Edouard Oum Ndeki
Personal information
Full name Joseph Edouard Oum Ndeki
Date of birth (1976-05-08)8 May 1976
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Date of death 7 March 2009(2009-03-07) (aged 32)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Port FC de Douala 21 (0)
1999 Ankaragücü 4 (0)
2004–2005 Achaiki
2005–2007 Atsalenios 50 (32)
2007–2008 Diagoras
2008 Rodos
International career
1999 Cameroon 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

References

  1. ↑ "JOSEPH EDOVARD OUM NDEKI". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  2. ↑ Cameroun: Le Lion Indomptable Oum Ndeki décède en Grèce
  3. ↑ "OUM NDEKI JOSEPH EDOUARD". EPAE. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  4. ↑ "International Matches 1999 - Africa". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  5. ↑ "Un footballeur camerounais meurt en Grèce" (in French). Bonaberi. 10 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "Nécrologie : Un footballeur camerounais meurt en Grèce". Camlions. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-10.


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