Théophile Abega
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| Full name | Théophile Abega Mbida | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nkomo, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 November 2012 (aged 58) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lion de Yaoundé | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombe Sportive | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1984 | Canon Yaoundé | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Toulouse | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Vevey-Sports | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Cameroon Olympic | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1987 | Cameroon | 37 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Théophile Abega Mbida (9 July 1954 – 15 November 2012), nicknamed Doctor, was a Cameroonian football player and politician. Playing as a midfielder he was part of the Cameroon national team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984, where he scored a goal in the final. He was nicknamed "The Doctor" in tribute to his footballing intelligence.