Daniel Bekono

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Daniel Bekono
File:Bekono momisk.jpg
Bekono with CSKA Sofia in 2008
Personal information
Full name Daniel N'Dene Bekono
Date of birth (1978-05-31) 31 May 1978 (age 48)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Canon Yaoundé
2002 DPMM FC
2003 Fovu Baham
2003–2007 Beroe Stara Zagora 57 (0)
2008–2010 CSKA Sofia 15 (0)
International career
2000 Cameroon U23 3 (0)
1999 Cameroon 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2000 Ghana-Nigeria
Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

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In 1999, Bekono played for Canon Yaoundé before joining Fovu Baham in 2003 after a brief stint in Brunei.[1]

In 2003, he moved to Bulgarian side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[2] After five 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.[3] 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.[4]

International career

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Bekono was part of the victorious Cameroon national teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

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Bekono has Bulgarian citizenship.[6]

Honours

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CSKA Sofia

Canon Yaounde

Brunei DPMM FC

  • Visit Brunei Invitational Cup: 2002[7][8]

Cameroon

Cameroon U-23

References

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  3. ^ Player Profile
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  6. ^ Даниел Беконо — FCCSKA.com фенсайт на ЦСКА
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