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Pierre Njanka

1975 - Today

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Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups and the 2004 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Njanka is the 8,472nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,717th in 2024), the 63rd most popular biography from Cameroon and the 42nd most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pierre Njanka ranks 8,472 out of 21,273. Before him are Teruyoshi Ito, Vladimir Bigorra, Zvonimir Vukić, Dame N'Doye, Hiroki Azuma, and Marcos Leonardo. After him are Gao Hongbo, Modeste M'bami, Shaka Hislop, Fumiya Suzuki, Aleix García, and Konstantin Vassiljev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Pierre Njanka ranks 501. Before him are Thomas Brdarić, Valérien Ismaël, Amara, Gentleman, Ekaterina Dafovska, and Richard Morales. After him are Ricardo Garcia, Lura, Kornél Mundruczó, Sutton Foster, Norberto Fontana, and Scott Chipperfield.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Pierre Njanka ranks 63 out of 156. Before him are Sofoklis Schortsanitis (1985), André Kana-Biyik (1965), Nicolas Nkoulou (1990), Calixthe Beyala (1961), Angèle Etoundi Essamba (null), and Timothée Atouba (1982). After him are Modeste M'bami (1982), Aurélien Chedjou (1985), Alphonse Tchami (1971), Joel Embiid (1994), Émile Mbouh (1966), and Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Pierre Njanka ranks 42. Before him are Eric Djemba-Djemba (1981), Stéphane Mbia (1986), Souleymanou Hamidou (1973), André Kana-Biyik (1965), Nicolas Nkoulou (1990), and Timothée Atouba (1982). After him are Modeste M'bami (1982), Aurélien Chedjou (1985), Alphonse Tchami (1971), Émile Mbouh (1966), Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), and Alioum Boukar (1972).

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