Paul Alo'o Efoulou (born 12 November 1983) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a striker and manager.

International career

Paul Alo'o made his debut for the Cameroon national team on 28 March 2009 against

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in a

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for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He also played in three other qualifying matches for the same competition and the

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in Angola, but was not included in

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's 23-man squad for the

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Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2018-19 season, Alo'o was hired as assistant coach at

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. He left the position at the end of the year. In May 2020, Alo'o was appointed manager of FC Lunéville's reserve team, which was playing in the Régional 3. In May 2021, Alo'o was hired by

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as a forward coach for the clubs Régional 3 team (reserves) and manager of the futsal section. In July 2022, he was announced as the clubs new reserve manager.PAUL ALO'O EFOULOU NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DE LA RÉSERVE
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