Daniel Bekono | |
Full Name: | Daniel N'Dene Bekono |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1978 |
Birth Place: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1999–2002 |
Clubs1: | Canon Yaoundé |
Years2: | 2002 |
Clubs2: | DPMM FC |
Years3: | 2003 |
Clubs3: | Fovu Baham |
Years4: | 2003–2007 |
Clubs4: | Beroe Stara Zagora |
Caps4: | 57 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2008–2010 |
Clubs5: | CSKA Sofia |
Caps5: | 15 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Cameroon U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1999 |
Nationalteam2: | Cameroon |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Daniel N'Dene Bekono (born 31 May 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
In 1999, Bekono played for Canon Yaoundé before joining Fovu Baham in 2003 after a brief stint in Brunei.[1]
In 2003, he moved to Bulgarian side PFC Beroe Stara Zagora. After five years in Beroe he moved to PFC CSKA Sofia, where he was considered a regular in the starting 11 before the arrival of Ivaylo Petrov in the winter of 2009.[2] In 2006, while part of the Beroe squad, he became the first black player to captain a team in the A PFG. Daniel then (after leaving CSKA Sofia) worked as a woodcutter with his cousin in Vienna, Austria.[3]
Bekono was part of the victorious Cameroon national teams at the 2000 African Nations Cup and 2000 Summer Olympics.
Bekono has Bulgarian citizenship.[4]
CSKA Sofia
Canon Yaounde
Brunei DPMM FC
Cameroon