Samuel Eto'o Biography

Samuel Eto'o is a Cameroun football player. It is at the moment front center of the FC Barcelona and the selection of Cameroun, and has been awarded with the prize “African Soccer player of the year” of years 2003, 2004 and 2005, being the only player in it to have obtained in three occasions.
His history in the clubs
Its race in an equipment of its country began, the UCB Douala and in 1996 fichó by Real Madrid B. After descending with the white branch to Second Division B in his first season, the club decided to yield the Sport Club to him Leganés.
The following year it returns to Real Madrid. With this equipment Real Madrid makes debut in the first Spanish division the 5 of December of 1998 in Spanish party RCD 0 - 0. Although to half of season march in quality of yielded to the Spanish RCD, that is the only party of league that would dispute to Eto'o that season, since in the Spanish RCD it would only dispute friendly parties. In spite of everything, that Eto'o season was able to proclaim champion of the Intercontinental Glass with Real Madrid.
In 1999 it returned to Real Madrid, where almost it did not have opportunities to play. To half of season it decided to go away to the rows of the Real Majorca. With this Eto'o equipment it begins to play and to occur to know in Spanish football. Every time played more starting off until, finally, a hollow in the eleven became initial of its club.
She was the author of two of the three goals of the Real Majorca in the end of the Glass of the King of the season 2002-2003, in which the Majorca defeated by three to zero to the Recreational one of Huelva. It dedicated to the goals and the title to him to the Cameroun Marc-Vivien Foé, intimate friend and companion of selection, deceased tragically 48 hours before the end of Glass, when the Glass played in Paris Confederations.
Eto'o thus remained in the Real Majorca five seasons disputing 133 parties of league, in which it marked 54 goals, becoming the maximum goleador of the history of the Real Majorca in league. With the Majorca also it disputed Liga de Campeones (although already it had made debut with Real Madrid), and its two goals in the competition, also it is the maximum goleador of the Majorca in League of Champions. All it served to him to be named African football player of the year in 2003, for the first time.
In 2004, being object of desire of several clubs, among them Valencia CF, the Chelsea or Real Madrid, decided to file by the FC Barcelona. That season was the titular forward of its new equipment. A goal his, the goal of the tie (minute 60), marked the 14 of May of the 2005 in the party East 1 - 1 FC Barcelona meant the title of champion of Spanish Liga of football for the FC Barcelona. According to the official data of the LFP it was the maximum goleador of the league in season 04-05 with 24 goals, next to the Uruguayan Diego Forlán, but the Pichichi trophy was adjudged in solitaire to the player of Villarreal CF, since the daily Mark, organizer of the prize, did not enter one of the goals of Eto'o. Also it returned to be named better player of Africa for the second time, in front of the native from Ivory Coast Didier Drogba.
It obtained the European Bronze Boot in season 2004-2005 with his 24 goals, one less than Diego Forlán and Thierry Henry and in season 2005-2006 with 26 goals, behind Luca Toni with 31 and Thierry Henry with 27.
In 2005 Eto'o champion of Supercopa of Spain proclaimed itself. The 20 of December of that same year were chosen by the FIFA like third better player of the year, behind Lampard, second, and of their teammate Ronaldinho. In addition it was including in the “Ideal Equipment of the for the second time consecutive FIFA”. And by third consecutive time, it was crowned like the best African player of year 2005, becoming the player who in more occasions has received the prize.
In February of 2006, in the Real party Zaragoza - FC Barcelona of the Spanish league, threatened retire of the game land to listen to simiescos racist shouts, in reference to his African origin, but she could be calmed by his companions, trainer and be colegiado so that she continued disputing the party. This incident returned to him to place to him of numerous discussions in center, after to have escupido to a rival and being alluded to controversialally by the trainer Javier Clemente (“those who escupen are those that lowers of the tree”). During season 2005-06 it was able to raise itself with the trophy of maximum producer of Spanish Liga with 26 so many, thus helping to that Barcelona obtained its second consecutive liguero championship. That season also raised with Liga de Campeones before Arsenal FC, in a party in which it managed to mark the goal that gave the momentary tie to Barcelona. It was named by the UEFA like the best player of the end, disputed in the Stade de France of Paris, and like the best forward of the competition, in front of his Ronaldinho companion, and of the Thierry French Henry.
In season 2006-07, in a party of League of Champions as opposed to the Werder Bremen, it underwent a breakage of menisco in his right knee, his more serious injury until the moment. The doctors of the FC Barcelona considered their recovery in about five months, thus losing great part of the season, when to pains a month of her had been disputed.
The terms of five months were fulfilled, and finally it could reincorporar itself to the equipment in the month of February, to face the final straight line of the season.
National selection
He has been international with the Selection of football of Cameroun in 60 occasions. Its debut as international Cameroun took place the 9 of March of 1997 in the party Costa Rica 5 - 0.
Eto'o runner-up of the Glass Confederaciones 2003 has twice conquered the African Glass of Nations and had left. It has marked a total of 28 goals with his selection.
Participation in World Cup
He has been international with the Selection of football of Cameroun in 60 occasions. Its debut as international Cameroun took place the 9 of March of 1997 in the party Costa Rica 5 - 0.
Eto'o runner-up of the Glass Confederaciones 2003 has twice conquered the African Glass of Nations and had left. It has marked a total of 28 goals with his selection.
Participation in Glasses of the World [to publish] has participated with the Selection of football of Cameroun in the World-wide Glass of football of France of 1998 disputing an encounter against Italy in which Eto'o was substitute.
It has also participated in the World-wide Glass of football of Korea and Japan of 2002 disputing three encounter against Ireland, Saudi Arabia and Germany.
Eto'o was holder in all the parties of that World-wide one and marked a goal against Saudi Arabia.
Clubs
UCB Douala - (Cameroon) 1995 - 1996
Real Madrid Castilla - (Spain) 1996 - 1997
Club Deportivo Leganés - (Spain) 1997 - 1998
Real Madrid - (Spain) 1998
RCD Espanyol - (Spain) 1999
Real Madrid - (Spain) 1999
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca - (Spain) 2000 - 2004
FC Barcelona - (Spain) 2004 - At the moment

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