Jean Manga Onguéné

Jean Manga Onguéné (born 12 June 1946) is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as Centre-forward. He is the 1980 African Footballer of the Year.^[2][3]

Jean Manga Onguéné

Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-06-12) 12 June 1946 (age 79)[1]
Place of birth	Ngoulemekong, Cameroon[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-forward[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1982	Canon Yaoundé[1]
International career
1967–1981	Cameroon	12+	(16+)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations 1972 Cameroon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Manga Onguéné spent his whole career at Canon Yaoundé in Cameroon.^[1][4]

International career

Manga Onguéné made several appearances for the senior Cameroon national team, including in two Africa Cup of Nations in 1970 and 1972. Also in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.^[5]

Honours

Player

Canon Yaoundé

• Cameroon Première Division: 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
• Cameroon Cup: 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1971, 1978, 1980
• African Cup Winners' Cup: 1979

Cameroon

• African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1972^[6]

Individual

• African Footballer of the Year: 1980