 N'Kono training with Espanyol (GK coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 July 1956[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dizangue, Cameroon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Éclair Douala | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Canon Yaoundé | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Tonnerre Yaoundé | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1982 | Canon Yaoundé | 102 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1990 | Español | 272 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Sabadell | 70 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Hospitalet | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Club Bolívar | 92 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 556 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1994 | Cameroon | 63 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas N'Kono (born 20 July 1956) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer. One of the greatest goalkeepers from the continent of Africa, he was mainly associated with Espanyol, whom he represented for almost a decade playing more than 300 official matches.[2]
N'Kono appeared for the Cameroon national team in three World Cups, and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
- ^ a b c Thomas N'Kono at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Tommy N'KONO" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.