Pius N'Diefi

{{short description|Cameroonian footballer, coach, and sporting director (born 1975)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pius N'Diefi

| fullname = Pius Sielenu N'Diefi{{Worldfootball.net|pius-ndiefi}}{{NFT|1222|access-date=31 August 2021}}

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| height = 1.63 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|7|5}}

| birth_place = Kumba, Cameroon

| currentclub = Saint-Quentin
(Player, forward coach & sporting director)

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1992 | clubs1 = PWD Bamenda | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1993–1995 | clubs2 = Lens | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1995–1996 | clubs3 = ASOA Valence | caps3 = 37 | goals3 = 9

| years4 = 1996–2003 | clubs4 = Sedan | caps4 = 187 | goals4 = 48

| years5 = 2004–2005 | clubs5 = Al-Gharafa | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = Germinal Beerschot | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2006–2007 | clubs7 = Paris FC | caps7 = 59 | goals7 = 18

| years8 = 2007–2008 | clubs8 = Stella Club | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2008–2010 | clubs9 = JS Saint-Pierroise | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = AS Frenoy-St Quentin

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2005 | nationalteam1 = Cameroon | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| manageryears1 = 2011–2012[http://www.footmercato.net/autre-championnat/des-nouvelles-de-pius-n-diefi_68805 Des nouvelles de... Pius N’Diefi]‚ footmercato.net, 26 June 2011

| managerclubs1 = AS Frenoy-St Quentin (forward coach)

| manageryears2 = 2012–

| managerclubs2 = Saint-Quentin (forward coach)

| manageryears3 = 2016–

| managerclubs3 = Saint-Quentin (sporting director)

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Pius Sielenu N'Diefi (born 5 July 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He later worked as a forward coach and sporting director at Saint-Quentin.{{cite web |title=L'après-carrière de Pius N'Diefi, ex du RC Lens |url=https://www.lensois.com/lapres-carriere-de-pius-ndiefi-ex-du-rc-lens/ |website=lensois.com |access-date=31 August 2021 |language=fr |date=22 April 2017}}

Club career

N'Diefi learned of the death of his father the day before Germinal Beerschot was to play the second leg of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup against Olympique de Marseille. He was nevertheless part of the starting eleven for that match.

International career

N'Diefi was part of the Cameroon national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Cup of Nations,[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/cameroon/squad/newsid_1935000/1935785.stm BBC: World Cup 2002] as well as at the victorious 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations. He scored the winner in the infamous 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia, where teammate Marc-Vivien Foé died on the pitch.

Career statistics

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each N'Diefi goal.[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2000af.html 2000 MATCHES AFRICA][https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intconcup03.html Intercontinental Cup for Nations 2003][https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2001af.html 2001 MATCHES AFRICA]

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|+ List of international goals scored by Pius N'Diefi

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1rowspan="2"|11 January 2000rowspan="2"|Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Fasorowspan="2"|{{fb|BFA}}rowspan="2" align="center"|2–2rowspan="2"|Friendly
align="center"|2
align="center"|314 July 2001Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia{{fb|ZAM}}align="center"|2–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|426 June 2003Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France{{fb|COL}}align="center"|1–02003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

  • Africa Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002{{cite news |last1=Houriez |first1=Frédéric |title=Football/Coupe d'Afrique des nations : Pius N'Diefi en rugit encore de plaisir |url=https://www.aisnenouvelle.fr/art/5064/article/2017-01-13/goodurl |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=L'Aisne nouvelle |date=13 January 2017 |language=fr}}

References

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{{Cameroon Squad 2000 African Nations Cup}}

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Category:1975 births

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