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Stephen Tataw

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Stephen Tataw
Personal information
Full name Stephen Tataw Eta
Date of birth (1963-03-31)31 March 1963[1]
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon[2]
Date of death 31 July 2020(2020-07-31) (aged 57)[3]
Place of death Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1984 Cammack of Kumba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Tonnerre Yaoundé
1992–1994 Olympic Mvolyé
1995–1996 Tosu Futures
National team
1986–1994 Cameroon[4] 63 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 1988 Morocco
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stephen Tataw (31 March 1963 – 31 July 2020) was a Cameroonian football player. He played for Cameroon national team.

Tataw died on 31 July 2020 in Yaoundé at the age of 57.[5]

International

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References

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  1. "Stephen TATAW". 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018.
  2. According to La Part Du Lion: L'Encyclopedie de L'Histoire Du Football Du Cameroun by Raphael Ebanga-Mballa [1] Tataw was born in Kumba.
  3. Enow, Njie (31 July 2020). "Cameroon's Italia '90 captain Stephen Tataw dies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. Stephen Tataw Eta - International Appearances
  5. Cameroon's Italia '90 captain Stephen Tataw dies
  6. "Cameroon: Former Indomitable Lions' captain Stephen Tataw passes away". Journal du Cameroun. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. He equally made a name at home where he captained he won three Cup of Cameroon triumphs in 1989, 1991 and 1992 , with Tonnerre of Yaounde and Olympique Mvolye.
  7. "Cameroon legends Tataw and Olembe to assist Total CHAN 2020 draw". CAF (Press release). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. The highlight of [Tataw's] career was winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 1988 in Morocco.