Anoh Bernard Allou (born 19 June 1975) is a former professional

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who played as a winger. He most notably played for

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and

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

. The highlight of this time at PSG was playing as they won the 1995 Coupe de la Ligue Final against

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. Born in Ivory Coast, he represented France at youth level.

Club career

Allou was born in

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, Ivory Coast. In 1997, he had a trial at

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but it did not lead to a contract. In March 1999, Allou signed for Nottingham Forest and went on to make two appearances in the remainder of that season, as Forest were relegated from the Premier League. The following season, he scored two goals for Forest; one against

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in the League Cup and one against

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in the league.

International career

Allou played for the France under-21 team between 1994 and 1997 and the France under-20 team at the 1996

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* 1975 births Living people French men's footballers Ivorian men's footballers Footballers from Abidjan Men's association football forwards Paris Saint-Germain FC players Nagoya Grampus players Nottingham Forest F.C. players R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) players Ligue 1 players J1 League players Premier League players France men's youth international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Japan French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Japan Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Ivorian emigrants to France Naturalized citizens of France French sportspeople of Ivorian descent 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub