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Daniel Bekono Personal information Full name Daniel N´Dene Bekono Date of birth 31 May 1978 Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999-2002 Canon Yaounde 2003 Fovu Baham 2003-2007 Beroe 57 (0) 2008-2010 CSKA Sofia 15 (0) National team 1999 Cameroon 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Olympic medal record Competitor for Cameroon
Men's Football Gold 2000 Sydney Team Competition Daniel N´Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian football player who last played as a goalkeeper for CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.
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Career
In 1999 he played for Canon Yaounde before joined Fovu Baham in 2003. In 2003 he moved to Bulgarian side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[1] After 5 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.[2] In 2006, while part of the Beroe squad, he became the first black player to captain a team in the A PFG.[3]
International career
He was part of the victorious Cameroonian teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]
Awards
- Champion of Bulgaria - 1 time - 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
- Bulgarian Supercup - 1 time - 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
- Champion Cameroon 2002 with Canon Yaounde
- Cup Winner with Canon Yaoundé 1999
- Winner of African Cup of Nations 2000 in Ghana/Nigeria
- Winner of 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Personal life
Bekono has a Bulgarian citizenship.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Daniel Bekono at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Player Profile
- ^ [1]
- ^ Daniel Bekono – FIFA competition record
Cameroon squad – 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Winners (3rd Title) Cameroon squad – 2000 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Cameroon
- Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group players
- Association football goalkeepers
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- Canon Yaoundé players
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Brunei
- Fovu Baham players
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Olympic medalists in football
- Cameroonian football biography stubs
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