Daniel Bekono
Bekono with CSKA Sofia in August 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel N'Dene Bekono | ||
Date of birth | 31 May 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon- | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | Canon Yaounde | ||
2002 | DPMM FC | ||
2003 | Fovu Baham | ||
2003–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 57 | (0) |
2008–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (0) |
National team | |||
1999 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career[]
In 1999, Bekono played for Canon Yaounde before joining Fovu Baham in 2003 after a brief stint in Brunei.[1]
In 2003, he moved to Bulgarian side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[2] After five 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.[3] In 2006, while part of the Beroe squad, he became the first black player to captain a team in the A PFG. Daniel then (after leaving CSKA Sofia) worked as a woodcutter with his cousin in Vienna, Austria.[4]
International career[]
Bekono was part of the victorious Cameroon national teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]
Personal life[]
Bekono has Bulgarian citizenship.[citation needed]
Honours[]
CSKA Sofia
Canon Yaounde
- Elite One: 2002
- Cameroonian Cup: 1999
Brunei DPMM FC
Cameroon
References[]
- ^ "DPMM FC champions". Borneo Bulletin. 1 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Daniel Bekono at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Player Profile
- ^ "BBC Sport - Football - Cameroon goalkeeper Bekono sacked by CSKA Sofia". BBC News. 9 March 2010.
- ^ Daniel Bekono – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "DPMM FC juara Piala Jemputan Brunei 2002" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Brunei Invitational Cup (Brunei) 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Yaoundé
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- Olympic footballers of Cameroon
- Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Association football goalkeepers
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Canon Yaoundé players
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Brunei
- Fovu Baham players
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Cameroonian football biography stubs
- Association football goalkeeper stubs