Marc-Vivien Foé

Marc -Vivien Foe ( born May 1, 1975 in Nkolo, Cameroon, † June 26, 2003 in Lyon, France) was a Cameroonian football player.

Career

Career in Cameroon and France

Foe began his football career as a professional player in Cameroon's capital Yaounde Club Canon in the Cameroonian Football League. After the World Cup in 1994 he moved to the better charge French Ligue 1 for RC Lens. There, the Africans won the 1998 French championship. At this time, Foe was at Manchester United in conversation, but he broke his leg and was not required by the financially strong English club. Due to this injury, the midfielder was missing even at the Football World Cup 1998 in France.

Premier League and return to France

After his recovery, he joined the following year in the English Premier League for West Ham United. In 2000, Foe returned to his second home in France. He played at Olympique Lyon. After a malaria disease that put him out of action for weeks, he won the 2001 French Cup in 2002 and the league title. Foe was then borrowed from Lyon in the Premier League at Manchester City, where he played a successful season.

Death

On 26 June 2003 at the Confederations Cup in 2003 Foe collapsed in the semi-final against Colombia without any external assistance because of heart failure (see also Sudden cardiac death during exercise ). Doctors were on the spot immediately, treated the 28 -year-olds still on the grass and fought one hours for his life. In the medical center of Lyon, only death could be determined. The death GBG was a shock to the entire football world. There have been discussions as to whether the Confederations Cup and the stadium should be named after him. The game took place at the Stade Gerland in Lyon.

Memory

Manchester City will award the jersey number 23 in memory of Foe no more .. In November 2010, the French Foundation Coeur et Artères taught a fund to finance further research in this area and named it after Foe.