Eugène Ekéké
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ebelle Ferdinand Ekéké | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 May 1960 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bonabéri, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1982–1986 |
Racing Paris | 55 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Beveren | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1989 |
Quimper | 45 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1992 |
Valenciennes | 91 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1997 | US Maubeuge | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 248 | (52) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1980–1992 | Cameroon | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ebelle "Eugène" Ferdinand Ekéké (born 30 May 1960) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He appeared for the Cameroon national team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He famously scored to give Cameroon the lead against England in the quarter-finals, before eventually losing 3–2.[1]
Born in
Quimper for a couple of seasons, before his move to Valenciennes FC
, for whom he was playing when he was called up for the 1990 World Cup.
After he retired from playing, Ekéké established a football academy in Douala and was appointed president of l’Union Camerounais des clubs amateurs de football (UCCAF).[3] Ekéké is now based in Douala, occasionally commenting on matters regarding the Indomitable Lions in the local media.
References
- ^ Eugene Ekeke – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Ebelle "Eugène" Ekeke Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Football: Eugène Ekeke a pris ses nouvelles fonctions". sportsinfos-buzz.com (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External links
- Eugène Ekéké at National-Football-Teams.com