Benjamin Massing Explained

Benjamin Massing
Fullname:Benjamin Roger Massing
Birth Date:20 June 1962
Birth Place:Edéa, Cameroon
Death Place:Edéa, Cameroon
Height:1.83m
Position:Centre-back
Years1:1986–1987
Years2:1987–1991
Caps2:41
Goals2:3
Years3:1991–1992
Nationalyears1:1987–1992
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:1

Benjamin Roger Massing (20 June 1962 – 9 December 2017) was a Cameroonian footballer who played as a central defender. He played professionally for Diamant Yaoundé, Créteil in France, and Olympic Mvolyé. At international level, he played for the Cameroon national team which he represented at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Football career

Diamant Yaoundé

Massing started his professional career with Diamant Yaoundé, a Cameroonian football club based in the country's capital, and finished the 1986–1987 football season with the team.

US Créteil

In the 1987–88 season, Massing signed for French club US Créteil[1] from where he was picked up for Cameroon's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[2] Massing was sent off in the opening game for a foul on Argentina's Claudio Caniggia, in a 1–0 shock win for Cameroon.[3] [4]

Massing also appeared in the quarter-final loss to England (2–3) where he was booked, conceding a penalty for committing a foul on Gary Lineker.[5]

Massing earned 21 international caps and also took part in three Africa Cup of Nations, including the 1992 edition while playing for Olympic Mvolyé between 1992 and 1993.[6]

Death

On 9 December 2017, Massing died in Edéa, Cameroon at the age of 55.[7] [8] [9]

His half-brother, Georges Mouyémé, is also a retired footballer who played for French clubs Troyes and Angers, and represented Cameroon at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Souvenirs d'un mondialiste de 90: Benjamin Massing. Memories of a 90 World Cup man: Benjamin Massing. Camfoot. fr. 31 May 2014. 26 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 1990 – Squads – Cameroon. Planet World Cup. 6 December 2007.
  3. Web site: Match report: Argentina 0–1 Cameroon. FIFA.com. 6 December 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214063433/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D76/results/matches/match%3D26/report.html. 14 December 2007.
  4. Web site: The 5 Worst Tackles. The Observer. 19 May 2002. 6 December 2007.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20071018024616/http://es.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/match=103/report.html England hurts Milla's lions
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/92a.html African Nations Cup 1992
  7. News: Ex-Cameroon international Benjamin Massing passes on. soka25east.com. 10 December 2017. 10 December 2017.
  8. News: Benjamin Massing: Former Cameroon international dies aged 55. BBC News. 13 December 2017.
  9. News: Cameroonian defender Benjamin Massing famous for the World Cup's 'worst tackle' dies, aged 55. 13 December 2017. Daily Mirror. 10 December 2017.