Everald La Ronde (born 24 January 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. La Ronde started his career at

West Ham West Ham is a district in East London, England and is in the London Borough of Newham. It is an inner-city suburb located east of Charing Cross. The area was originally an ancient parish formed to serve parts of the older Manor of Ham, a ...

where he was captain of the team which won the 1981 Youth Cup Final. He played only 7 times for West Ham before signing for

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in September 1983. Arguably his most notable game for Bournemouth came on 7 January 1984 when he was part of the team which knocked

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out of the

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.Football: Redknapp's red-letter day
/ref> After an injury hit period amounting to only 24 games he completed a loan spell with

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

before problems with his knee, stomach and hernia forced him to retire. He also coached in

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* 1963 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from East Ham English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks West Ham United F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Peterborough United F.C. players English Football League players Black British sportsmen English expatriates in Saudi Arabia {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub