Education
Keller played 22 games in his first season in all competitions scoring five goals as West Ham finished in fifth place in the Premier League to qualify for the Intertoto Cup.
Keller played 22 games in his first season in all competitions scoring five goals as West Ham finished in fifth place in the Premier League to qualify for the Intertoto Cup.
In his club career he played in France, Germany and England. Foreign the national side he played seven times, scoring one goal against Brazil. He later became Director-General of Remote Control Strasbourg and AS Monaco.
West Ham United
Keller was signed by West Ham in July 1998 on a free transfer from Karlsruher South Carolina by manager Harry Redknapp.
The following season he played four games in the tournament including the second leg of the final away against Football Club Metz. West Ham therefore qualified for the Union of European Football Associations Cup as one of the three winners of the competition for that season.
However, in the 2001-2002 season he played just a single game, against Walsall in the League Cup. In September 2000 Keller was sent on loan to Portsmouth, then playing in Division One.
He played three games before returning to West Ham.
In January 2001 he was allowed to leave, on a free transfer, to Blackburn Rovers. This was part of a deal which saw Christian Dailly move to West Ham for £1.7 million. Blackburn Rovers
lieutenant was his last game in professional football.
Keller made his debut for France in January 1993 in a friendly match in Dakar against Senegal coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Corentin Martins.
He played seven times for France, scoring once. On 3 June 1997 in a match in Le Tournoi, Keller equalized an earlier goal by Roberto Carlos in a 1-1 draw against Brazil.
His last game was in March 1998 against Russia. West Ham United
Union of European Football Associations Intertoto Cup: 1999.
He made his debut on 12 September 1998 in a 2-1 home win against Liverpool coming on as a substitute for John Hartson. His first West Ham goal came on 22 November 1998 in a 2-0 away win against Derby County. West Ham won the game 3-1 to win the trophy 3-2 on aggregate. Keller played in three of West Ham"s four games in the Union of European Football Associations Cup and 34 games with one goal in all competitions during the 2000-2001 season. Keller played only five games for Blackburn Rovers, two in the league and three in the FA Cup, all as substitute appearances. His last game came on 7 March 2001, a 3-0 home win against Bolton Wanderers, when he was a 73rd-minute substitute for Damien Duff.
