Daniel Bekono

Daniel Bekono

Personal information
Full name	Daniel N´Dene Bekono
Date of birth	31 May 1978 (1978-05-31) (age 33)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999-2002	Canon Yaounde
2003	Fovu Baham
2003-2007	Beroe	57	(0)
2008-2010	CSKA Sofia	15	(0)
National team
1999	Cameroon	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Cameroon
Men's Football
Gold	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

Daniel N´Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian football player who last played as a goalkeeper for CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group.

Career

In 1999 he played for Canon Yaounde before joined Fovu Baham in 2003. In 2003 he moved to Bulgarian side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.^[1] 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.^[2] In 2006, while part of the Beroe squad, he became the first black player to captain a team in the A PFG.^[3]

International career

He was part of the victorious Cameroonian teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Awards

• Champion of Bulgaria - 1 time - 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
• Bulgarian Supercup - 1 time - 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
• Champion Cameroon 2002 with Canon Yaounde
• 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 a Bulgarian citizenship.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Daniel Bekono at National-Football-Teams.com
2. ^ Player Profile
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ Daniel Bekono – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Bekono, Daniel
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Date of birth	31 May 1978
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
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