Past playersTiti Camara

The first footballer from Guinea to play in England, Camara finished his only full season at Anfield as runner-up to Michael Owen in the club's scoring charts with 10 goals.

He started his career with French club Saint-Etienne in 1990 and had spells with RC Lens and Olympique Marseille – with whom he appeared in a UEFA Cup final before Gerard Houllier snapped him up for £2.5 million.

A real crowd favourite, the pacy Camara scored on his debut at Sheffield Wednesday and continued to produce ferocious strikes at goal throughout the campaign, including memorable efforts against Coventry City at Anfield and a strike past Leeds United at Elland Road.

Perhaps Kopites' best memory of Camara was when he scored a goal against West Ham United at Anfield in October 1999, when he slumped to his knees at the Anfield Road end of the stadium after scoring what turned out to be the winning goal, having been told only hours earlier that his father had died. To play at all under such circumstances, never mind score the winning goal, was testament to his courage and determination to fulfil his obligations to the club.

Following the arrival of record signing Emile Heskey, Camara's days at Anfield were numbered and he was sold by Houllier to West Ham in December 2000.

Despite only playing 37 times in the first team, Camara retains something of a 'cult hero' status with Kopites.