Patrick Alphonse Bengondo (born 27 September 1981) is a Cameroonian former professional

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er who played as a

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. Bengondo began his career in his native Cameroon playing for

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. In 2000, he moved to Switzerland to play for

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where he played for the 2001–02 season before transferring to

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. 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

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, for

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. A return of 18 goals in 31 games earned him a move to

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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

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and soon moved to

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to play for the once-great

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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

. In June 2011, Bengondo went on trial with

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. In Aberdeen's first pre-season friendly in advance of the 2011-12 season, which was against

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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

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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

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on 27 November 2011.football.ch profile
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References

External links

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FC Aarau profile

Swiss Football League profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengondo, Patrick 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)