How tall is Roger Milla?

Roger Milla's listed height is 176 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 78% of men in Cameroon.

Where 176 cm sits among men in Cameroon

Taller than about 78% of men in Cameroon born in 1952 (average 170.5 cm).

About Roger Milla

Roger Milla, born Albert Roger Miller, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born on 20 May 1952 in Yaoundé. FIFA has described him as one of the first global stars from Africa, and he represented Cameroon at three FIFA World Cup tournaments.

Milla reached international stardom at the age of 38 by scoring four goals at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which made him the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history at the time. He helped Cameroon become the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. At the age of 42 he broke his own record by scoring against Russia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He often celebrated goals by running to the corner flag and performing a dance similar to the lambada. In 2007 the Confederation of African Football named him the best African player of the previous 50 years.

At a listed 176 cm (5'9"), Milla was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004. At the time of his retirement he was regarded as the all-time top scorer from the African region in World Cup finals, with five goals.

Frequently asked

How tall is Roger Milla in feet and inches? Roger Milla is 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

Is Roger Milla tall for men in Cameroon? At 176 cm he is taller than about 78% of men in Cameroon born in 1952, whose average height is 170.5 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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