Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
![]() Bekono with CSKA Sofia in August 2008 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Daniel N'Dene Bekono | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1978-05-31) 31 May 1978 (age 44) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon- | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1999–2002 | Canon Yaounde | ||||||||||||
2002 | DPMM FC | ||||||||||||
2003 | Fovu Baham | ||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||
2008–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1999 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1999, Bekono played for Canon Yaounde before joining Fovu Baham in 2003 after a brief stint in Brunei.[1]
In 2003, he moved to Bulgarian side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.[2] After five years in Beroe he moved to PFC CSKA Sofia, where he was considered a regular in the starting 11 before the arrival of Ivaylo Petrov in the winter of 2009.[3] In 2006, while part of the Beroe squad, he became the first black player to captain a team in the A PFG. Daniel then (after leaving CSKA Sofia) worked as a woodcutter with his cousin in Vienna, Austria.[4]
Bekono was part of the victorious Cameroon national teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]
Bekono has Bulgarian citizenship.[citation needed]
CSKA Sofia
Canon Yaounde
Brunei DPMM FC
Cameroon
Cameroon squad – 2000 Africa Cup of Nations winners (3rd title) | ||
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Cameroon men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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