Jules Denis Onana (born 12 June 1964 in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...

) is a retired

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ian

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. He is the brother of

Elie Onana Elie Onana Eloundou (13 October 1951 – 2 April 2018) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He competed for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA Wor ...

. He played for the club Canon Yaounde, and also took part in the

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, playing 3 of the 5 matches of the

Cameroon national football team The Cameroon national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe du Cameroun de football''), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: ''les lions indomptables''), represents Cameroon in men's international Association football, footb ...

. He decided to retire in 2005 after he played in several clubs in Cameroon, France and Indonesia with

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. After retirement, he served as the player agent in Asian countries. He had 56 caps for

Honour

Canon Yaounde

* Cameroonian Championship: 1 (1991) *

Cameroonian Cup The Cameroon Cup or ''Coupe Du Cameroon'' in French is the national football competition in Cameroon, on a knock-out-basis. Cup finals Before independence * 1941 : Caïman de Douala 6-0 Mikado ASTP * 1942 : Caïman de Douala 3-1 Léopards ...

: 1 (1993)

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* 1964 births Living people Footballers from Yaoundé Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players Elite One players Indonesian Premier Division players Canon Yaoundé players Persma Manado players Persis Solo players Madura United F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Men's association football defenders {{Cameroon-footy-defender-stub