Benjamin Roger Massing (20 June 1962 – 9 December 2017) was a Cameroonian

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who played as a central defender. He played professionally for Diamant Yaoundé,

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in France, and Olympic Mvolyé. At international level, he played for the Cameroon national team which he represented at the

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Football career

Diamant Yaoundé

Massing started his professional career with Diamant Yaoundé, a Cameroonian football club based in the country's capital, and finished the 1986–1987 football season with the team.

US Créteil

In the 1987–88 season, Massing signed for French club

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from where he was picked up for

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's squad for the

. Massing was sent off in the opening game for a foul on

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's Claudio Caniggia, in a 1–0 shock win for Cameroon. Massing also appeared in the quarter-final loss to

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(2–3) where he was booked, conceding a penalty for committing a foul on Gary Lineker. Massing earned 21 international caps and also took part in three

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, including the 1992 edition while playing for Olympic Mvolyé between 1992 and 1993.

Death

On 9 December 2017, Massing died in

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, Cameroon at the age of 55. His half-brother, Georges Mouyémé, is also a retired footballer who played for French clubs

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and

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, and represented Cameroon at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

References

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Cameroon stats at 11V11
{{DEFAULTSORT:Massing, Benjamin 1962 births 2017 deaths People from Littoral Region (Cameroon) Cameroonian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Diamant Yaoundé players Olympic Mvolyé players Ligue 2 players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Cameroon men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1988 African Cup of Nations players 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France