Charles Léa Eyoum (born 16 January 1951) is a Cameroonian retired professional

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player and manager. A forward, he competed for the

Cameroon national football team The Cameroon national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe du Cameroun de football''), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: ''les lions indomptables''), represents Cameroon in men's international Association football, footb ...

at the 1972 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

Born in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...

, Léa began playing football as a center forward with local side Aigle Nkongsamba. Soon after, he joined Diamant Yaoundé and Canon Yaoundé. He won the 1971 Cameroonian Cup with Diamant Yaoundé and the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs title with Canon. Léa made 52 appearances for the

from 1969 to 1972. In 2006, Léa was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Léa became a football manager. He received a coaching license in France and began as a player-manager with D3 side Villemomble Sports in 1978. Next, he returned to Cameroon where he would lead local clubs AS Babimbi, Léopards Douala, Dynamo Douala and Union Douala.

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at Stade-Rennais-Online 1951 births Living people Footballers from Douala Men's association football forwards Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 1972 African Cup of Nations players Diamant Yaoundé players Canon Yaoundé players Toulouse FC players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Stade Rennais FC players Amicale de Lucé players Stade Malherbe Caen players Villemomble Sports players Ligue 1 players Cameroonian football managers Expatriate men's footballers in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France CAF Champions League–winning players {{Cameroon-footy-bio-stub