Jacques Songo’o

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jacques Songo'o
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 17, 1964(1964-03-17)
Age	60
Birthplace	Sackbayene
Country	Cameroon
Birth City	Sackbayene
Horoscope	Pisces

Jacques Songo'o Biography

Jacques Songo'o is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on March 17, 1964 in Sackbayene, Sackbayene, Cameroon. Jacques Celestin Songo’o (born 17 March 1964) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current goalkeeper coach of Cameroon.

Songo’o represented the Cameroon national team in four World Cups, being first-choice in 1998.

After retiring in 2004, Songo’o was hired as the national team’s goalkeeper coach. He left the position in 2006, returning four years later as a replacement for Thomas N’Kono.

In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Songo’o was part of Paul Le Guen’s coaching staff. After the tournament, which ended in the group stage, he led Cameroon to a 3–0 victory over Poland on an interim basis, the nation’s first win in ten competitive games.

Songo’o was born in Sackbayeme, in the Yaoundé suburbs. After first establishing himself as a professional in France, with Ligue 1 club FC Metz, he was voted Best African Goalkeeper in 1996, then arguably lived his most successful period at Spain’s Deportivo de La Coruña.

Jacques Songo'o Net Worth

Jacques Songo'o is one of the richest Association Football Player from Cameroon. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jacques Songo'o 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Songo’o featured for Cameroon in every FIFA World Cup from 1990 to 2002, although only as first-choice in 1998. He was also a member of the squad that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

With the Galicians, Songo’o won the 1996–97 edition of the Ricardo Zamora Trophy (awarded to the best goalkeeper of the season), and was his side’s undisputed starter in his first four years, which ended with a first-ever title in La Liga. When Depor bought José Francisco Molina in 2000, he soon lost his place and was eventually transferred to old team Metz; on 13 February of that year, from a corner kick, he was supposed to have scored his first career goal, but it was wrongfully disallowed in a 0–1 away loss against CD Numancia.

He spent the vast majority of his professional career in France and Spain, most notably with Deportivo de La Coruña, appearing in more than 200 official games over the course of six seasons and winning the 1999–2000 La Liga.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Jacques Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cameroon. Jacques Songo'o celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.