Japhet N'Doram
Japhet N'Doram ( born February 27, 1966 in N'Djamena ) is a Chadian former footballer and current coach.
The universally offensive as well as defensive -purpose all-rounder is considered the best Chadian football player of all time. In one in 1998 by the IFFHS, conducted election to determine the African player of the century, he finished with 30 votes 13th place.
During his time at FC Nantes he once won the French league title, was in the French Cup final and reached the semifinals of the Champions League.
Club career
N'Doram began his career in the youth of his home club Tourbillon FC N'Djamena, whose football field he lived only a few 100 meters away. In 1979, he debuted at the age of 14 years in the A- team of the club before he fled before the riots in N'Djamena in 1980 to his sister in the Chadian province. In 1986, he returned to his hometown and played in a row again for his hometown club. After a league titles and two cup victories, he joined the end of 1988 through the agency of the former Chadian International Abdoulaye Mamat at that club Tonnerre Yaoundé African lace to Cameroon.
A cross-national exchange was at that time in Africa a special feature, which made for great expectations. In addition to that, he joined Tonnerre in the large footsteps of the AS Monaco migrated George Weah, he should replace. N'Doram was able to convince in a row, celebrated a cup win and scored a total of 33 league goals before he broke the end of 1989 with the club. Shortly before the semi-final match in the Coupe des clubs champions africains against Raja Casablanca, he asked not to accumulate, but instead to be allowed to attend the funeral of his recently deceased older brother. When the club verwährte him this wish, he left without authorization the club and returned to Chad. Tonnerre then lost the semi-final with a total score of 2:4. N'Doram never returned to Yaounde.
Meanwhile, without a club, he graduated in the spring of 1990 with the Chadian national football team training camp in France, where he was discovered by regional scouts of FC Nantes. Four months later, in April 1990, he was taken then from Nantes under contract.
For now he had to Nantes but no chance to use times because by the former regime applicable to foreigners only two legionaries were permitted and were already with Dragan Jakovljević and the Argentine former world champion Jorge Burruchaga two foreigners at the club under contract. After four games with three goals for the B- team of Nantes, who was then the long-term injured Burruchaga but an amateur contract agreed to, which N'Doram could ascend to the professional. As a result, he moved under coach Miroslav Blažević, as actually more offensive oriented players between positions in the central defense and defensive midfield without a usual place to find in the system. Only under coach Jean -Claude Suaudeau he got a major role allotted in central midfield of the team, where he became a synonym for the technical neat game of " Canaris " in the mid 90s. In the championship season 1994/95 he was 28 years of leadership of a player peppered mostly with how Patrice Loko, Reynald Pedros, Nicolas Ouédec, Claude Makélélé or Christian Karembeu talent team. As an interface between offense and defense, he also acted as a catalyst and offensive leaders of the team, which, themselves, sought the Pits.
The championship was followed by yet another strong season that was crowned by reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, before the club was forced due to financial problems its best to sell players in order. N'Doram, after the departure of Loko to Paris SG, forced moderation turned into a center forward, and remained convinced in the following two seasons with a total of 36 league goals on the position at the forefront. In 1997, he also left the club and moved to the reigning champions AS Monaco where he became the top earner at the time.
Four months after his move, he injured his November 9, 1997 calculated in a league match against Nantes and fell hard for the whole game more time off. 1998/99 he attempted a comeback, still played nine games with three Torerfolgen for the B- team of " Monegasque ", before he had to end his career finally due to chronic ailments.
After the active career
After his jehen End of career, he worked from 1998 to 2005 as a scout for the AS Monaco, before he returned in the same position for FC Nantes. In February 2007, he briefly got together with Michel Der Zakarian on the head coach of Nantes, but resigned after the first descent of the association since 1963, on 30 June 2007 back, prompting Der Zakarian was the sole person responsible.