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| Full name | Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1975-03-15)15 March 1975 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Tigre Douala | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Rail Douala | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Olympic Mvolyé | 87 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Strasbourg | 54 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Strasbourg B | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Sedan | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Istres | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Stade Tunisien | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Club Africain | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Wehda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Persija Jakarta | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Arema Indonesia | 38 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Aceh United | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mitra Kukar | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Persisam Putra Samarinda | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2004 | Cameroon | 47 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. Njanka played forCameroon at the1998 and2002 World Cups and the2004 African Nations Cup. He was capped 47 times for his country. He scored a goal against Austria in the 1998 World Cup, for which the commentator said he "tore through the heart of the Austrian defence" before placing the ball in the top corner of the net.
Njanka previously played forRC Strasbourg,CS Sedan andFC Istres in the FrenchLigue 1 andLigue 2.[1] While at Strasbourg, Njanka played in the2001 Coupe de France Final, in which they beatAmiens SC on penalties.[2] He had a trial withEnglish Premier League sideSunderland in July 2000, playing in a pre-season match between Sunderland andKV Mechelen.[3] He was also set to joinPortsmouth in 2001, but a knee injury ended the move prematurely.[4][5]
Strasbourg
Arema Indonesia
Cameroon
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