Armand Deumi Tchani (born 12 March 1979) 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 defender. He made three FIFA-official appearances for the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Deumi started his career in his native country of Cameroon playing for UCB Douala and Kadji Sport Academy de Douala. In 1999, he transferred to Switzerland to play for FC Sion. Deumi spent three years at FC Sion and was impressive enough to earn a move to Swiss league rivals

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. He became a crucial part of the team but missed a large part of the 2003–04 season after suffering a ruptured knee ligament. After recovering from the injury, Deumi quickly reestablished himself in the

side and was considered by many to be the best defender playing in

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achieved a second-place finish and a spot in next year's

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. In June 2007, it was announced that Deumi had left

and signed a three-year deal with Gaziantepspor. In July 2010, he joined Karabükspor.

International career

Deumi came into the

team for the

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qualifier against

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

in March 2005, and made his first start in June in the victory against

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

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* * 1979 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Cameroon international footballers Association football defenders Cameroonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Turkey FC Thun players FC Sion players Gaziantepspor footballers Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Gaziantep F.K. footballers Kadji Sports Academy players Süper Lig players Swiss Super League players Footballers from Douala TFF First League players {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub