Bassey William Andem (born 14 June 1968) is a Cameroonian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
He spent most of his career career in Portuguese-speaking countries, mainly at the service of
Boavista.
Andem won 31
caps
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for the
Cameroon national team in nine years, being part of the squad at the
1998 World Cup
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.
Club career
Andem was born in
Douala
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. After starting his professional career with his hometown club
Union Douala
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History
It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification.
Achievements
National
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(which included a loan spell at
Olympic Mvolyé
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Olympic enjoyed some success in the 1990s as they won the Cameroonian Cup twice in 1992 and 1994 and then went on to compe ...
) he moved to Brazil, where he represented
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
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and
Esporte Clube Bahia
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.
In January 1998, Andem joined Portuguese
Primeira Liga
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side
Boavista FC
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, where he engaged in an interesting battle for first-choice status with future
Sporting CP
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player and
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Ricardo
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. However, as the ''Chequereds
won the 2001 national championship – their only – he appeared in just seven matches.
[
After Ricardo left for ]Lisbon
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, Andem was restored as starter, losing the position midway through the 2004–05 campaign to new signing Carlos
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. He would regain his previous status after the Angola
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, totalling a further 43 league appearances in two seasons.
Andem played his last season as a professional in 2007–08, with Segunda Liga team C.D. Feirense
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, where he was second-fiddle. He retired at the age of 40, later working in directorial capacities at Union Douala.[
]
International career
Barred mainly by Jacques Songo'o
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He spent the vast majority of his professional career ...
, Andem featured irregularly for Cameroon
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over eight years. He was selected as backup for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
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,[ also making the squad in three ]Africa Cup of Nations
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tournaments.
References
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1968 births
Living people
Cameroonian men's footballers
Footballers from Douala
Men's association football goalkeepers
Union Douala players
Olympic Mvolyé players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Esporte Clube Bahia players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Boavista F.C. players
C.D. Feirense players
Cameroon men's international footballers
1990 African Cup of Nations players
1992 African Cup of Nations players
1996 African Cup of Nations players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal