Charles Léa | |
Fullname: | Charles Léa Eyoum |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1951 |
Birth Place: | Douala, Cameroon |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1968–1969 |
Years2: | 1969–1971 |
Years3: | 1971–1972 |
Years4: | 1972–1973 |
Years5: | 1973–1974 |
Years6: | 1974–1976 |
Years7: | 1976–1977 |
Years8: | 1977–1978 |
Years9: | 1978–1979 |
Clubs1: | Aigle Nkongsamba |
Clubs2: | Diamant Yaoundé |
Clubs3: | Canon Yaoundé |
Clubs4: | Toulouse |
Clubs5: | Quevilly |
Clubs6: | Rennes |
Clubs7: | Amicale de Lucé |
Clubs8: | Caen |
Clubs9: | Villemomble |
Nationalyears1: | 1969–1972 |
Nationalteam1: | Cameroon |
Nationalcaps1: | 52 |
Nationalgoals1: | ? |
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.
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]
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]