Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alain Sylvain Amougou | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Yaounde, Cameroon | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1999 | SS Saint-Louisienne | ||
1999–2002 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | ||
2002 | Metalist Kharkiv | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alain Sylvain Amougou (Ukrainian: Ален Сільвен Амугу born 6 September 1973 in Yaounde, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian retired professional footballer.
Career
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Recruited by Mamelodi Sundowns of the South African Premier Division for 1999/00, Amougou racked 15 goals that season, showing the ability of his left foot but his next two years at Chloorkop were plagued by injuries and other problems.[1]
Speculation about him being arrested abated when he was called to front the Sundowns' attack in the first round of the 2000 CAF Champions League.[2]
Ukraine
[edit]Reinforcing Metalist Kharkiv of the Ukrainian Premier League in 2002, the first African to be in the club,[3] the Cameroonian racked 4 league and 1 cup outing there, debuting on 27 July in a 1–1 tie with Obolon[4] before being released by the end 2002.[5] Two reasons for his release are that he did not lineup to expectations and that he did not like the Ukrainian environment.[4]
Sweden
[edit]Set to complete a move to IFK Norrköping of the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2002,[6] Peking rejected the forward, causing him to return home.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Best Foreign Striker - Alain Amougou Kick Off
- ^ Hitman to face Defence despite rumours Cape Argus
- ^ Камерунец в "Металлисте" Atn.ua
- ^ a b Львы-первопроходцы Football.ua
- ^ Вернутся явно не все... Terrikon.com
- ^ Ännu ett nyförvärv på gång? Svenskafans.com
- ^ Ingen Amougou i IFK Svenskafans.com