Jacques-David Embé (born November 13, 1973) is a Cameroonian former

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player who played as striker. He played in various countries throughout his career, including for

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of Portugal,

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of Greece,

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of Mexico,

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of China,

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of Peru, Chernomorets Novorossiysk of Russia and

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of the United States. He played for the

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from 1993 to 1997. Embé also played in the

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in the United States and scored in their Group B game against

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at the Rose Bowl in

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in front of over 93,000 fans.

International

International goals for Cameroon :''Score and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Official website
(archived 16 January 2017) * 1973 births Living people Footballers from Yaoundé Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Deportivo Municipal footballers FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players Russian Premier League players Tecos F.C. footballers Liga MX players C.F. Os Belenenses players Primeira Liga players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in China Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Men's association football forwards {{Cameroon-footy-forward-stub