea
nationalcaps(goals) = 38 (23)
pcupdate = 1/3/2007

Aboubacar Sidiki Camara, more commonly known as Titi Camara (born November 17, 1972 in Conakry), is a Guinean football player who, as of 2005, is playing for Amiens SC.

Camara was once a highly-touted prospect, spending time with Lens (1996–98), Olympique Marseille (1998–99), Liverpool (1999–2000), and West Ham United (2000–03). He signed for the latter team on December 21, 2000, for £1.5 million. A member of the Guinean national team, he played for his country at the 2004 African Nations Cup.

In December 2005 he was linked with the vacant manager's job with his national side, Guinea.

Titi Camara is famous for playing at Anfield against West Ham the morning after the death of his father, scoring the winning goal and then dropping to his knees in front of the Anfield Road stand with tears flowing. Despite his short spell at Liverpool he was seen as a cult figure amongst the supporters and was voted in at a more than respectable 91st position in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop which was conducted by the official Liverpool Football Club web site. 110,000 Reds supporters worldwide voted for their favourite 10 players of all time. Camara's 91st spot made him the 2nd highest placed African player on the list behind Bruce Grobbelaar, an honour in itself.

International career

Titi Camara was a stalwart of the Guinea side from the early 1990s until the early 2000s. He is widely regarded as a key protagonist in Guinea's return to respectability in African football.

External links

* [http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2008/02/forgotten-hero-titi-camara/ Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heros]
* [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/camara/ Player profile at Liverpool FC]