Jean Manga Onguéné
Cameroonian footballer
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Jean Manga Onguéné (born 12 June 1946) is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as Centre-forward. He is the 1980 African Footballer of the Year.[2][3]
Date of birth
12 June 1946[1]
Place of birth
Ngoulemekong, Cameroon[1]
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position
Centre-forward[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 June 1946[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ngoulemekong, Cameroon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1982 | Canon Yaoundé[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1981 | Cameroon | 12+ | (16+) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Manga Onguéné spent his whole career at Canon Yaoundé in Cameroon.[1][4]
International career
Manga Onguéné made several appearances for the senior Cameroon national 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
Player
Canon Yaoundé
- Cameroon Première Division: 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
- Cameroon Cup: 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1971, 1978, 1980
- African Cup Winners' Cup: 1979
Cameroon
- African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1972[6]
