Ten days ago I had a birthday, Tomas Nokono, former goalkeeper of Cameroon.

By: Jose Alvarado ( dj malanga )

Since ten days ago, a birthday former Cameroon international goalkeeper, Tomas Nokono. Congratulations from this medium humble, all admiration and best wishes for the current goalkeeping coach Espanyol Barcelona team.

Nokono Tomas started his career in the ranks of Canon Yaoundé, where he played from 1977 to 1982. In 1979 he was honored with the award for Best African player, the first goalkeeper to get it. An award that went to get in 1982, which also qualified with his selection for the 1982 World Cup and joined RCD Spanish. In the Spanish it was the first-choice goalkeeper for eight seasons, becoming the second foreign player longest Spanish T-shirt dress. The first is currently Mauricio Pochettino.

Fans, in addition to its undeniable quality as a goalkeeper-of the world's best in his years at the club Barcelonès, remember him because he always played with long pants, because of their sense of shame, and that made stops air balls on one hand, a fact that made when he was coach Javier Clemente, this will threaten to substitution if he continued making them. In the ranks of Spanish, his talent was finally recognized worldwide and his performances in Spain were exemplary. It became unbeaten for 496 minutes.

In your selection it has been one of the icons of the "Indomitable Lions" for many years. He completed a great World Cup in Spain 82. In 1984 he was champion of the African Cup of Nations. In 1986, at 31 years old, NKono and their selection remained without going to the World Cup in Mexico as they were eliminated by Zambia in the qualifiers. However, he fought back and in 1990 reached the World Cup in Italy. At 35 years of age and NKono Cameroon team they made history. He allowed a single goal in the first two games of the World Cup and put back on top of world sport. NKono reached the quarterfinals and was satisfied with the achievement.

When everyone took for retired, Thomas, he went to the meeting of the World USA 94 as a reserve. After passing through the Spanish, he went to Sabadell and then to Hospitalet. He left Spain and played for several teams from different parts of the globe, and Bolivia (in Bolivar Peace), Brunei and Indonesia, among others, retiring at 45 years of age.

A withdrawal has come to exercise technical work, which has achieved success again at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, when Cameroon, led by N'Kono, the gold medal was. Now is the goalkeeping coach RCD Spanish. Barcelona also works with young goalkeepers, who is athletically form. The most important case is that of Didier Ovono Evang. [Citation needed]

He played 241 games in the Spanish Primera Division and played for Cameroon on 112 occasions.

The record at this point seems unbeatable in the Bolivian League, which has recalled Thomas N'kono, with 761 minutes in the 1995 season with Bolivar and follows another celestial archer, Jorge Battaglia with 697 scoreless minutes in 1984; Victor closes the podium Aragon 1989 686 minutes watching the arc of The Strongest.

5 times champion of Africa with Canon Yaoundé.

2 Glasses of Champions with Yaounde.

Champion African Cup of Nations with Cameroon 1984.

League champion Bolivian Professional Football with Bolivar in 1996 and 1997.

2 times African Player of the Year

African gold Ball in 1979 and 1982