Daniel Bekono

Daniel Bekono
	Bekono with CSKA Sofia in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Daniel N'Dene Bekono
Date of birth	31 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2002	Canon Yaoundé
2002	DPMM FC
2003	Fovu Baham
2003–2007	Beroe Stara Zagora
2008–2010	CSKA Sofia
International career
2000	Cameroon U23
1999	Cameroon
Medal record
Representing Cameroon
Men's Football
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In 1999, Bekono played for Canon Yaoundé 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]

International career

Bekono was part of the victorious Cameroon national teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Personal life

Bekono has Bulgarian citizenship.^[6]

Honours

CSKA Sofia

Canon Yaounde

Elite One: 2002
Cameroonian Cup: 1999

Brunei DPMM FC

Visit Brunei Invitational Cup: 2002^[7]^[8]

Cameroon

References

^ "DPMM FC champions". Borneo Bulletin. 1 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ Daniel Bekono at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Player Profile
^ "BBC Sport – Football – Cameroon goalkeeper Bekono sacked by CSKA Sofia". BBC News. 9 March 2010.
^ Daniel Bekono – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Даниел Беконо — FCCSKA.com фенсайт на ЦСКА
^ "DPMM FC juara Piala Jemputan Brunei 2002" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ "Brunei Invitational Cup (Brunei) 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[1] "DPMM FC champions". Borneo Bulletin. 1 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[2] Daniel Bekono at National-Football-Teams.com

[3] Player Profile

[4] "BBC Sport – Football – Cameroon goalkeeper Bekono sacked by CSKA Sofia". BBC News. 9 March 2010.

[5] Daniel Bekono – FIFA competition record (archived)

[6] Даниел Беконо — FCCSKA.com фенсайт на ЦСКА

[7] "DPMM FC juara Piala Jemputan Brunei 2002" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[8] "Brunei Invitational Cup (Brunei) 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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