{{short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1982)}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Benoît Angbwa | image = Benoit Angbwa 2012.jpg | caption = Angbwa with Rostov in 2012 | fullname = Benoît Christian Angbwa Ossoemeyang | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|1|1}} | birth_place = Garoua, Cameroon | height = 1.77 m | position = Right back | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 2000–2001 |youthclubs1 = Fovu Baham | years1 = 2001–2002 | clubs1 = Montpellier | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002–2006 | clubs2 = Nacional Montevideo | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = → Lille (loan) | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2006–2008 | clubs4 = Krylia Sovetov Samara | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2008–2011 | clubs5 = Saturn Moscow Oblast | caps5 = 71 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = Anzhi Makhachkala | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = Rostov | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Krylia Sovetov Samara | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2013–2014 | clubs9 = Anzhi Makhachkala | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2016–2017 | clubs10 = Grande-Synthe | caps10 = | goals10 = | totalcaps = 242 | totalgoals = 12 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2013 |nationalteam1 = Cameroon |nationalcaps1 = 18 |nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs1 = Grande-Synthe | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|CMR}}}} {{MedalComp|Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Medal|RU|2008 Ghana|}} }}
'''Benoît Christian Angbwa Ossoemeyang''' (born 1 January 1982) is a Cameroonian professional football coach and a former player. He normally played as a defender in a right back position, but could also play on the right side of midfield.
==Club career== Angbwa was born in Garoua, North Region.
In January 2011, Angbwa joined Anzhi Makhachkala on a three-year deal from FC Saturn.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ангбва подписал трехлетний контракт с "Анжи"|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-01-30/415818/|publisher=Sport Express|accessdate=21 March 2014|language=Russian}}</ref> Halfway through his contract with Anzhi, Angbwa left and signed a three-year contract with FC Rostov on 19 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ангбва стал игроком "Ростова"|url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/7282|publisher=FC Rostov|accessdate=21 March 2014|language=Russian|archive-date=21 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721190154/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/7282|url-status=dead}}</ref> After only eight months Angbwa again moved, this time signing a two-year contract with Krylia Sovetov in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ангбва и Лахиялов стали игроками "Крыльев"|url=http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?8583|publisher=FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|accessdate=21 March 2014|language=Russian|archive-date=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025073318/http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?8583|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 30 August 2013 Angbwa was on the move again, re-signing with Anzhi Makhachkala.<ref name="Trio from Samara to Makhachkala">{{cite web|title=Trio from Samara to Makhachkala|url=http://fc-anji.ru/news/en/fc_anji_news/trio_from_samara_to_makhachkala/|work=fc-anji.ru/news/en|accessdate=21 March 2014|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919020709/http://fc-anji.ru/news/en/fc_anji_news/trio_from_samara_to_makhachkala/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In March 2016, Angbwa joined Grande-Synthe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football - Grande-Synthe: Le carnet de bord de Benoît Angbwa |url=https://www.lepharedunkerquois.fr/art/sports/football-grande-synthe-le-carnet-de-bord-de-benoit-angbwa-ia686b0n170357#popin-newsletters-form |website=lepharedunkerquois.fr/ |publisher=Le Phare Dunkerquois |access-date=21 May 2021 |language=French |date=22 May 2016}}</ref>
==International career== Angbwa made his international debut for the Cameroon national team on 9 February 2005, against Senegal in a friendly match played in France. He was a member of the Cameroon team at the 2006 African Nations Cup, which exited in the quarter-finals.
==Managerial career== In May 2021, Angbwa was appointed as manager of his former club Grande-Synthe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football (R1): ancien du LOSC, Benoît Angbwa nouveau coach de Grande-Synthe, Mai s'en va |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/997176/article/2021-05-04/football-r1-ancien-du-losc-benoit-angbwa-nouveau-coach-de-grande-synthe-mai-s-en |website=lavoixdunord.fr/ |publisher=La Voix du Nord |access-date=21 May 2021 |language=French |date=4 May 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|title=B. ANGBWA Stats|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/benoit-angbwa/6648/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2004/05 Coupe De La Ligue|url=http://www.ligue1.com/coupeLigue/calendrier_resultat#sai=73&jour=57|website=ligue1.com/|publisher=Ligue 1|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other<ref group=N>Includes Russian relegation play-offs</ref> !colspan="3"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Nacional |2002<ref name="nft">{{NFT|9933|accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> |rowspan="3"|Uruguayan Primera División |2||0||||||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2003<ref name="nft"/> |34||3||||||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||3 |- |2004<ref name="nft"/> |2||1||||||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!38!!4 |- |Lille (loan) |2004–05 |Ligue 1 |20||0||||||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Krylia Sovetov |2006<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian Premier League Final Stats 2006|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rus06squads.html|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Russian Premier League |21||0||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |2007<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian Premier League Final Stats 2007|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rus07squads.html|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Russia Cups 2006/07|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/ruscup06.html|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> |23||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!0!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!50!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|Saturn Ramenskoye |2008<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian Premier League Final Stats 2008|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rus08squads.html|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> |rowspan="3"|Russian Premier League |24||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||0 |- |2009<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian Premier League Final Stats 2009|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rus09squads.html|publisher=RSSF|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> |23||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||3 |- |2010<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian Premier League Final Stats 2010|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rus2010squads.html|publisher=RSSF|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> |24||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !71!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!72!!3 |- |Anzhi Makhachkala |2011–12<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian Premier League Final Stats 2011/12|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rus2012squads.html|publisher=RSSF|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> |Russian Premier League |29||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||4 |- |Rostov |2012–13<ref name="s201213">{{cite web|title=Russian Premier League Final Stats 2012/13|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rus2013squads.html|publisher=RSSF|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref> |Russian Premier League |14||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Krylia Sovetov |2012–13<ref name="s201213"/> |rowspan="2"|Russian Premier League |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0||13||1 |- |2013–14 |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!19!!1 |- |Anzhi Makhachkala |2013–14 |Russian Premier League |9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !242!!12!!11!!0!!1!!0!!7!!0!!2!!0!!263!!12 |}
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==Honours== '''Nacional''' * Uruguayan Primera División: 2002
'''Cameroon''' *African Cup of Nations: runner-up, 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/08a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2008 - Match Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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