Augustine Simo

Augustine Simo ( born August 18, 1978 in Bangangté ) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays at Urania Geneva in the third highest Swiss league.

Career

Association

Simo began his footballing career in his native Cameroon. There he played for PWD Bamenda and Aigle Nkongsamba before he was lured because of his talent to Europe. In 1995, he was the Italian club Torino Calcio, Torino later taken under contract. When the cops he came to his pro debut in professional football. At the end of the season, the Serie A team had to participate in the relegation matches to secure the Verbleich in the highest Italian league, which did not succeed. Subsequently, the midfielder moved to Switzerland for FC Lugano, where Simo promoted to regulars. Again had the Cameroonian with a club in the relegation games. This time, he secured the club avoid relegation. His achievements were other European teams are not hidden, and the defensive player transferred in the summer of 1996 for French club AS Saint- Étienne in the Division 2 As for the club, the season was not good for Simo, so that both after only one year parted. The midfielder finally pulled it back to Switzerland, where he signed at Neuchâtel Xamax. Over the next four years he was achievers and important pillar of the team here. In his second year at the club Xamax was before the descent into the National League B, to the whereabouts but secured in the up- or relegation round. In the following year this fate befell the club, but he could turn away again. 2003/ 04 was assured by the league early and reached sixth place, with a dot gain more space three could be reached. Simo left the club and joined league rival FC Zurich. Here he had a hard time to capture a regular place and after only one year of Africans moved on to FC Aarau, in which was placed back on him. Two seasons later was a renewed change of club and Simo signed in July 2006 at the Urania Genève Sport. In October of the same year he allowed himself to give to Israeli club Hapoel Petah Tikva. In the summer of 2007 he returned to Geneva, where he has played ever since.

National

Simo was national team of Cameroon. Overall, he came to 23 senior team matches. He was nominated for his first tournament in 1996. At the age of 17 was the midfielder in the squad for the African Cup in 1995. Those days traveled the selection of coaches Jules Frederic Nyongha with a young team. Younger than Simo were Pierre Wome and Joseph Marie Tchango. His debut Africa Cup Simo on January 13, 1996 against South Africa. In the 54th minute, the former talent for Tchango came on. Already in the wake game five days later against Egypt he was in the starting lineup. The final group game played the young national team. Two years later, Simo was called again. Still he was one of the youngest. Simos biggest success was the participation in the 1998 World Cup in France. For this he was appointed national coach Claude Le Roy in the squad of his country. In the group match against Austria, on 11 June 1998, he came to his single use during the tournament. In the starting lineup Accruing, the midfielder was replaced in the 65th minute against Salomon Olembé. The game ended 1-1.

Previously, Simo has already played in the youth teams of Cameroon. In 1995 he took part with the U- 20 at the Junior World Cup, where his team was eliminated in the quarterfinals to eventual winners Argentina. During the tournament, he was used in all four possible games.