Charles Léa

Charles Léa
Personal information
Full name Charles Léa Eyoum
Date of birth (1951-01-16) 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 Apps (Gls)
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 52 (?)
*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

  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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