Jacques Songo'o

Football player infobox
playername = Jacques Songo'o
fullname = Jacques Celestin Songo'o


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|3|17
cityofbirth = Sakbayenne
countryofbirth = Cameroon
height = height| m = 1.83
currentclub =
position = Goalkeeper (retired)
youthyears = 1988-1989
youthclubs = Canon Yaoundé
years = 1989-1992 1992-1993 1993-1996 1996-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004
clubs = SC Toulon Le Mans FC Metz Deportivo La Coruña FC Metz Deportivo La Coruña Total
caps(goals) = 022 (0) 022 (0) 101 (0) 151 (0) 026 (0) 001 (0) 322 (0)
nationalyears = 1984-2002
nationalteam = Cameroon
nationalcaps(goals) = 046 (0)
pcupdate = 14:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 14:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Jacques Celestine Songo'o (born March 17, 1964 in Sakbayenne) was a Cameroonian football goalkeeper.

Club career

After growing to fame with Ligue 1 outfit FC Metz, he arguably lived his most successful period at Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, where won the 1996-97 Zamora Trophy (awarded to the best goalkeeper of the season). When Deportivo bought José Francisco Molina in 2000, Songo'o soon lost his place and was eventually transferred to old club Metz.

After two seasons, he returned to "Depor" and A Coruña, where he settled after having retired from football, at 40.

International career

Songo'o featured for Cameroon in every World Cup from 1990 to 2002, although only as first choice in the 1998 edition. He was also a member of the Cameroonian squad that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Personal

Songo'o also has French citizenship. His son, former French U-19 international Franck who switched nationality to Cameroon in 2008, is also a footballer, currently playing as a midfielder at Portsmouth F.C..

External links

* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6274 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
* [http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/squad/songoo.html Deportivo profile] es icon
* [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=1601/typeofpage=40054/sc=45fa75 VI profile] nl icon