Charlie Ntamark (born 22 July 1964) is a Cameeroonian former

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who played at both professional and international levels as a

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Career

Ntamark played in Cameroon for

Canon Yaoundé Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful perio ...

, and in England for

Boreham Wood Borehamwood (, historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, from Charing Cross. Borehamwood has a population of 36,322, and is within the London commuter belt. The town's film and TV studios are commonly known ...

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

and

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...

. He also represented

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

at international level, earning 31 caps and appearing on Cameroon's championship team at the

1988 African Cup of Nations The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in ...

Later life

After retiring from professional football, Ntamark studied law at the

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Personal life

His son Charlie Anagho-Ntamark is also a footballer, active in English non-league and in Canada after being released from Aston Villa's academy aged 16.

References

1964 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Boreham Wood F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in England Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England 1988 African Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players {{Cameroon-footy-midfielder-stub