Jacques-David Embé (born November 13, 1973) is a Cameroonian former
soccer
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player who played as
striker.
He played in various countries throughout his career, including for
Belenenses
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...
of Portugal,
Larissa
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of Greece,
Tecos UAG
Tecos Fútbol Club, simply known as Tecos, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, and associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). It competes in Liga Premier de México, Liga ...
of Mexico,
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Shenhua plays its home matches at the Shanghai Stadium, located within Xuhui District.
The owner of Shanghai Shenhua is ...
of China,
Deportivo Municipal
Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their succ ...
of Peru,
Chernomorets Novorossiysk of Russia and
New England Revolution
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of the United States.
He played 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 ...
from 1993 to 1997. Embé also played in the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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in the United States and scored in their Group B game against
Sweden
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at the
Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, California
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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)
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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
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