Grégoire M'Bida
Grégoire M'Bida Abéga (born 27 January 1952), nicknamed Arantes, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grégoire M'Bida Abéga | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1974 | Réal d’Éssé | ||
| 1974–1975 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1982 | Canon Yaoundé | – | (–) |
| 1982–1984 | Bastia | 49 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Angers | 31 | (9) |
| 1985–1986 | Dunkerque | 17 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | Thonon-les-Bains | 12 | (2) |
| 1987–1989 | Sedan Ardennes | 35 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 | Alliance Dudelange | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1989 | Cameroon | 32 | (–) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
M'Bida was born in Yaoundé. He played for Canon Yaoundé (1975–1982), SC Bastia (1982–1984), Angers SCO (1984–1985), USL Dunkerque (1985–1986), Thonon-les-Bains (1986–1987) and CS Sedan Ardennes (1987–1989).
He played all minutes for Cameroon in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and also scored the only goal for Cameroon in the competition. The goal was scored 63 minutes into the match against Italy, only one minute after Francesco Graziani had scored for Italy. The game ended in a draw, 1–1.
See also
References
Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
