Stephen Tataw Eta was a Cameroonian football right-back who played club football in his home country and Japan.
11 Facts About Stephen Tataw
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Stephen Tataw captained the Cameroon national team at the 1990 and 1994 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
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Stephen Tataw was the first player from Africa to play for a Japanese club.
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In October 1990, Stephen Tataw joined English Football League First Division club Queens Park Rangers on trial.
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In Simon Kuper's Football Against the Enemy, Stephen Tataw is described playing for second tier Olympic Mvolye.
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Stephen Tataw was dragged from his car and beaten up by four armed men days before the 1992 Cameroonian Cup final against Diamant Yaounde.
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Stephen Tataw rebounded to captain his club in the match and played well, winning the penalty kick from which teammate Bertin Ebwelle struck the only goal.
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Stephen Tataw became the first African footballer to play for a professional Japanese club.
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Stephen Tataw hoped to play for Sagan Tosu, the new club in the city, but he did not agree terms and retired.
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Stephen Tataw made his debut for the Cameroon national football team in December 1986, in a UDEAC Cup game against the Republic of the Congo in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
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Stephen Tataw became a regular fixture in the side during the subsequent years.