Daniel Bekono
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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 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Canon Yaounde | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Fovu Baham | |||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 57 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2008–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (0) | |||||||||
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| 1999 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | ||||||||||||
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Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.
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. Daniel then (after leaving CSKA Sofia) worked as a woodcutter with his cousin in Vienna, Austria.[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.
References
- ↑ 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
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