Jean-Michel Ongagna
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| Full name | Jean-Michel Ongagna | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo, French Equatorial Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 July 2021 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ouenzé, Brazzaville, Congo–Brazzaville | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Pergola de Cognac François | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1972 | Étoile du Congo | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1965–1972 | Congo–Brazzaville | ||||||||||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Jean-Michel Ongagna (11 July 1945 – 6 July 2021) was a Congolese footballer. Nicknamed "Excellent", he played as a forward for Étoile du Congo throughout the 1960s and the 1970s. He also represented his home country of Congo–Brazzaville, being a part of the winning squad for the 1972 African Cup of Nations.
Ongagna began his youth career by playing for Pergola de Cognac François in Poto-Poto within the Grande École there alongside other players such as Massembo Yako, Loumeto and Maloumbi.[1] He then spent his senior career playing for Étoile du Congo on a club level. He was a part of the winning squad for the 1968 Congo Ligue 1 as he was named the best Congolese footballer the year prior.[2] He was primarily characterized by the use of his left foot to score goals, serving as one of the main goalscorers for the club.[3]