Künde, Emmanuel

Emmanuel began his career at Canon Yaounde . With this club, he became the champion of Cameroon three times and won the Cameroon Cup . He also reached the Cup final of CAF Cup winners in 1984 (after being defeated on penalties from the Egyptian Al-Ahly club). ^[1] .

In 1987, Emmanuel Künde went to Europe by going to the French club Laval . ^[2] For the new team, he played 14 matches in the French Championship . The following season, he joined Reims , a team playing in League 2 . He played 32 league matches for the club, scoring 3 goals ^[2] .

Then Emmanuel Künde returned to his native country. He played one season for Prevoyans Yaounde , then moved to Olympic Mvol , where he ended his career. ^[3]

Emmanuel Künde participated in numerous international tournaments with the Cameroon team.

For the first time he played at the 1982 World Championships , which took place in Spain . Cameroon did not pass the first round. Emmanuel Künde played in all 3 games in this championship: in matches against Peru , Poland and, finally, Italy . ^[four]

Then he took part in the African Cup of Nations in 1984 , which was held in Côte d'Ivoire . Cameroon won the tournament by beating Nigeria 3-1 in the final. In the final, Emmanuel Künde entered the field in the 84th minute of the game, replacing Bonaventure Jonkup . ^[5] .

The footballer also took part in the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles . ^[4] During this tournament, he played in matches against Iraqi and Canadian teams. Cameroon left the tournament in the group stage.

Then Emmanuel Künde participated in the African Cup of Nations 1986 , which was held in Egypt . Cameroon became a finalist, but lost to the hosts on a penalty in the final match. Künde himself took his shot in the penalty shootout. ^[6] .

Cameroon team did not make it to the 1986 World Championships . Künde also participated in the 1988 African Cup of Nations in Morocco . Cameroon again reached the final of the tournament. In the 55th minute, Emmanuelle realized a penalty kick assigned to the Nigerian national team , bringing the team the second victory in the tournament with a score of 1: 0 ^[7] .

Künde again went to the African Cup of Nations, held in Algeria in 1990 . This time it was a real failure: Cameroon did not even go through the group stage. A few months later, Emmanuel went to the 1990 World Championships , held in Italy . Cameroon reached the stage of the quarter-finals, setting a new African record. On the way to this, Cameroon won first place in Group B, defeating Argentina and Romania , defeated Colombia in the 1/8 finals, but lost to England in extra time with a score of 2: 3. In this meeting, Emmanuel Künde realized a penalty kick awarded to the English, equalizing the score in the match. ^[8] At the tournament itself, he played in four out of five games.

The last international tournament Künde played in was the 1992 African Nations Cup , held in Senegal . It was already the fifth African Nations Cup, in which Künde took part. For the first time, 12 teams took part in the tournament, instead of the previous 8. Cameroon reached the semi-final stage, losing to Côte d'Ivoire , the future winner of the cup, on penalties. ^[9]

After completing his career, Emmanuel Künde began his coaching career. He spent the first two seasons at his first club, Canon Yaoundé . He managed to save the club from relegation and even bring it to international competitions. ^[ten]

Then he became the coach of the Gabon club " Bitam " in 1999. He won the first for his team Cup of Gabon . ^[11] In 2000, his contract was not renewed. Then he returned to Cameroon and began training LDPE Bamenda , a club from Cameroon 's second division . Under his leadership, the team went to the Cameroon Championship . ^[11] .

Then Emmanuel Künde returned to Bitam. The club was in crisis, replacing three coaches for the year. With “Bitam” Emmanuel won the gold double : the Cup and the Championship in 2003, for the first time for the club. ^[11] He participated in the selection of the Champions League CAF , which also happened for the first time. In 2005, Bitam became the vice-champion of Gabon and the following year participated in the UNIFFAC Cup. ^[12]

In 2006, Künde became the technical director of the Gabonese Club. During this time, the team from Gabon made a new double: cup and championship in 2010, and also reached the play-off round in the CAF Champions League in 2011 . ^[13]

As a player

• Winner of the African Nations Cup in 1984 and 1988 with the national team of Cameroon
• Finalist of the African Nations Cup in 1986 with the national team of Cameroon
• Champion of Cameroon in 1982, 1985 and 1986 with "Canon Yaounde"
• Winner of the Cameroon Cup in 1983 with Canon Yaounde, in 1990 with Prevoiana Yaounde, in 1992 with Olympic Mvol.
• Cup Winners Cup finalist in 1984 with Canon Yaounde

As a trainer

• The champion of Gabon in 2003 with "Bitam"
• Winner of the Gabon Cup in 1999 and 2003 with Bitam