Théophile Abega
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Career & Clubs
Abega started his career with Lion de Yaoundé and later played for Colombe Sportive du Dja et Lobo. Afterwards, he played club football for Canon Yaoundé where he won the 1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs and 1979 African Cup Winners' Cup titles as well as four Cameroonian championships and five Cameroonian Cups. Later in his career, he moved to France to play for Toulouse before finishing in Switzerland with Vevey-Sports.
Following a collision with the Zambia national team goalkeeper Efford Chabala at the 1986 African Cup of Nations Abega retired from football in 1987. He then went into politics, becoming the mayor of the sixth arrondissement of Yaoundé. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
- Club
- Canon Yaoundé (1974–1984)
- Club
- Toulouse FC (1984–1985)
- Club
- FC Vevey-Sports 05 (1985–1987)
- Club
- Cameroon national under-23 football team (1982–1982)
- Club
- Cameroon men's national football team (1976–1987)
- National team
- Cameroon
Legacy
Clubs
- Canon Yaoundé1974–1984
- Cameroon men's national football team1976–1987
- Cameroon national under-23 football team1982–1982
- Toulouse FC1984–1985
- FC Vevey-Sports 051985–1987
Played together with
- Abdelkader Ben BoualiToulouse FC · 1939–1940
- Abdelkader Ben BoualiToulouse FC · 1939–1940
Abdelkrim MerryToulouse FC · 1981–1982
Abel AguilarToulouse FC · 2013–2016- Abiodun ObafemiToulouse FC · 1995–1996
Achille EmanáToulouse FC · 2001–2008- Adil HermachToulouse FC · 2013–2013
Ado OnaiwuToulouse FC
Adrien RabiotToulouse FC · 2013–2013
Adrien RegattinToulouse FC · 2009–2016- Adrien RegattinToulouse FC · 2013–2016
- Adrián GuninoToulouse FC · 2010–2011
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Théophile Abega Mbida, nicknamed Doctor, was a Cameroonian football player and politician. Playing as a midfielder he was part of the Cameroon national team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984, where he scored a goal in the final. He was nicknamed "The Doctor" in tribute to his footballing intelligence.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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