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Joël Epalle

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Joël Dieudonné Martin Epalle Newaka (born 20 February 1978) is a Cameroonian football manager and former player who manages Val d'Europe FC. He mainly played as a right midfielder, but throughout his career he also played as a second striker, more noticeably during his first spell at Iraklis. He was born in Matomb, Cameroon and played youth football in Cameroonian club Union Douala, the team for which he made his senior debut. After his spell in Cameroon, in 1998, he moved to Greece where he played football for several clubs, including Ethnikos, Panachaiki, Aris, Panathinaikos and Iraklis in a time span of 9+1⁄2 years. Subsequently, in January 2007, he moved to Bundesliga outfit VfL Bochum where he played for 3+1⁄2 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joël Epalle is the 9,642nd most popular soccer player (down from 9,489th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Cameroon (up from 79th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joël Epalle ranks 9,642 out of 21,273Before him are Salomon Olembé, Salif Diao, Wolnei Caio, Milan Kerbr, Benito Carbone, and Salif Sané. After him are Sinan Bolat, Tomislav Dujmović, Jordy Clasie, José Ángel Crespo, Dieter Eckstein, and Masayuki Mita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Joël Epalle ranks 606Before him are Megumi Toyoguchi, Elina Danielian, Shawn Marion, Antonietta Di Martino, Kimberly Goss, and Chen Dong. After him are Carl Barât, Jang Sung-ho, Antonio Margarito, Chris Stapleton, Darius Songaila, and Stereo Mike.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Joël Epalle ranks 75 out of 156Before him are Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), Alioum Boukar (1972), Raymond Kalla (1975), Georges Mandjeck (1988), Salomon Olembé (1980), and Léonora Miano (1973). After him are Patrice Abanda (1978), Fabrice Ondoa (1995), Léonard Kweuke (1987), Pascal Siakam (1994), Landry N'Guémo (1985), and David Embé (1973).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Joël Epalle ranks 52Before him are Émile Mbouh (1966), Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), Alioum Boukar (1972), Raymond Kalla (1975), Georges Mandjeck (1988), and Salomon Olembé (1980). After him are Patrice Abanda (1978), Fabrice Ondoa (1995), Léonard Kweuke (1987), Landry N'Guémo (1985), David Embé (1973), and Jean-Pierre Nsame (1993).