Patrick Mboma
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| Patrick Mboma | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Henri Patrick Mboma Dem | |
| Date of birth | November 15, 1970 (age 36) | |
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |
| Height | 185 cm | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1992 1992-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 |
Paris Saint-Germain (France) LB Châteauroux (France) Paris Saint-Germain (France) FC Metz (France) Paris Saint-Germain (France) Gamba Osaka (Japan) Cagliari (Italy) Parma (Italy) Sunderland (England) Al-Ittihad (Libya) Tokyo Verdy 1969 (Japan) Vissel Kobe (Japan) |
0 (0) 48 (12) 8 (1) 17 (4) 8 (1) 34 (29) 40 (15) 24 (5) 9 (1) 35 (17) 10 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| Cameroon | 56 (33) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Patrick Mboma |
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| Medal record | |||
Competitor for  Cameroon |
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| Men's Football | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition | |
Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born November 15, 1970 in Douala, Cameroon) is a former Cameroonian football striker, the all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team.
He started his domestic football career in 1993, and during his career played for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland,Al Ittihad, Tokyo Verdy and Vissel Kobe, before retiring on May 16, 2005.
After first being capped for Cameroon in 1995, Mboma has scored 33 goals in 57 matches. He played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and also led Cameroon to the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics, and to victories at the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups. He was named African Footballer of the Year for his efforts in 2000. His special goal trademark goal-scoring celebration was a two-gun shooting spree with both his hands.
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[edit] Honors and awards
[edit] Individual Honors
- African Footballer of the Year: 2000
- J-League Top Scorer: 1997
- J-League Best Eleven: 1997
[edit] Team Honors
- African Nations Cup Champions: 2000, 2002
[edit] External link
Preceded by Kazuyoshi Miura |
J-League Top Scorer 1997 |
Succeeded by Masashi Nakayama |
Preceded by Nwankwo Kanu |
African Footballer of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by El Hadji Diouf |
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Cameroon squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Songo'o | 2 Elanga | 3 Wome | 4 Song | 5 Kalla | 6 Njanka | 7 Omam‑Biyik | 8 Angibeaud | 9 Tchami | 10 Mboma | 11 Eto'o | 12 Lauren | 13 Abanda | 14 Simo | 15 Ndo | 16 William | 17 Pensée | 18 Ipoua | 19 Mahouvé | 20 Olembé | 21 Job | 22 Boukar | Coach: Le Roy |
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Cameroon squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Boukar | 2 Tchato | 3 Wome | 4 Song | 5 Kalla | 6 Njanka | 7 Ndo | 8 Geremi | 9 Eto'o | 10 Mboma | 11 Ndiefi | 12 Lauren | 13 Mettomo | 14 Epalle | 15 Alnoudji | 16 Songo'o | 17 Foé | 18 Suffo | 19 Djemba‑Djemba | 20 Olembé | 21 Job | 22 Kameni | 23 Ngom Kome | Coach: Schäfer |
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Categories: Articles lacking sources from January 2007 | All articles lacking sources | 1970 births | Living people | Cameroonian footballers | FC Metz players | Football (soccer) strikers | Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Cameroon | Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon | Paris Saint-Germain players | LB Châteauroux players | Sunderland A.F.C. players | Cagliari Calcio players | Parma F.C. players | Gamba Osaka players | Tokyo Verdy 1969 players | Vissel Kobe players | Non-Japanese footballers in Japan | Cameroon international footballers | FIFA World Cup 1998 players | FIFA World Cup 2002 players
