Marc-Vivien Foé
Foé playing for Cameroon
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marc-Vivien Foé | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 2003 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Union de Garoua | ||
| 1992–1994 | Fogape Yaoundé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| 1994–1999 | Lens | 85 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | West Ham United | 38 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Lyon | 43 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | → Manchester City (loan) | 35 | (9) |
| Total | 201 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Cameroon U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 1993–2003 | Cameroon | 62 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marc-Vivien Foé (1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003) was a Cameroonian international footballer, who played as a midfielder for both club and country. With success in France's Division 1, and stints in England in the Premier League, before his sudden death during an international competitive match, shocked the football community worldwide. He was posthumously decorated with the Commander of the National Order of Valour.
Foé was born on 1 May 1975 in Yaoundé. He started as a junior with Second Division Union Garoua. Moving to Canon Yaoundé, one of the biggest clubs in Cameroon, he won the Cameroonian Cup in 1993. Foé began representing Cameroon at under-20s when he was called up to the squad of 18 players for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia, under the management of Jean Manga-Onguéné. He played in all of their three group stage matches, scoring one goal in a 2–3 defeat to Colombia in their second match on 8 March 1993, as Cameroon were eventually eliminated from the competition after finishing third. Foé later made his senior debut against Mexico on 22 September 1993 at the Memorial Coliseum, a match which Cameroon lost 0–1.
The following year, he was included in the Cameroon squad for the 1994 World Cup, starting all three of their matches. Marred by financial and disciplinary disputes, the 1994 Cameroon squad was a shadow compared to the quarter-finals in 1990. Cameroon mustered just one point from three matches, and finished with a 6–1 defeat to Russia. However, Foé's performances prompted interest from European clubs.
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