Samuel Ipoua
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Samuel Ipoua Hamben (born 1 March 1973) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He played for several European clubs, including Nice (France), Torino (Italy), Rapid Wien (Austria), Toulouse (France), Mainz 05, 1860 Munich and LR Ahlen in Germany. At the local level, he played for Union de Douala (Cameroon).[1][2]
He played for the Cameroon national football team and played in two of their three group stage matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[3] Ipoua was also a member of the Cameroon squad for the 1998 African Cup of Nations, featuring in two matches, including their quarter-final defeat to DR Congo.[4]
His brother Guy Ipoua was also a footballer and spent most of his career playing in England.
In 2001 he went on trial at Everton, starting in a friendly against Yeovil Town but was not signed by the club.[5] In July 2005, he also had a failed trial with Grimsby Town.
After his playing career Ipoua worked with the French blind football national team and managed at Toulouse Rodéo FC.[2]
Personal life
Samuel Ipoua holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.[6]
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- Cameroon men's international footballers
- Torino FC players
- OGC Nice players
- Toulouse FC players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Rot Weiss Ahlen players
- Serie B players
- Ligue 1 players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century French sportsmen
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