In spite of a very large frame he was known for his above-average reflexes, and spent most of his career professional career in Portuguese-speaking countries, mainly at the service of Boavista.
After Ricardo left for the capital team, Andem was restored as starter, losing the position midway through the 2004–05 campaign to new signing Carlos. He would regain his previous status after the Angolan was sold to FC Steaua București, amassing a further 43 league appearances in two seasons.
Andem played his last season as a professional in 2007–08, with second division club C.D. Feirense, where he would play second-fiddle. He retired at the age of 40.
bassey, william, andem, born, june, 1968, cameroonian, former, professional, footballer, played, goalkeeper, william, andempersonal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1968, june, 1968, place, birthdouala, cameroonheight1, position, goalkeepersenior, career, ye. Bassey William Andem born 14 June 1968 is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper William AndemPersonal informationFull nameBassey William AndemDate of birth 1968 06 14 14 June 1968 age 54 Place of birthDouala CameroonHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Position s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1989 1993Union Douala1992 Olympic Mvolye loan 1994 1996Cruzeiro9 0 1997 1998Bahia19 0 1998 2007Boavista152 0 2007 2008Feirense3 0 International career1990 1998Cameroon35 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsIn spite of a very large frame he was known for his above average reflexes and spent most of his career professional career in Portuguese speaking countries mainly at the service of Boavista Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 References 4 External linksClub career EditAndem was born in Douala After starting his professional career with hometown s Union Douala which included a loan spell at Olympic Mvolye 1 he moved to Brazil where he represented Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and Esporte Clube Bahia In January 1998 Andem joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Boavista FC where during the following five seasons he would have engage in an interesting battle for first choice status with future Sporting CP player and Portuguese international Ricardo However during the Chequereds 2001 national championship conquest their only he played just six matches After Ricardo left for the capital team Andem was restored as starter losing the position midway through the 2004 05 campaign to new signing Carlos He would regain his previous status after the Angolan was sold to FC Steaua București amassing a further 43 league appearances in two seasons Andem played his last season as a professional in 2007 08 with second division club C D Feirense where he would play second fiddle He retired at the age of 40 International career EditBarred mainly by Jacques Songo o Andem featured irregularly for Cameroon during eight years He was selected as backup for the 1998 FIFA World Cup References Edit African Nations Cup 1992 Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine at RSSSFExternal links EditWilliam Andem at ForaDeJogo archived William Andem at National Football Teams com William Andem FIFA competition record archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bassey William Andem amp oldid 1118466201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
