Samuel Eto'o

Cameroonian association football player

Samuel Eto'o is a Cameroonian association football player, born in Douala in 1981.

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He plays mainly as a forward. He has turned out for U.C. Sampdoria, FC Barcelona, Everton F.C., RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol and Real Madrid Castilla. His honours include European Medal of Tolerance. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also featured at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Samuel Eto'o is widely regarded as one of the defining figures of association football in his era, and remains the benchmark against which later competitors are measured.

The public record credits Samuel Eto'o with one Olympic Games, 6 senior teams and 1 recorded honour. Association football is the most watched sport on earth, and its greatest players are measured as much by trophies as by the way they changed how the game is played.

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