Joseph-Antoine Bell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph-Antoine Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Mouandé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1981 | Union Douala | ||
| 1981–1983 | Africa Sports | ||
| 1983–1985 | Al-Mokawloon al-Arab | ||
| 1985–1988 | Marseille | 109 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Toulon | 31 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Bordeaux | 75 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Saint-Étienne | 99 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1994 | Cameroon | 52 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joseph-Antoine Bell, sometimes referred to as JoJo Bell (born 8 October 1954) is a former Cameroonian international football goalkeeper. In a 20-year career, he played in his native Cameroon as well as in Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt before moving to France, where he played for several top-level clubs including Marseille, Bordeaux and eventually ending his playing career with Saint-Étienne. He represented the national team in three World Cups (1982, 1990, 1994), the 1984 Summer Olympics and several African Cup of Nations.
Bell was born in Mouandé. He started his career in Eclair Douale then Oryx Douala and Prisons Buea beforeUnion Douala in Cameroon, where he spent the years 1975 to 1981. He then moved to Africa Sports National, staying there for two seasons. From 1983 to 1985 he played for Al-Mokawloon al-Arab in Egypt.
By the time he went to France to play, he was already 31 years old. He played from Olympique de Marseille from 1985 to 1988, playing 36, 38, and 35 league matches in each of his three seasons there. He then spent one season at Sporting Toulon Var, playing 31 matches. Two years at FC Girondins de Bordeaux followed, where he played 38 matches in 1989–90 and 37 matches in 1990–91. He ended his playing career with AS Saint-Étienne, where he played 35 matches in 1991–92 and 38 matches in 1992–93, but only 26 matches in 1993–94.
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