Jean Ondoa
{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{out of date|part=career information|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jean Ondoa
| image =
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| fullname = Jean Chrisostome Mekongo Ondoa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|3|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Douala, Cameroon
| height = {{Height|m=1.85}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = A.S. Lea F.C. di Yaounde
| youthyears2 = 2000–2001
| youthclubs2 = Sampdoria
| years1 = 2001
| clubs1 = Sampdoria
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2002–2003
| clubs2 = Cremonese
| caps2 = 20+
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2004
| clubs3 = Bellinzona
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2004–2005
| clubs4 = Naftex Burgas
| caps4 = ?
| goals4 = ?
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Jean Chrisostome Mekongo Ondoa (born 21 March 1983 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian footballer.
Biography
Ondoa started his European career at Sampdoria. In February 2001, along with Thomas Job and Francis Zé, he was investigated by the FIGC for using false documents in order to be treated as a European Union citizen.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2001/febbraio/03/Recoba_sara_interrogato_poi_partira_ga_0_010203411.shtml|title=Recoba sarà interrogato, poi partirà|date=2001-02-03|accessdate=2010-06-07|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/1153268.stm|title=Sampdoria's Africans in passport probe|date=4 February 2001|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-10-31}} The investigation found that he had used a fake French identity card to enter Italy and a fake Portuguese passport to finish the player registration, which was directed by his agent. In July 2001, all three were banned for 6 months.{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=93c5f996-dbc5-446d-b99f-eb768810f14b&groupId=10192 |title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 507 |date=27 June 2001 |accessdate=2 September 2011 |work=Commissione Disciplinare, Lega Calcio |language=Italian }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/players-banned-over-false-passport-scandal-675847.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Players banned over false passport scandal | first=Frances | last=Kennedy | date=28 June 2001 | accessdate=25 May 2010}} In February 2002, he was loaned to Cremonese along with Zé.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2002/febbraio/01/Negri_tenta_altra_strada_ga_0_020201463.shtml|title=Negri tenta un' altra strada|date=2002-02-01|accessdate=2010-06-07|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian}} In the 2002-03, season he remained at Cremonese and Job joined him on loan. Ondoa remained at Cremonese at the start of 2003-04 season.
In the middle of the 2003-04 season, he joined the Swiss Challenge League side (from the Italian speaking region) Bellinzona, playing his first match for them in round 17, losing 2-3 to Chiasso. During the 2004-05 season, he joined Naftex Burgas.
References
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External links
- [http://www2.top11.ch/action.lasso?-search&-token=A.top11.2777&-database=Top11LN&-layout=lasso&-response=search/joueur.html&-op=eq&ID=2777 Swiss Football league Profile] {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.lega-calcio.it/it/Archivio-Storico/Statistiche-stagione-giocatore.page?id=69938&stag=1135 Profile at Lega Calcio] {{in lang|it}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.pfcnaftex.bg/bg/team_player.php?pid=22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210043433/http://www.pfcnaftex.bg/bg/team_player.php?pid=22 |title=Club Profile |language=Bulgarian |accessdate=2010-06-07 |archivedate=2005-02-10 |work=Naftex Burgas |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Cameroonian men's footballers
Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Category:AC Bellinzona players
Category:PFC Naftex Burgas players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria