Daniel Bekono

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Daniel Bekono
Bekono with CSKA Sofia in August 2008
Personal information
Full name Daniel N'Dene Bekono
Date of birth (1978-05-31) 31 May 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon-
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Canon Yaounde
2002 DPMM FC
2003 Fovu Baham
2003–2007 Beroe Stara Zagora 57 (0)
2008–2010 CSKA Sofia 15 (0)
International career
1999 Cameroon 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Cameroon
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In 1999, Bekono played for Canon Yaounde before joining Fovu Baham in 2003 after a brief stint in Brunei.[1]

In 2003, he moved to Bulgarian side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[2] After five years in Beroe he moved to PFC CSKA Sofia, where he was considered a regular in the starting 11 before the arrival of Ivaylo Petrov in the winter of 2009.[3] In 2006, while part of the Beroe squad, he became the first black player to captain a team in the A PFG. Daniel then (after leaving CSKA Sofia) worked as a woodcutter with his cousin in Vienna, Austria.[4]

International career

Bekono was part of the victorious Cameroon national teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

Bekono has Bulgarian citizenship.[citation needed]

Honours

CSKA Sofia

Canon Yaounde

Brunei DPMM FC

  • Visit Brunei Invitational Cup: 2002[6][7]

Cameroon

References

  1. ^ "DPMM FC champions". Borneo Bulletin. 1 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ Daniel Bekono at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Player Profile
  4. ^ "BBC Sport - Football - Cameroon goalkeeper Bekono sacked by CSKA Sofia". BBC News. 9 March 2010.
  5. ^ Daniel BekonoFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ "DPMM FC juara Piala Jemputan Brunei 2002" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Brunei Invitational Cup (Brunei) 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.