Émile "Milou" Ntamack (born 25 June 1970) is a French former

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footballer. He played professionally for

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and

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, winning 46

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. Ntamack made his French debut against

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during the 1994

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. Ntamack was part of the Grand Slam winning sides in 1997. He was in the 1995 and 1999 World Cup squads. He initially announced his retirement in 2003 due to a facial injury, however he then stayed on for another year before retiring in 2004. His younger brother, Francis Ntamack was also capped by France. Ntamack coached the ''Espoirs'' team of the Stade Toulousain and the French U21 team which was the first Northern Hemisphere side to win the World Championships in this age category, held in the

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in 2006. Ntamack was the first man to lift the Heineken Cup, winning it in Cardiff Arms Park in 1996. He captained the Toulouse team to victory on the day against Cardiff. Toulouse won 21-18. He won the Heineken Cup for a second time in

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. As of 2007 he has been backs coach for the international French team.

Personal life

Ntamack was born in France to a Cameroonian father, and a French

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mother. His brother

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also was a professional rugby union player. His oldest son Romain Ntamack is also a professional rugby union player like his uncle and dad since 2017.

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Interview of Milou Ntamack after the U21 French team that he coached won the 2006 World Cup
1970 births Living people Rugby union players from Lyon French rugby union players French rugby union coaches France international rugby union players French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Black French sportspeople Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Stade Toulousain players 1995 Rugby World Cup players 1999 Rugby World Cup players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1970s-stub