Jean Manga Onguéné
Jean Manga Onguéné (born 12 June 1946) is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as centre-forward. He is the 1980 African Footballer of the Year.[2][3]
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| Full name | Jean Manga Onguéné | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1946[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ngoulemekong, Cameroon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1982 | Canon Yaoundé[1] | ||
| National team | |||
| 1967–1981 | Cameroon | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
He spent his whole career at Canon Yaoundé in Cameroon.[1][4]
International career
Manga Onguéné made several appearances for the senior Cameroon national football team, including in two Africa Cup of Nations in 1970 and 1972. Also in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[5]
Honours
Club
- Cameroon Première Division: 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
- Cameroon Cup: 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1971, 1978, 1980
- African Cup Winners' Cup: 1979
Individual
References
- "Jean Manga Onguéné". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor named Africa Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 February 2009.
- Copnall, James (4 May 2004). "Eto'o joins the greats". BBC News.
- https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=44201/index.html
- "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.
External links
- Jean Manga Onguéné – FIFA competition record
- Interview at CAFonline.com
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