Joseph-Désiré Job

] cite news
title = Al Ittihad conquer Asia to take on the world
publisher = FIFA
date = 2005-11-07
url = http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=4735/news/newsid=101208.html
accessdate = 2008-06-22] cite news
title = African duo win Asian title
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-11-05
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4411080.stm
accessdate = 2008-06-22] He also played for the club in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in December 2005 when they finished in third place.

Job's struggle to win a first-team place became even more difficult following the signings of established Premiership strikers Mark Viduka, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Yakubu. His contract with Middlesbrough expired after his loan spell with Al-Ittihad. He spent part of the 2006/2007 pre-season training with Watford but was not offered a contract.

edan

Job joined Ligue 1 club CS Sedan on 19 September, 2006 on a one year contract.cite news
title = Monaco unable to call on Kallon
publisher = UEFA
date = 2003-10-19
url = http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=458475.html
accessdate = 2008-06-22] He scored nine goals in 25 appearances in the 2006-07 season as the club were relegated to Ligue 2.

Nice

Job moved to Ligue 1 club Nice in summer 2007, signing a two-year contract.cite news
title = Cameroon's Job seals Nice move
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-08-24
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6961867.stm
accessdate = 2008-06-22] On 22 June, 2008 the Sunday Mirror newspaper reported that Job was set to sign for English Football League Championship club Blackpool on a free transfer from Nice.cite news
title = Joseph-Desire Job set to sign for Blackpool
publisher = UEFA
date = 2008-06-22
url = http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/06/22/joseph-desire-job-set-to-sign-for-blackpool-98487-20617589/
accessdate = 2008-06-22]

International career

Job was tipped early on to be a future French International player, however he instead accepted a call-up to the Cameroon national team, and made his debut in a 2-0 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium in 1997. He has played at two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1998 and 2002. He also played in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003.cite web
title = FIFA Player Statistics - Joseph Desire Job
publisher = FIFA
url = http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170664/
accessdate = 2008-06-22] He also played for Cameroon at the 2002 African Cup of Nations. However, his next call up to the Camerood squad came five years later in March 2007 when he was called up to the squad for a 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia.cite web
title = Job makes Cameroon comeback after five years
publisher = FIFA
date = 2007-03-13
url = http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=113212.html
accessdate = 2008-06-22] In January 2008 he scored three goals in two games, scoring once as Cameroon beat Sudan 2–0 in a friendly matchcite web
title = Nigeria cruise to win over Sudan
publisher = FIFA
date = 2008-01-26
url = http://www.fifa.com/confederationcup/news/newsid=670130.html
accessdate = 2008-06-22] and he then scored twice as Cameroon beat Zambia 5–1 in a 2008 AFrican Cup of Nations qualifying match.cite web
title = History made as Lions roar
publisher = FIFA
date = 2008-01-26
url = http://www.fifa.com/confederationcup/news/newsid=678811.html
accessdate = 2008-06-22] He was also in the Cameroon squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours

*Club
**Midlesbrough
***Football League Cup winner: (1) 2004

**Al-Ittihad
***AFC Champions League winner: (1) 2005

Personal life

Job's mother arrived from Cameroon in Lyon where he was born in 1977. Job describes himself as a committed Muslim, saying in 2003, "I've been a committed Muslim for many years now, and I feel that my faith really makes a difference to the way I behave, not only in my everyday life, but on the football pitch too."cite news
title = Muslims in Britain - Who's who men
publisher = salaam.co.uk
date = September, 2003
url = http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/september03_index.php?l=9#job
accessdate = 2006-11-30]

References

External links

* [http://www.icons.com/job/ Joseph Desire Job Official Website] at Icons.com
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* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170664/ International appearance statistics at fifa.com]
* [http://www.frenchleague.com/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=104862 Joseph-Désiré Job French league stats at frenchleague.com]