Charles Léa
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| Full name | Charles Léa Eyoum | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | (?) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
Honours
Cameroon
- African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1972[7]
References
- ^ Foimoukom, Honoré (8 June 2005). "Charles Léa Eyoum, ancien buteur de race : "On naît buteur, on ne le devient pas"" (in French). Le Messager.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Morikang, Irene (29 January 2004). "Tunisia/Cameroon: Nations Cup of Veteran Lions". Cameroon Tribune.
- ^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
External links
- Charles Léa at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Stade-Rennais-Online