Jacques Songo'o
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacques Celestin Songo'o | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Sackbayene, Cameroon | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Canon Yaoundé | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| 1989–1993 | Toulon | 22 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | → Le Mans (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Metz | 101 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Deportivo La Coruña | 150 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Metz | 26 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 322 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–2002 | Cameroon | 98 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jacques Celestin Songo'o (born 17 March 1964) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He spent the vast majority of his professional career in France and Spain – Deportivo de La Coruña, appearing in more than 200 official games over the course of six seasons and winning the 2000 national championship – also representing the Cameroonian national team in four World Cups.
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Club career
Songo'o was born in Sackbayene. After first establishing himself as a professional in France, with Ligue 1 club FC Metz, he was voted Best African Goalkeeper in 1996, then arguably lived his most successful period at Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña.
With the Galicians, Songo'o won the 1996–97 edition of the Ricardo Zamora Trophy (awarded to the best goalkeeper of the season), and was he side's undisputed starter in his first four years, which ended with a first-ever title in La Liga. When Depor bought José Francisco Molina in 2000, he soon lost his place and was eventually transferred to old team Metz.
After two seasons, Songo'o returned to Deportivo and A Coruña, again in a free transfer. He settled there after having retired from football, aged 40.
International career
Songo'o featured for Cameroon in every FIFA World Cup from 1990 to 2002, although only as first-choice in 1998. He was also a member of the squad that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Songo'o was part of Paul Le Guen's coaching staff. After the tournament, which ended in the group stage, he led Cameroon to a 3–0 victory over Poland on an interim basis, the nation's first win in 12 competitive games.
Personal life
- Songo'o also has French citizenship.
- Both of his sons, Franck and Yann, are also professional footballers.[1][2]
Honours
Club
- Canon
- Cameroonian League: 1984–85, 1985–86
- Cameroonian Cup: 1985-86
- Metz
- French League Cup: 1995–96
- Deportivo
Country
Individual
References
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- Jacques Songo'o – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- Jacques Songo'o profile at BDFutbol
- Deportivo archives
- Jacques Songo'o at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jacques Songo'o – FIFA competition record
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- ↑ Spain suffer Mario setback; at UEFA.com
- ↑ Effectif 18 ans – Saison 2008/2009 (U-18 squad – Season 2008/2009); at FC Metz (French)
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- French people of Cameroonian descent
- Cameroonian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Canon Yaoundé players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Sporting Toulon Var players
- Le Mans FC players
- FC Metz players
- La Liga players
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Cameroon international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1984 African Cup of Nations players
- 1988 African Cup of Nations players
- 1992 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Olympic footballers of Cameroon
- Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Cameroonian expatriates in France
- Cameroonian expatriates in Spain
