Patrick Alphonse Bengondo (born 27 September 1981) is a Cameroonian former professional
football
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er who played as a
forward
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.
Bengondo began his career in his native Cameroon playing for
Olympic Mvolyé
Olympic Mvolyé, also known as Olympique Mvolyé, is a Cameroonian association football, football club based in Mvolyé.
Overview
Olympic enjoyed some success in the 1990s as they won the Cameroonian Cup twice in 1992 and 1994 and then went on ...
. In 2000, he moved to Switzerland to play for
Étoile Carouge FC
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where he played for the
2001–02 season before
transferring to
AC Bellinzona
AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948. After being folded in 2013 declaring bankruptcy, the team played the Ticino Group of 2.Liga, the sixth tier of the Sw ...
. Success there earned him a move to Romania to play for
Universitatea Craiova. Injury limited his chances there and after only five appearances in the
2003–04 season he returned to Switzerland to play for GC Biaschesi for the 2004–05 season.
For the 2005–06 season Bengondo played in the second tier of Swiss football, the
Swiss Challenge League
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, for
Winterthur
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. A return of 18 goals in 31 games earned him a move to
Super League
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side
FC Aarau
FC Aarau is a Swiss professional football club based in Aarau. Founded in 1902, the club competes in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football after being relegated from the Swiss Super League.
History
FC Aarau was form ...
. Bengondo failed to settle in his first spell at
Stadion Brugglifeld
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and soon moved to
Geneva
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to play for the once-great
Servette
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. For the
2007–08 season Bengondo was again on the move – this time to play at Winterthur. For the
2008–09 season Bengondo made a return to
Brugglifeld to play for
FC Aarau
FC Aarau is a Swiss professional football club based in Aarau. Founded in 1902, the club competes in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football after being relegated from the Swiss Super League.
History
FC Aarau was form ...
.
In June 2011, Bengondo went on trial with
Scottish Premier League
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side
Aberdeen
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. In Aberdeen's first pre-season friendly in advance of the
2011-12 season, which was against
Scottish Second Division
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side
Brechin City
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on 30 June 2011, he played as a trialist and scored Aberdeen's second goal in a 3–1 victory. Bengondo spent time on trial in July 2011 with
Benevento Calcio
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in Italy and
Hastings United in England. He eventually signed for Winterthur on 7 November 2011 and scored on his debut against
Young Boys in the
Swiss Cup
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The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The co ...
on 27 November 2011.
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References
External links
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FC Aarau profile
Swiss Football League profile
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1981 births
Living people
Cameroonian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Cameroon men's international footballers
Liga I players
Swiss Super League players
Swiss Challenge League players
FC Aarau players
FC Winterthur players
Servette FC players
AC Bellinzona players
FC U Craiova 1948 players
Étoile Carouge FC players
FC Le Mont players
Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Sportspeople from Centre Region (Cameroon)