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| Date of birth | (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (age 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sackbayene, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cameroon (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Canon Yaoundé | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Laval | 81 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Rennes | 38 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Cannes | 35 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Marseille | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Lens | 53 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | América | 75 | (49) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Atlético Yucatán | 21 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Sampdoria | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Atlante[citation needed] | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Puebla | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Cháteauroux | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1998 | Cameroon | 74 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | EGC Touvent Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Palmeros | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Real Colima | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Saint-Christophe Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | EGC Touvent Châteauroux | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Cameroon (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Gomido | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | US Bitam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Cameroon (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
François Omam-Biyik (born 21 May 1966) is a Cameroonianfootball manager and former player who works as assistant manager ofCameroon.
Aforward, he was one of the most important players of theCameroon national team in the nineties, playing at the threeWorld Cups in1990,1994 and1998.[1] He played 73 international matches in total.
Omam-Biyik started out as a goalkeeper, and later a defender, before converting into a striker at the age of 16.[2]
Omam-Biyik had success with different French clubs before moving toMarseille in the summer of 1992. He only played one match, and was transferred toLens in October 1992.[3] After a few years he continued his career in Mexico withClub América andPuebla F.C.,[4] with short stops in European clubs towards the late nineties. Omam-Biyik retired after the 1999–2000 season.[5]
In 1987 and 1991 he finished third in a run for anAfrican Footballer of the Year award.[5]
In 2003, he played in the Adecmac amateur soccer league inMexico City with Club Deportivo Sahara, where he scored 10 goals in the season.
Omam-Biyik's greatest moment came when he scored the downward header that gave Cameroon a historic 1–0 win over defending world championsArgentina in theSan Siro in the opening match of the1990 World Cup.[5][6][7] He and his brotherAndré helped Cameroon to the quarter-finals.[8]
He also scored againstSweden in the first round of the1994 World Cup.[9]
He was called up to1998 World Cup, which was his third.[10]
Omam-Biyik scored a total of 26 goals in 73 appearances.[11] He is Cameroon's record World Cup player, with 11 matches in three tournaments.
Omam-Biyik's aerial ability led to the term "Omam-Biyik" being used as a nickname for a headed goal.[5] While he took part in high jumping at school, he says he was "born" with his heading ability.[2]
Following his retirement Omam-Biyik moved toColima,Mexico, where he was the head coach of the city's Second Division professional soccer team.
Omam-Biyik was appointed assistant coach of the Indomitable Lions (Cameroon football team) for a two-year tenure, with SpaniardJavier Clemente as head coach.
Omam-Biyik became the head coach of Togolese sideGomido FC in May 2013.[12] He pledged to help rebuild the first team but worked with the club for just two months.
On 20 July 2013, Omam-Biyik was signed to coach Gabonese championsUnion Sportive de Bitam, replacing his compatriotThomas Libiih.[13]
At the end of September 2019, Omam-Biyik was appointed assistant manager under newly hired managerToni Conceição forCameroon.[14]
He is the father of Emilio Omam-Biyik and cousin ofFrancis Eliezer Omam, both of whom are footballers. François' older brother,André,[8][15] and André's sons,Jean-Armel,[16] andEnzo,[17] are also footballers.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1985 | 10 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 16 | 7 | |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 77 | 27 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 15 September 1985 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium,Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [19] |
| 2 | 4 October 1985 | King Fahd International Stadium,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | [20] |
| 3 | 11 December 1986 | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Chad | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1986 UDEAC Cup | [21] |
| 4 | 19 December 1986 | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | Chad | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1986 UDEAC Cup | [22] |
| 5 | 29 March 1987 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Uganda | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification | [23] |
| 6 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 7 | 11 April 1987 | Nakivubo Stadium,Kampala, Uganda | Uganda | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification | [24] |
| 8 | 20 April 1987 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat,Brazzaville, Congo |  Gabon | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1987 Central African Games | [25] |
| 9 | 27 April 1987 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Congo | – | 3–0 | 1987 Central African Games | [26] |
| 10 | 5 July 1987 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Sudan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification | [27] |
| 11 | 14 November 1987 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Ghana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | [28] |
| 12 | 22 January 1989 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Gabon | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [29] |
| 13 | 25 June 1989 | Estádio da Cidadela,Luanda, Angola |  Angola | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [30] |
| 14 | 27 August 1989 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [31] |
| 15 | 19 November 1989 | El Menzah Stadium,Tunis, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [32] |
| 16 | 8 June 1990 | San Siro,Milan, Italy |  Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup | [33] |
| 17 | 28 April 1991 | Stade Modibo Kéïta,Bamako, Mali |  Mali | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification | [34] |
| 18 | 28 July 1991 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification | [35] |
| 19 | 16 January 1992 | Stade de l'Amitié,Dakar, Senegal |  Zaire | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1992 African Cup of Nations | [36] |
| 20 | 10 October 1993 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | [37] |
| 21 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 22 | 19 June 1994 | Rose Bowl,Pasadena, United States |  Sweden | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup | [38] |
| 23 | 18 January 1996 | FNB Stadium,Johannesburg, South Africa |  Egypt | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1996 African Cup of Nations | [39] |
| 24 | 24 January 1996 | Kings Park Stadium,Durban, South Africa | Angola | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1996 African Cup of Nations | [40] |
| 25 | 31 May 1998 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [41] |
| 26 | 5 June 1998 | Parken Stadium,Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [42] |
| 27 | 2–0 |
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