Charles Léa Eyoum (born 16 January 1951) is a Cameroonian retired professional

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player and manager. A

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, he competed for the

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at the

1972 African Cup of Nations The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight te ...

Club career

Born in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Ai ...

, Léa began playing football as a center forward with local side Aigle Nkongsamba. Soon after, he joined

Diamant Yaoundé Diamant de Yaoundé is a Cameroonian football (soccer), football club based in Yaoundé. In 1966 the team has won the Cameroon Première Division. Achievements * Cameroon Première Division :Champion (1): 1966 *Cameroon Cup :Winner (3):1964, 19 ...

and Canon Yaoundé. He won the 1971

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with

and the

1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 was the 7th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association footbal ...

title with Canon. Léa made 52 appearances for the

from 1969 to 1972. In 2006, Léa was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Léa became a football manager. He received a coaching license in France and began as a player-manager with D3 side Villemomble Sports in 1978. Next, he returned to Cameroon where he would lead local clubs AS Babimbi, Léopards Douala, Dynamo Douala and

Union Douala Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One. History It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification. Achievements National * Cameroo ...

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at Stade-Rennais-Online 1951 births Living people Footballers from Douala Men's association football forwards Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 1972 African Cup of Nations players Diamant Yaoundé players Canon Yaoundé players Toulouse FC players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Stade Rennais F.C. players Amicale de Lucé players Stade Malherbe Caen players Villemomble Sports players Ligue 1 players Cameroonian football managers Expatriate men's footballers in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France {{Cameroon-footy-bio-stub