Eugène N'Jo Léa

Eugène N'Jo Léa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-07-15)15 July 1931
Place of birth	Batuchi, Cameroon
Date of death	23 October 2006(2006-10-23) (aged 75)
Place of death	Douala, Cameroon
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1959	Saint-Étienne	101	(70)
1959–1961	Lyon	50	(21)
1961–1962	Racing Paris	2	(0)
Total		153	(91)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugène N'Jo Léa (15 July 1931 – 23 October 2006) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played in France with Saint-Étienne, Lyon and Racing Paris.^[1]

Personal life

His son is fellow player William N'Jo Léa.^[2]

With Just Fontaine he founded the National Union of Professional Football Players in 1961.^[3]

References

1. FootballDatabase.eu profile
2. (in French) ASSE-Live profile
3. (in French) Eugene N'Jo Lea, l'enchanteur nonchalant Archived 4 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine