Maxime Camara
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mamadouba Resmu Camara | ||
Date of birth | 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1972 | Hafia | ||
International career | |||
1968 | Guinea U23 | 3 | (1) |
1972–1976 | Guinea | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mamadouba Resmu Camara nicknamed Maxime Camara (1943 – 29 March 2016) was a Guinea international football midfielder.
Career
Born in Conakry, Camara played club football for local side Hafia F.C. in the 1960s and 1970s. He helped the club win the 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs.[1]
Camara represented Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also made several appearances for the senior Guinea national football team, including four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, and played at the 1976 African Cup of Nations finals.[2]
Personal
Camara became seriously ill while living in Morocco in 2010.[1] He died there on 29 March 2016.[3]
References
- ^ a b Thea, Paul (20 October 2010). "Le héros oublié" (in French). GuineeActu.info.
- ^ "Maroc-Tunisie, comme au bon vieux temps" (in French). Le Matin. 13 February 2004.
- ^ "Nécrologie : Maxime Camara du Hafia et du Syli n'est plus". Guinéenews.
External links
- Maxime Camara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Biography at Sports-reference.com