Geremi Njitap
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso | |
| Date of birth | December 20, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder, Right Back | |
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| Current club | Newcastle United | |
| Number | 20 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–1996 1997 1997–1999 1999–2003 2002–2003 2003–2007 2007– |
Racing Bafoussam Cerro Porteño Gençlerbirliği S.K. Real Madrid C.F. → Middlesbrough (loan) Chelsea Newcastle United |
6 (0) 57 (9) 45 (0) 33 (7) 72 (4) 27 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996– | Cameroon | 68 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Competitor for  Cameroon |
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| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition | |
Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso (born 20 December 1978 in Bafoussam) more commonly known as Geremi is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League after joining from Chelsea in a three-year contract.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Geremi's father, Samuel, was a former footballer and played internationally for Cameroon in the 1970s. Due to his exploits in the national team, his father was allowed to marry as many times as he wanted and consequently he has five wives. Geremi himself has nineteen siblings.[1]
[edit] Career
Geremi was part of the gold medal-winning Cameroon team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also represented Cameroon at the 2002 World Cup as well as at the 2004, 2006 and 2008 African Nations Cup.
Prior to joining Chelsea in 2003, Geremi played for Cerro Porteño, Gençlerbirliği, Real Madrid, and Middlesbrough (on loan). He was Middlesbrough's player of the season for 2002-03. In 2003, Geremi was brought to Chelsea by then manager Claudio Ranieri after Chelsea agreed a 6 million pound fee with Real Madrid.
Geremi was fairly regular for Chelsea while Ranieri was in charge. But since Ranieri was succeeded by José Mourinho, Geremi had struggled to earn a place in the Chelsea first-team due to the exceptional strength in depth of Chelsea's squad. Despite this, he scored twice in the 2005-06 Premiership season, against both Sunderland and Liverpool.
Although he began his career as a right-winger, Geremi figured in Mourinho's plans as the back-up to Paulo Ferreira at right-back.
Geremi signed for Newcastle United on July 6, 2007.[2] He was appointed club captain for the 2007-08 season by then manager Sam Allardyce, but lost the armband after new manager Kevin Keegan awarded the captaincy to Michael Owen on 20 January 2008.[3]
He has so far scored two league goals for Newcastle with his first a well-taken free-kick in the 4-1 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on March 30 and the second a header in the 2-2 draw at Upton Park on April 27 against West Ham United.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
Spanish La Liga: : 2001- Spanish Super Cup: : 2001
UEFA Champions League: : 2000
Premier League: : 2005, 2006- FA Community Shield: : 2005
[edit] Country
- African Cup of Nations: : 2000, 2002
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Geremi on mission to end cycle of despair", Guardian, 2007-08-18. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Geremi completes Newcastle move", BBC Sport, 6 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ Big Sam Names Toon Captain. Newcastle United FC. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
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| Preceded by Scott Parker |
Newcastle United Captain 2007-2008 |
Succeeded by Michael Owen |
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Fotso, Geremi Sorele Njitap |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Njitap, Geremi |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-12-20 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bafoussam , Cameroon |
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