Téclaire Bille Explained

Téclaire Bille
Fullname:Téclaire Bille Esono
Birth Date:7 July 1988
Birth Place:Douala, Cameroon
Death Place:Edéa, Cameroon
Position:Defender
Clubs1:Caïman d'Akwa
Clubs2:Ngondi Nkam de Yabassi
Clubs3:Louves Minprof de Yaoundé
Clubs4:Bellas Artes
Nationalyears1:2008–2010
Nationalteam1:Equatorial Guinea

Téclaire Bille Esono (7 July 1988 – 15 December 2010) was an Equatoguinean footballer. She played at a club level for Bellas Artes, and for the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team.

Early life

Bille, who was born in Douala, Cameroon and later emigrated to Equatorial Guinea.

Career

Club

She played as defender during her career in Cameroon, and for Equatorial Guinean club side Bellas Artes.[1]

International

She played for the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team, and was a member of the team that lost in the final 4–2 against Nigeria in the 2010 African Women's Championship. This result qualified Equatorial Guinea for the following year's FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[2]

Death

She was killed, alongside her eldest brother and Pablo Boyas on 15 December 2010 in a traffic accident between Yaoundé and Douala in Cameroon. At the time of her death, she had already begun to prepare for the 2011 Women's World Cup. The Nigerian Football Federation released a statement consoling the player's death, saying that she performed "with verve and vivacity, commitment and passion".[3]

Honours

Equatorial Guinea

Winner in 2008 and runner-up in 2010

Notes and References

  1. News: 15 December 2010 . Décès de l'équato-guinéenne Bille Esono . French . RTBF . 16 November 2016.
  2. News: 15 December 2010 . Equatorial Guinea player killed . BBC Sport . 16 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Adewuyi . Lolade . 17 December 2010 . Nigeria Console Equatorial Guinea After Player's Death . Goal.com . 16 November 2016.