Téclaire Bille
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Téclaire Bille Esono | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 2010 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Edéa, Cameroon | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Caïman d'Akwa | |||
| Ngondi Nkam de Yabassi | |||
| Louves Minprof de Yaoundé | |||
| Bellas Artes | |||
| National team | |||
| 2008–2010 | Equatorial Guinea | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Téclaire Bille Esono (7 July 1988 – 15 December 2010) was an Equatoguinean footballer. She played at a club level for Bellas Artes, and for the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team.
Early life[]
Bille, who was born in Douala, Cameroon and immigrated later to Equatorial Guinea.
Career[]
Club[]
She played as defender during her career in Cameroon, and for Equatorial Guinean club side Bellas Artes.[1]
International[]
She played for the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team, and was a member of the team that lost in the final 4-2 against Nigeria in the 2010 African Women's Championship. This result qualified Equatorial Guinea for the following year's FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[2]
Death[]
She was killed, alongside her eldest brother and Pablo Boyas on December 15, 2010 in a traffic accident between Yaoundé and Douala in Cameroon.[1][2] At the time of her death, she had already begun to prepare for the 2011 Women's World Cup.[1] The Nigerian Football Federation released a statement consoling the player's death, saying that she performed "with verve and vivacity, commitment and passion".[3]
Honours[]
- Equatorial Guinea
- African Women's Championship: Winner in 2008 and runner-up in 2010
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Décès de l'équato-guinéenne Bille Esono". RTBF (in French). 15 December 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Equatorial Guinea player killed". BBC Sport. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Adewuyi, Lolade (17 December 2010). "Nigeria Console Equatorial Guinea After Player's Death". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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- 1988 births
- 2010 deaths
- Sportspeople from Douala
- Women's association football defenders
- Cameroonian women's footballers
- Cameroonian emigrants to Equatorial Guinea
- Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea
- Equatoguinean women's footballers
- Equatorial Guinea women's international footballers
- Road incident deaths in Cameroon
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