Grégoire M'Bida explained

Grégoire M'Bida
Fullname:Grégoire M'Bida Abéga
Birth Date:27 January 1952
Birth Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthyears1:–1974
Youthclubs1:Réal d’Éssé
Youthyears2:1974–1975
Youthclubs2:Canon Yaoundé
Years1:1975–1982
Clubs1:Canon Yaoundé
Years2:1982–1984
Clubs2:Bastia
Caps2:49
Goals2:3
Years3:1984–1985
Clubs3:Angers
Caps3:31
Goals3:9
Years4:1985–1986
Clubs4:Dunkerque
Caps4:17
Goals4:1
Years5:1986–1987
Clubs5:Thonon-les-Bains
Caps5:12
Goals5:2
Years6:1987–1989
Clubs6:Sedan Ardennes
Caps6:35
Goals6:6
Years7:1989–1990
Clubs7:Alliance Dudelange
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1976–1989
Nationalcaps1:34
Nationalgoals1:7

Grégoire M'Bida Abéga (born 27 January 1952), nicknamed Arantes, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He competed for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Career

M'Bida was born in Yaoundé. He played for Canon Yaoundé (1975–1982), SC Bastia (1982–1984), Angers SCO (1984–1985), USL Dunkerque (1985–1986), Thonon-les-Bains (1986–1987) and CS Sedan Ardennes (1987–1989).

He played all minutes for Cameroon in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and also scored the only goal for Cameroon in the competition. The goal was scored 63 minutes into the match against Italy, only one minute after Francesco Graziani had scored for Italy. The game ended in a draw, 1–1.

See also

References

Book: Barreaud, Marc . Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) . 1998 . L'Harmattan, Paris . 2-7384-6608-7.

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