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Jean Manga Onguéné

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Jean Manga Onguéné
Personal information
Full name Jean Manga Onguéné
Date of birth (1946-06-12) 12 June 1946 (age 78)[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]
International career
1967–1981 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jean Manga Onguéné". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor named Africa Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009.
  3. ^ Copnall, James (4 May 2004). "Eto'o joins the greats". BBC News.
  4. ^ FIFA.com
  5. ^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2011.