Grégoire M'Bida Abéga (born 27 January 1952), nicknamed Arantes, is a Cameroonian former professional
footballer
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who played as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He competed for the
Cameroon national team at the
1982 FIFA World Cup.
Career
M'Bida was born in
Yaoundé
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. He played for
Canon Yaoundé (1975–1982),
SC Bastia
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(1982–1984),
Angers SCO
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first ...
(1984–1985),
USL Dunkerque
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(1985–1986), Thonon-les-Bains (1986–1987) and
CS Sedan Ardennes
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(1987–1989).
He played all minutes for Cameroon in the
1982 FIFA World Cup and also scored the only goal for Cameroon in the competition. The goal was scored 63 minutes into the match against
Italy
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, only one minute after
Francesco Graziani
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He began his career with Arezzo in 1970, and later joined Torino in 1973, where he remained until 1981 ...
had scored for Italy. The game ended in a draw, 1–1.
See also
*
1982 FIFA World Cup squads
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References
External links
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Player website
1952 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Yaoundé
Association football midfielders
Cameroonian footballers
Cameroon international footballers
Canon Yaoundé players
SC Bastia players
Angers SCO players
USL Dunkerque players
Thonon Evian Grand Genève F.C. players
CS Sedan Ardennes players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
1982 FIFA World Cup players
1982 African Cup of Nations players
1984 African Cup of Nations players
1986 African Cup of Nations players
Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
Cameroonian expatriate footballers
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Luxembourg
Alliance Dudelange players
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