Edouard Oum Ndeki Explained

Edouard Oum Ndeki
Fullname:Joseph Edouard Oum Ndeki
Birth Date:8 May 1976
Years1:1997
Years2:1999
Years3:2004–2005
Years4:2005–2007
Years5:2007–2008
Years6:2008
Clubs1:Port FC de Douala
Clubs2:Ankaragücü
Clubs3:Achaiki
Clubs4:Atsalenios
Clubs5:Diagoras
Clubs6:Rodos
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Caps4:50
Goals4:32
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Joseph Edouard Oum Ndeki (8 May 1976 – 7 March 2009 in Rhodes) was a Cameroonian footballer who last played for Rodos.He started his career in high school where he played for Lycée de New bell soccer team and quickly captioned the attention of national league recruiters.He was forced to quit high school and his first contract with Union Sportive De Douala, a division one team based in Douala. His professional career in Cameroon led him to play for Mount Cameroon FC and Coton Sport de Garoua where he was discover by Cameroon National Team Coach Pierre Le Chantre who granted him his first selection with the National Team.

Club career

Oum Ndeki had a spell with Ankaragücü in the Turkish Süper Lig.[1] He also played several seasons in Greece for Achaiki,[2] Atsalenios, Diagoras and Rodos.[3]

During his 4.5 years in Greece he played 125 games in the Third Division scoring 52 goals.

International career

Oum Ndeki made an appearance for the senior Cameroon national football team during a 2000 African Cup of Nations qualifying match in 1999.[4]

Personal

His brother, Jean-Paul Ndeki, is also a professional footballer who played in Germany and Latvia.[5]

Death

He died suddenly on Saturday 7 March 2009 in a Rhodes hospital after suffering from hepatitis.[6] He left behind two children, a boy and girl.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. JOSEPH EDOVARD OUM NDEKI. 2009-02-02.
  2. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200903120632.html Cameroun: Le Lion Indomptable Oum Ndeki décède en Grèce
  3. Web site: EPAE. OUM NDEKI JOSEPH EDOUARD. 2009-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726034351/http://www.epae.org/player.fds?categ=3&team=52&player=9047&pagecode=04.02.03&langid=1. 2011-07-26. dead.
  4. Web site: International Matches 1999 - Africa. RSSSF. 2009-02-02.
  5. Web site: Bonaberi. Un footballeur camerounais meurt en Grèce. 10 March 2009. French.
  6. Web site: Camlions. Nécrologie : Un footballeur camerounais meurt en Grèce. 2009-03-10. 2009-03-10.