Charles Léa

Charles Léa
Personal information
Full name	Charles Léa Eyoum
Date of birth	16 January 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968–1969	Aigle Nkongsamba
1969–1971	Diamant Yaoundé
1971–1972	Canon Yaoundé
1972–1973	Toulouse
1973–1974	Quevilly
1974–1976	Rennes
1976–1977	Amicale de Lucé
1977–1978	Caen
1978–1979	Villemomble
International career
1969–1972	Cameroon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Léa Eyoum (born 16 January 1951) is a Cameroonian retired professional football player and manager. A forward, he competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

Born in Douala, Léa began playing football as a center forward with local side Aigle Nkongsamba.^[1] Soon after, he joined Diamant Yaoundé and Canon Yaoundé. He won the 1971 Cameroonian Cup with Diamant Yaoundé^[2] and the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs title with Canon.^[3]

Léa made 52 appearances for the Cameroon national football team from 1969 to 1972.^[4]

In 2006, Léa was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.^[5]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Léa became a football manager. He received a coaching license in France and began as a player-manager with D3 side Villemomble Sports in 1978. Next, he returned to Cameroon where he would lead local clubs AS Babimbi, Léopards Douala, Dynamo Douala and Union Douala.^[6]

References

^ Foimoukom, Honoré (8 June 2005). "Charles Léa Eyoum, ancien buteur de race : "On naît buteur, on ne le devient pas"" (in French). Le Messager.
^ "Cameroon Football Cup Finals 50th Edition" (PDF) (in French). Ministère des Sports et de l'Education Physique du Cameroun. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ Tchango, William. "Charles Léa Eyoum: Une retraite sportive bien méritée" (in French). Mboa Live. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ Morikang, Irene (29 January 2004). "Tunisia/Cameroon: Nations Cup of Veteran Lions". Cameroon Tribune.
^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ Foimoukom, Honoré (11 March 2004). "Cameroun: Charles Lea Eyoum, entraîneur de football : "Les entraîneurs de D1 ont peur des présidents de clubs"" (in French). Le Messager.

External links

Charles Léa at WorldFootball.net
Profile at Stade-Rennais-Online

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[1] Foimoukom, Honoré (8 June 2005). "Charles Léa Eyoum, ancien buteur de race : "On naît buteur, on ne le devient pas"" (in French). Le Messager.

[2] "Cameroon Football Cup Finals 50th Edition" (PDF) (in French). Ministère des Sports et de l'Education Physique du Cameroun. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[3] Tchango, William. "Charles Léa Eyoum: Une retraite sportive bien méritée" (in French). Mboa Live. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[4] Morikang, Irene (29 January 2004). "Tunisia/Cameroon: Nations Cup of Veteran Lions". Cameroon Tribune.

[5] "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[6] Foimoukom, Honoré (11 March 2004). "Cameroun: Charles Lea Eyoum, entraîneur de football : "Les entraîneurs de D1 ont peur des présidents de clubs"" (in French). Le Messager.

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