Daniel Bekono
Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.
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Full name | Daniel N'Dene Bekono | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 31 May 1978 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1999–2002 | Canon Yaounde | ||||||||||||
2002 | DPMM FC | ||||||||||||
2003 | Fovu Baham | ||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||
2008–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1999 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
In 1999, he played for Canon Yaounde 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 5 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
He was part of the victorious Cameroonian teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]
Awards
- Champion of Bulgaria - 1 time - 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
- Bulgarian Supercup - 1 time - 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
- Champion Cameroon 2002 with Canon Yaounde
- Winner of Visit Brunei Invitational Cup with Brunei DPMM FC in 2002[6][7]
- Cup Winner with Canon Yaoundé 1999
- Winner of African Cup of Nations 2000 in Ghana/Nigeria
- Winner of 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Personal life
Bekono has Bulgarian citizenship.
References
- "DPMM FC champions". Borneo Bulletin. 1 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Daniel Bekono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- Player Profile
- "BBC Sport - Football - Cameroon goalkeeper Bekono sacked by CSKA Sofia". BBC News. 9 March 2010.
- Daniel Bekono – FIFA competition record
- "DPMM FC juara Piala Jemputan Brunei 2002" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Brunei Invitational Cup (Brunei) 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.