Ngassam Nana Falemi (born 5 May 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1][2] Born and raised in Romania to a Cameroonian father and a Romanian mother, he capped for the Cameroon national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ngassam Nana Falemi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, SR Romania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Voinţa București | ||
| 1993–1994 | Viscofil București | ||
| 1995–1997 | Chimia București | ||
| 1997–2000 | Petrolul Ploiești | 55 | (2) |
| 2000–2005 | Steaua București | 94 | (6) |
| 2005 | Ergotelis | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Vaslui | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Volyn Lutsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Jiangsu Shuntian | 12 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Dunărea Giurgiu | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 206 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Cameroon | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editNana Falemi played five games at international level for Cameroon, making his debut under coach Winfried Schäfer on 27 March 2003 when he came as a substitute and replaced Bill Tchato in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Madagascar.[3][4] His following two appearances were a 0–0 against United States in the group stage and a 1–0 victory against Colombia in the semifinals of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup where Cameroon reached the final, but lost it with 1–0 in front of France as Falemi did not play in it.[3][5] His last two games for the national team were friendlies, a 0–0 against Japan and a 3–0 loss against Bulgaria, he was also part of Cameroon's squad at the 2004 African Cup of Nations but did not play in any game.[3][6]
Honours
editSteaua București
Cameroon
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2003[5]
References
edit- ^ "Nana Falemi vrea să readucă "fotbalul total" în România. Fostul mijlocaș al FCSB și-a deschis o academie și pregătește viitoarele generații: "Le-am adus antrenor de atletism, de judo. Aveam copii care evitau contactul, le era frică să cadă. Treaba asta dă rezultate"" [Nana Falemi wants to bring "total football" back to Romania. The former FCSB midfielder has opened an academy and is preparing future generations: "I brought them an athletics and judo coach. We had children who avoided contact, they were afraid of falling. This thing pays off."] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Interviu-eveniment cu Nana Falemi de ziua de naștere a lui Victor Pițurcă: "O stâncă de om. N-am întâlnit atâta încredere la niciun antrenor. Avea pretenții mari!"" [Interview-event with Nana Falemi on Victor Pițurcă's birthday:"A human rock. I have never met so much confidence in any coach. He had great pretensions!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Nana Falemi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Cameroon 2-0 Madagascar". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Falemi a fost martor și la dispariția lui Foe: "Unele teste medicale se făceau și acum 20 de ani"" [Falemi also witnessed Foe's disappearance: "Some medical tests were done 20 years ago"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Record de actuali şi foşti jucători din Liga 1 la Cupa Africii" [Record of current and former League 1 players in the African Cup of Nations] (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b Nana Falemi at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
External links
edit- Nana Falemi at WorldFootball.net
- Nana Falemi at Soccerway
- Profile at playerhistory.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 December 2012)
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