Japhet N'Doram (born 27 February 1966) is a
Chad
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ian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
His 14-year senior career was mainly spent with
Nantes
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, which he represented in several capacities. He was
nickname
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d ''The Wizard''.
Club career
Born in
N'Djamena
N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''.
The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...
, N'Doram begun his career with local
Tourbillon FC
Tourbillon FC is a football (soccer) club from Chad based in N'Djamena. The club has won Chad Premier League title 6 times. The club plays home matches on Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya.Mohammad Reza Laghaei (DJ Tourbillon)is an Iranian ent ...
, then spent three seasons in
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 ...
with
Tonnerre Yaoundé
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, one of the biggest clubs in
Sub-Saharan Africa
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. In 1990 the 24-year-old signed for
FC Nantes
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in
France
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, scoring two goals in 19 games in
his first season in
Ligue 1
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; his first professional contract arrived as Argentine
Jorge Burruchaga
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was recovering from injury and accepted to be given an amateur licence on behalf of his teammate.
[Japhet N'Doram, le buteur sensible (Japhet N'Doram, the sensible scorer)](_blank)
at Foot Nostalgie (in French)
N'Doram became something of a cult hero at
Stade de la Beaujoire
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The stadium opened for the first time on 8 May 1984, for a friendly game ...
, scoring important goals as the club's 2000th in the top division, through a
penalty
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A p ...
against
Lille OSC
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(1–0 win) or the second in a 3–2 home triumph against
Juventus F.C.
)''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback)
, founded = as Sport-Club Juventus
, ground = Juventus Stadium
, capacity = 41,507
, owner = Agnelli ...
in the
1995–96 UEFA Champions League
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semi-finals (3–4 aggregate loss).
[Japhet N’Doram: le sorcier de La Beaujoire (Japhet N’Doram: the wizard of La Beaujoire)](_blank)
; at Tchachadi (in French) In
1994–95, he netted 12 goals as ''Les
Canaris'' won their seventh national championship – the first in 12 years – bettering to a career-best 21 in the
1996–97 campaign (second-best in the competition).
Aged 31, N'Doram left Nantes and signed for fellow league side
AS Monaco FC
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, winning the
1997 Trophée des Champions, but retired at the end of
the season following a persistent injury sustained during a match against his former team.
He then joined his last club's technical staff, working as a
scout
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.
N'Doram returned to Nantes on 28 June 2005, replacing
Robert Budzynski as
director of football
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. In February 2007 he was appointed team manager, leaving his post in July as
the season ended in relegation.
Personal life
N'Doram's son,
Kévin, is also a footballer. He too played for Monaco.
Germain et N’Doram, tels pères, tels fils (Germain and N’Doram, like fathers, like sons)
Le Figaro
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, 18 May 2017 (in French)
Career statistics
Honours
Nantes Atlantique
*French Division 1
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: 1994–95
AS Monaco
*Trophée des Champions
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His ...
: 1997
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References
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1966 births
Living people
People from N'Djamena
Chadian footballers
Association football forwards
Tonnerre Yaoundé players
Ligue 1 players
FC Nantes players
AS Monaco FC players
Chad international footballers
Chadian football managers
Ligue 1 managers
FC Nantes managers
Chadian expatriate footballers
Chadian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in Cameroon
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Monaco
Expatriate football managers in France