"Songo'o" redirects here. For the Portsmouth midfielder, see Franck Songo'o.
| Jacques Songo'o |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Jacques Celestin Songo'o |
| Date of birth |
March 17, 1964 (1964-03-17) (age 44) |
| Place of birth |
Sackbayene, Cameroon |
| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Playing position |
Goalkeeper (retired) |
| Youth clubs |
| 1988-1989 |
Canon Yaoundé |
| Senior clubs1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
1989-1992
1992-1993
1993-1996
1996-2001
2001-2003
2003-2004 |
SC Toulon
Le Mans
FC Metz
Deportivo La Coruña
FC Metz
Deportivo La Coruña
Total |
022 (0)
022 (0)
101 (0)
151 (0)
026 (0)
001 (0)
322 (0) |
| National team2 |
| 1984-2002 |
Cameroon |
046 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)
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Jacques Celestine Songo'o (born March 17, 1964 in Sackbayene) was a Cameroonian football goalkeeper.
Club career
After growing to fame with Ligue 1 outfit FC Metz, he arguably lived his most successful period at Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, where won the 1996-97 Zamora Trophy (awarded to the best goalkeeper of the season). When Deportivo bought José Francisco Molina in 2000, Songo'o soon lost his place and was eventually transferred to old club Metz.
After two seasons, he returned to Depor and A Coruña, where he settled after having retired from football, at 40.
International career
Songo'o featured for Cameroon in every World Cup from 1990 to 2002, although only as first choice in the 1998 edition. He was also a member of the Cameroonian squad that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Personal
Songo'o also has French citizenship. His son, former French U-19 international Franck who switched nationality to Cameroon in 2008, is also a footballer, currently playing as a midfielder at Portsmouth F.C..
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