Cyrille Florent Bella (born 11 June 1975) is a

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

ian former professional

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who played as a

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Personal life

Bella's son Armel Bella-Kotchap is also a professional footballer for

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club

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, and an international player for Germany.

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* 1975 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Association football forwards Cameroon international footballers Union Douala players Cerro Porteño players SC Paderborn 07 players Rot Weiss Ahlen players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players SV Wilhelmshaven players Hammer SpVg players Kitchee SC players 2. Bundesliga players Cameroonian expatriate footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong {{Cameroon-footy-forward-stub