Pascal Nouma
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Pascal Olivier Nouma is a Cameroon
ese/French
footballer. He is particularly famous for his eccentric behaviour both on and off the pitch. During an interview with Hürriyet
he admitted being Turkish
and feeling that Turkey is his home country. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/13626247.asp?gid=229
He started his career in the Paris Saint-Germain youth team before moving around other teams in France. He played for Lille
and Caen
before moving back to PSG for two seasons in 1994. In 1996 he left for Strasbourg
, spending two seasons there before he moving to Lens
. After two seasons at Lens, he left for the Turkish
club Beşiktaş
, where he achieved phenomenal success and still maintains his popularity among Beşiktaş fans, who composed special songs for him. He played for them for one season, moving to play for Marseille
the next year. He returned for a short spell at Beşiktaş the next season, but his contract was cancelled by the board following a bizarre incident in which he celebrated a goal against arch-rivals Fenerbahçe by putting his hands down his shorts, a gesture he described as 'a private moment of joy'. He was forced to leave Beşiktaş because of a suspension for 7 months from the Turkish Football Federation due to this behaviour.
Following this incident he played in Qatar
and tried his luck by turning out for trials in countries like the U.S.A. and Scotland
.
Pascal Nouma was so popular among Beşiktaş fans that he has a chant dedicated to him. The lyrics are "Fransa'da doğdu, Beşiktaşlı oldu, helal olsun sana, Pascal Nouma", which can be translated as "He was born in France, but he became a Beşiktaş man, God bless you Pascal Nouma". Another chant dedicated to him was "Pascal bizi diskoya götür", literally "Pascal, take us to the disco". This was because of his addiction to nightlife in Istanbul
.
Currently he's attempting his first experience as an actor in a Turkish movie called Dünyayı Kurtaran Adamın Oğlu (The Son of the Man Who Saved the World).http://www.beyazperde.com/film/2873
His lob shot against Dynamo Kiev in the third round of UEFA Cup 2003 was perhaps the finest among his many amazing goals and is still cherished by Beşiktaş fans who remember Nouma with nostalgia.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ese/French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
footballer. He is particularly famous for his eccentric behaviour both on and off the pitch. During an interview with Hürriyet
Hürriyet
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he admitted being Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
and feeling that Turkey is his home country. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/13626247.asp?gid=229
He started his career in the Paris Saint-Germain youth team before moving around other teams in France. He played for Lille
Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
and Caen
SM Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...
before moving back to PSG for two seasons in 1994. In 1996 he left for Strasbourg
RC Strasbourg
Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...
, spending two seasons there before he moving to Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
. After two seasons at Lens, he left for the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
club Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
, where he achieved phenomenal success and still maintains his popularity among Beşiktaş fans, who composed special songs for him. He played for them for one season, moving to play for Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
the next year. He returned for a short spell at Beşiktaş the next season, but his contract was cancelled by the board following a bizarre incident in which he celebrated a goal against arch-rivals Fenerbahçe by putting his hands down his shorts, a gesture he described as 'a private moment of joy'. He was forced to leave Beşiktaş because of a suspension for 7 months from the Turkish Football Federation due to this behaviour.
Following this incident he played in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
and tried his luck by turning out for trials in countries like the U.S.A. and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Pascal Nouma was so popular among Beşiktaş fans that he has a chant dedicated to him. The lyrics are "Fransa'da doğdu, Beşiktaşlı oldu, helal olsun sana, Pascal Nouma", which can be translated as "He was born in France, but he became a Beşiktaş man, God bless you Pascal Nouma". Another chant dedicated to him was "Pascal bizi diskoya götür", literally "Pascal, take us to the disco". This was because of his addiction to nightlife in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
.
Currently he's attempting his first experience as an actor in a Turkish movie called Dünyayı Kurtaran Adamın Oğlu (The Son of the Man Who Saved the World).http://www.beyazperde.com/film/2873
His lob shot against Dynamo Kiev in the third round of UEFA Cup 2003 was perhaps the finest among his many amazing goals and is still cherished by Beşiktaş fans who remember Nouma with nostalgia.