Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a defender. Njanka played for

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 ...

at the

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and 2002 World Cups, as well as the

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. He has been capped 47 times for his country. He scored a goal against Austria in World Cup 1998, for which the commentator said he "tore through the heart of the Austrian defence", before placing the ball in the top corner of the net. Njanka previously played for

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

, CS Sedan and

FC Istres Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a com ...

in the French

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and

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. Whilst at Strasbourg Njanka played in the 2001 Coupe de France Final in which they beat

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on penalties. He had a trial with

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side

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in July 2000 playing in a pre-season match between Sunderland and KV Mechelen. He was also set to join

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in 2001 but a knee injury ended the move prematurely.

Honours

Strasbourg * Coupe de France: 2000–01 Arema Indonesia *

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: 2009–10 Cameroon *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Njanka, Pierre 1975 births Living people Men's association football defenders Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players RC Strasbourg Alsace players CS Sedan Ardennes players FC Istres players Stade Tunisien players Club Africain players Al Wehda FC players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Swiss Super League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Saudi Pro League players Arema F.C. players Persija Jakarta players Aceh United F.C. players PS Mitra Kukar players Putra Samarinda F.C. players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia