Cameroonian footballer
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]
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