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Marc-Vivien Foé

1975 - 2003

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Marc-Vivien Foé (1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003) was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder. Having initially played for Canon Yaoundé, Foé went on to play professionally in Ligue 1 and the Premier League with Lens, West Ham United, Lyon and Manchester City. On 26 June 2003, Foé died suddenly during an international match for Cameroon, an event which shocked the football community worldwide. The death was later ruled to be due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marc-Vivien Foé is the 1,375th most popular soccer player (down from 1,233rd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 11th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 1,375 out of 21,273. Before him are José Antonio Reyes, Péter Palotás, Matías González, José Gonzalvo, Pál Titkos, and Memphis Depay. After him are Juan Bautista Agüero, Enrico Chiesa, Kim Jong-hun, Seydou Keita, Richard Herrmann, and Gerrie Mühren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 61. Before him are David Harbour, Suriya, Albin Kurti, Lita, Daron Malakian, and Ziad Jarrah. After him are Vladimir Kramnik, David Leitch, José Manuel Pinto, Terence Tao, Joey Jordison, and Mayim Bialik. Among people deceased in 2003, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 145. Before him are Alejandro de Tomaso, Robert Stack, Khieu Ponnary, Robert Brown, Guido Crepax, and Kerim Kerimov. After him are Henryk Jabłoński, Howard Fast, Hope Lange, Leon Uris, Selahattin Ülkümen, and Nello Pagani.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 12 out of 156. Before him are Issa Hayatou (1946), Manu Dibango (1933), Philémon Yang (1947), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), and Patrick M'Boma (1970). After him are Joseph Ngute (1954), Emerson (null), Geremi (1978), Christian Tumi (1930), Achille Mbembe (1957), and Emmanuel Kundé (1956).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Marc-Vivien Foé ranks 6. Before him are Roger Milla (1952), Samuel Eto'o (1981), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), and Patrick M'Boma (1970). After him are Geremi (1978), Emmanuel Kundé (1956), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), Rigobert Song (1976), and Lauren (1977).

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