Clément Beaud (born 7 December 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Beaud began playing football with

Tonnerre Yaoundé Tonnerre Kalara Club of Yaoundé is a football club based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The club was most prominent during the 1980s, winning all of their 5 national championships. They have also won the national cup 5 times. Among the club's most notab ...

in Cameroon. He went to Europe, where he would play in Poland and Lithuania before moving to Portugal for much of his career. After a brief spell in the

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with

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, he has spent most of his time in the second and third levels of Portuguese football, including stints with

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho Province, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home gam ...

and

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. Now play in Grupo Desportivo Vitória de sernache. Beaud played for the gold medal-winning Cameroon squad at the

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in Sydney.

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* * * 1980 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tonnerre Yaoundé players Widzew Łódź players FK Vėtra players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Moreirense F.C. players Académico de Viseu F.C. players CD Operário players C.D. Cinfães players S.C. Lamego players G.D. Vitória de Sernache players Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{Cameroon-footy-midfielder-stub