Jean II Makoun

Jean II Makoun is a footballer Cameroun board born on May 29th, 1983 with Yaounde with the Cameroun. It evolves/moves with the Lille Olympique Sporting Club at the station of medium ground. It measures 1m77 for 72 kg.

Its course in Africa

Makoun made all its course junior within Youth Stars, training center for young footballers of Yaounde
It then left to play with the juniors by Minuh, always with Yaounde

It is into 1997 that its career professionalize by joining the manpower of, recent winner of the national championship.

In 1999, it takes part in the final stage of the EDGE of - 17 years in Guinea-Conakry. With this occasion, it is located by Joseph-Antoine Bell which contacts it and proposes to him to carry out tests in Europe. It starts with which is shown immediately interested and makes him sign a contract.

It turns over then to the country to obtain a visa long stay in France near the embassy of France to Cameroun, but curiously, this one will spend almost a year with delivering to him, rejecting first once its file. During this period, Jean II is under contract with Lille, but blocked in Cameroun, where as he declared him even in interview, " it remains without anything faire". For as much it keeps close contacts with Losc during this period which ensures it of its support. It is finally at the end of 2000 - beginning 2001, qu ' it obtains finally its famous visa which enables him to join it and its group of CFA.

Note: One finds relatively little sources on the career of Jean II between his arrival with (1997) and his concrete arrival with (at the beginning of 2001) except his passage noticed with the EDGE of - 17 years. Only the africafoot.com site, since taken again by the main part of Internet sites, indicates its passage by the club of.

European career

He plays its first match in Ligue 1 on November 2nd, 2002, against SC Bastia.

International

The career of Jean II with has begins concretely in Germany, where the selection is joined together in training course. Its first match, into friendly, will take place with Trier at the time of this training course, on September 7th, 2003:

1-2 (substitute, entered to the 46 ')

Since this date it is regularly called in national team.

It should be noted that in March 2005, it is excluded from the Cameronian selection by Artur Jorge (new selector since January 2005) to be arrived late (30 minutes) at an appointment of the untameable Lions. The player will justify his delay by the birth of his son, a few hours earlier, but the selector will remain inflexible.

Prize list

Elected by CIF in the standard team of the EDGE 2006
Quarter of finalist of the EDGE 2006
Vice-champion of France in 2005 Victorious
of the Cut Intertoto UEFA in August 2004.
Quarter of finalist of the EDGE 2004
finalist of the championship of France of the professional reserves in 2002.
semi-finalist of the EDGE of - 17 years in 1999

Anecdote

It is made call Jean “II” Makoun because his/her father is called Jean (I) Makoun. In the same way, his/her son is called Jean “III” Makoun.

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