Benjamin Roger Massing (20 June 1962 – 9 December 2017) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a central defender for Diamant Yaoundé, Créteil in France, and Olympic Mvolyé. At international level, he played for the Cameroon national team which he represented at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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| Full name | Benjamin Roger Massing | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edéa, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 December 2017 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edéa, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Diamant Yaoundé | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1991 | Créteil | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Olympic Mvolyé | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Cameroon | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editDiamant Yaoundé
editMassing started his professional career with Diamant Yaoundé, a Cameroonian football club based in the country's capital, and finished the 1986–1987 football season with the team.
US Créteil
editIn the 1987–88 season, Massing signed for French club US Créteil[1] from where he was picked up for Cameroon's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[2] Massing was sent off in the opening game for a foul on Argentina's Claudio Caniggia, in a 1–0 shock win for Cameroon.[3][4]
Massing also appeared in the quarter-final loss to England (2–3) where he was booked, conceding a penalty for committing a foul on Gary Lineker.[5]
Massing earned 21 international caps and also took part in three Africa Cup of Nations, including the 1992 edition while playing for Olympic Mvolyé between 1992 and 1993.[6]
Death
editOn 9 December 2017, Massing died in Edéa, Cameroon at the age of 55.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Souvenirs d'un mondialiste de 90: Benjamin Massing" [Memories of a 90 World Cup man: Benjamin Massing] (in French). Camfoot. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "1990 – Squads – Cameroon". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
- ^ "Match report: Argentina 0–1 Cameroon". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
- ^ "The 5 Worst Tackles". The Observer. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
- ^ England hurts Milla's lions; at FIFA.com (in Spanish)
- ^ African Nations Cup 1992 Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
- ^ "Ex-Cameroon international Benjamin Massing passes on". soka25east.com. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Benjamin Massing: Former Cameroon international dies aged 55". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Cameroonian defender Benjamin Massing famous for the World Cup's 'worst tackle' dies, aged 55". Daily Mirror. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
External links
edit- Benjamin Massing at National-Football-Teams.com
- Benjamin Massing – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cameroon stats at 11V11