Patrick Suffo

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Patrick Suffo
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Gold	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

Patrick Suffo (born January 17, 1978 in Ebolowa, Cameroon) is a football striker who plays for Israeli Premier League outfit Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. As of October 2005 he has played 47 international matches for the Cameroon national team, won the gold medal for football at the 2000 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

He has played in France, England, Spain and the U.A.E. before joining Norwegian team Odd Grenland in 2005. His form immediately helped Odd Grenland climb away from the relegation zone. In October of that year he was supposed to sign a contract with rivals, Vålerenga, but he didn't. During February 2006 he signed a short-term contract with Israeli team Maccabi Petah-Tikva. Suffo has been offered a contract deal from Hyundai A-League side Queensland Roar.

His career has been littered with disciplinary problems, whilst at French club Nantes he was banned from playing for eight months for lashing out at a referee.

At Sheffield United he was told that he had no future with them after his part in a 21 man mass brawl during the First Division game dubbed as the 'Battle of Bramall Lane' against West Brom on March 18.

This game had to be abandoned as Sheffield United were reduced to six players due to three red cards and two injuries. Suffo was one of the three who were sent off as he head-butted one of the opposition players.

Suffo was packed off to Spanish Second Division side Numancia on loan for the remainder of the season.

[edit] Playing career

1997/98 - FC Nantes (4/0)
1998/99 - FC Nantes (21/4)
1999/00 - FC Nantes (5/0)
2000/01 - Sheffield United (16/1)
2001/02 - Sheffield United (20/4)
2001/02 - CD Numancia (5/2)
2003/04 - Coventry City (27/7)
2004/05 - Coventry City (21/3)
2005 - Odd Grenland (12/4)
2006 - Maccabi Petah Tikva FC

[edit] External references

(Dutch) Voetbal International

	Cameroon squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Boukar \| 2 Tchato \| 3 Wome \| 4 Song \| 5 Kalla \| 6 Njanka \| 7 Ndo \| 8 Geremi \| 9 Eto'o \| 10 Mboma \| 11 Ndiefi \| 12 Lauren \| 13 Mettomo \| 14 Epalle \| 15 Alnoudji \| 16 Songo'o \| 17 Foé \| 18 Suffo \| 19 Djemba‑Djemba \| 20 Olembé \| 21 Job \| 22 Kameni \| 23 Ngom Kome \| Coach: Schäfer