Benjamin Massing
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Benjamin Roger Massing (20 June 1962 – 9 December 2017) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a central defender for Diamant Yaoundé, Créteil in France, and Olympic Mvolyé. At international level, he played for the Cameroon national team which he represented at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Career
Diamant Yaoundé
Massing started his professional career with Diamant Yaoundé, a Cameroonian football club based in the country's capital, and finished the 1986–1987 football season with the team.
US Créteil
In the 1987–88 season, Massing signed for French club US Créteil[1] from where he was picked up for Cameroon's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[2] Massing was sent off in the opening game for a foul on Argentina's Claudio Caniggia, in a 1–0 shock win for Cameroon.[3][4]
Massing also appeared in the quarter-final loss to England (2–3) where he was booked, conceding a penalty for committing a foul on Gary Lineker.[5]
Massing earned 21 international caps and also took part in three Africa Cup of Nations, including the 1992 edition while playing for Olympic Mvolyé between 1992 and 1993.[6]
Death
On 9 December 2017, Massing died in Edéa, Cameroon at the age of 55.[7][8][9]
References
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External links
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- Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Cameroon stats at 11V11
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- 1962 births
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- Sportspeople from Littoral Region (Cameroon)
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Diamant Yaoundé players
- Olympic Mvolyé players
- Ligue 2 players
- US Créteil-Lusitanos players
- Cameroon men's international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1988 African Cup of Nations players
- 1990 African Cup of Nations players
- 1992 African Cup of Nations players
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France