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My Take
Jacques Songo'o earns my admiration for mastering the loneliest job on the pitch. A Cameroonian keeper who built a long career in France and Spain, anchoring Deportivo de La Coruña through their 1999-2000 La Liga title, he was the last line of defense when the spotlight always favors the scorers. What moves me most is the full circle: from African talent climbing to the European summit, he now serves as goalkeeping coach for Cameroon's national team, passing the craft back to the next generation. That arc, ascent abroad and then service to home, is the kind of life story I deeply respect. A genuinely admirable man.
Overview
Jacques Celestin Songo'o (born 17 March 1964) is a Cameroonian former professional football goalkeeper who is the current goalkeeping coach of the Cameroon national team. He spent the vast majority of his professional career in France and Spain, most notably with Deportivo de La Coruña, appearing in more than 200 official games over the course of six seasons and winning the 1999–2000 La Liga.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jacques Songo'o
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・ソンゴォ
- Reading
- じゃっく・そんごぉ
- Born
- March 17, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Sackbayémé, Littoral, Cameroon
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Cameroon →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.