Bernard Lambourde (born 11 May 1971) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Lambourde was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. He joined

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in 1997, and in his first season at the club he made seven league appearances. That season Chelsea also won the 1997–98 League Cup and the

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. Lambourde was not part of the squad for either final but contributed three appearances to each of the cup runs. During his spell in England at Chelsea, he is most remembered for scoring the winner in a 1–0 away victory over rivals

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in February 2000. He also scored twice more for Chelsea, against

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in the league and

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in the

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. He was on the bench when Chelsea won both the

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and the

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. At the start of the 2000–01 season, Lambourde found himself out of favour at Chelsea. After failing to make an appearance that campaign, he joined

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on loan in September, playing 6 games. Upon his return to Chelsea he featured in just one game as a late substitute against Manchester United, this proving to be his last appearance for the club.

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* 1971 births Living people Association football defenders French footballers Guadeloupean footballers AS Cannes players Angers SCO players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Chelsea F.C. players SC Bastia players AS Nancy Lorraine players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Premier League players English Football League players Ligue 1 players French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia {{Guadeloupe-footy-bio-stub