Paul Alo'o Efoulou (born 12 November 1983) is a Cameroonian former professional

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manager and former player. He played as a striker.

Club career

In the 2008–09 season Alo'o scored 12 goals and gave 12 assists in 35

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appearances for

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. He was voted the league's best of player of the season. From 2013 Alo'o played in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He joined

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side

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in August 2017.

International career

Alo'o made his debut for the Cameroon national team on 28 March 2009 against

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in a qualifier for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He also played in three other qualifying matches for the same competition and the

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in Angola, but was not included in Paul Le Guen's 23-man squad for the

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Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2018-19 season, Alo'o was hired as assistant coach at CSO Amnéville. He left the position at the end of the year. In May 2020, Alo'o was appointed manager of FC Lunéville's reserve team, which was playing in the Régional 3. In May 2021, Alo'o was hired by US Raon-l'Étape as a forward coach for the clubs Régional 3 team (reserves) and manager of the futsal section. In July 2022, he was announced as the clubs new reserve manager.PAUL ALO'O EFOULOU NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DE LA RÉSERVE
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Honours

Individual *

player of the season: 2008–09

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