François Omam-Biyik

François Omam-Biyik
Personal information
Full name François Omam-Biyik
Date of birth May 21, 1966 (1966-05-21) (age 45)
Place of birth Sackbayene, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Canon Yaounde ? (?)
1987–1990 Laval 81 (27)
1990–1991 Rennes 38 (14)
1991–1992 Cannes 35 (7)
1992 Marseille 1 (0)
1992–1994 Lens 53 (18)
1994–1997 Club América 75 (49)
1997 Atlético Yucatán 21 (10)
1997–1998 Sampdoria 6 (0)
1998–1999 Telamon ? (?)
1999 Puebla F.C. 12 (5)
1999–2000 Cháteauroux 17 (5)
National team
1986–1998  Cameroon 75 (45)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

François Omam-Biyik (born 21 May 1966 in Sackbayene) is a former football player from Cameroon. He also has French nationality. He was one of the most important players of the Cameroonian national team in the nineties, playing at the three World Cups in 1990, 1994 and 1998.[1] He played 63 international matches in total.

Omam-Biyik's greatest moment came when he scored the downward header that gave Cameroon an historic 1–0 win over defending world champions Argentina in the San Siro in the opening match of Italia 90. He also scored against Sweden in the first round of USA 94.

He had success with different French clubs before moving to Marseille in the summer of 1992. He only played one match, and was transferred to Lens in October 1992.[2] After a few years he continued his career in Mexico with Club America and Puebla F.C.,[3] with short stops in European clubs towards the late nineties. Omam-Biyik retired after the 1999/2000 season.

His aerial ability led to the term "Omam-Biyik" being used as a nickname for a headed goal.

In 1987 and 1991 he finished third in a run for an African Footballer of the Year award.

In 2003 he played in the Adecmac amateur soccer league in Mexico City with the team Club Deportivo Sahara, where he scored 10 goals in the season.

Currently, he lives in Colima, Mexico, where he is the head coach of the city's Second Division professional soccer team.

He is the father of Emilio Omam-Biyik and cousin of Francis Eliezer Omam, both of whom are footballers.

Contents

Playing career

Managerial career

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Francois OmamFIFA competition record
  2. ^ François Omam-Biyik French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
  3. ^ François Omam-Biyik stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

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