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]

Jean Manga Onguéné
Personal information
Full name Jean Manga Onguéné
Date of birth (1946-06-12) 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

Individual

References
  1. "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.
  3. Copnall, James (4 May 2004). "Eto'o joins the greats". BBC News.
  4. https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=44201/index.html
  5. "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.


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