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SAMUEL ETO'O | Sports | Football Heroes |   Video description: This episode of Football Heroes reveals the star footballer Samuel Eto'o along with his achievements, milestones, career, and more. Let's look into the real lives of our favorite football players and their accomplishments. Samuel Eto'o Fils (born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He won the African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010. A precocious talent, Eto'o moved to Real Madrid as a 16 year old. Due to competition in his position with more experienced players, he had several loan spells, before signing for Mallorca in 2000 where he scored 70 goals, a club record. His impressive form saw him join Barcelona in 2004 where he scored 130 goals in five seasons and also became the record holder for the most appearances by an African player in La Liga. Winning La Liga three times, he was a key member of the Barcelona attack, alongside Ronaldinho, that won the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, with Eto'o scoring in the final, and was part of a front three of Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry that won the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, with Eto'o again scoring in the final. He is the second player in history to score in two UEFA Champions League finals. At Barcelona, Eto'o came in third for the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2005 and was twice named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI, in 2005 and 2006.  About TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: Welcome to Trendest Infotainment, your ultimate destination for a diverse range of content that educates, entertains, and inspires! From in-depth celebrity biographies and fascinating history videos to the latest in science and technology, we bring you an expansive collection of infotainment videos. Explore the stories of legendary sports personalities, dive into the history of the World Wars, marvel at wildlife documentaries, and enjoy our informative and funny shorts. There’s something for everyone on Trendest Infotainment!  Subscribe now: www.youtube.com/@UCvtG20NOq0X7l7ru-z1yBhw   #Infotainment #Documentaries #HistoryVideos #ScienceAndTech #CelebrityBiographies   Follow Trendest Media:  • YouTube:  1) TRENDEST MOVIES: www.youtube.com/@TRENDEST_MOVIES_ENGLISH  2) TRENDEST KIDS: www.youtube.com/@TRENDEST_KIDS  • Instagram:  TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: https://www.instagram.com/trendestinfotainment/  • Facebook: TRENDEST INFOTAINMENT: https://www.facebook.com/TrendestInfotainment/  COPYRIGHT:  We hold the proper licenses for all videos published on YouTube. For any questions, please contact: mail@trendest.in  AYA Media Private Limited & TRENDEST Media Private Limited are companies registered under the laws of India and located in the state of Kerala, India.

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00:00Samuel Eto'o is one of Africa's greatest footballing exports.

00:08The Cameroon national scored more than 100 goals in five seasons with FC Barcelona.

00:14He also holds the record for the most appearances by an African player in La Liga.

00:19He is currently serving as captain of the Cameroon national team.

00:22He was a part of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament.

00:30One of Africa's most decorated footballers, Eto'o currently plays for Italian Serie A

00:35club Internazionale.

00:36He has come a long way from his humble beginnings in his home town of Nkon.

00:43The striker has participated in two World Cups and five African Nations Cups, winning

00:49two, and is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the African Nations Cup with

00:5418 goals.

00:57Samuel Eto'o was born on the 10th of March 1981 in Cameroon, a country with a population

01:02of just under 19 million.

01:05Cameroon is not one of the poorest African nations, however, there are parts of the country

01:10where people still live in poverty.

01:13Samuel grew up in relatively modest surroundings, especially when compared to his current wealth.

01:19He joined Real Madrid in 1997 at the age of 16.

01:24As he was still a minor, he trained with Real Madrid B.

01:28When Real Madrid B were relegated to the Segunda División B, where non-European players are

01:34not permitted to play, he was loaned to second division club CD Leganes.

01:40He was also loaned to Espanyol and Mallorca in the following seasons.

01:48After a four-year stint at Spanish first division team Mallorca, Samuel Eto'o signed

01:52with FC Barcelona.

01:54He left Mallorca as the club's all-time leading domestic league scorer with 54 goals.

02:01Eto'o debuted for Barcelona in the season opener on the 29th of August 2004.

02:07The team had a fantastic year, winning the La Liga title.

02:12The following season yielded an even better result, with the club reclaiming the La Liga

02:17title and winning the Champions League title.

02:21Samuel's personal haul was just as impressive.

02:24He won the La Liga Top Scorer award and also the UEFA Best Forward of the Year award.

02:31He also won an incredible third consecutive African Player of the Year award.

02:36He finished third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year, making him only

02:40the second African footballer to place in the top three.

02:44This capped off a truly remarkable season.

02:48The star striker then suffered an injury blow, which derailed his 06-07 season, in which

02:54he was only able to make nine league appearances.

02:58He aggravated the injury again the following season.

03:03He was back in good form in 08-09, helping Barcelona to the treble, the La Liga title,

03:09the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, an amazing achievement.

03:14Looking back over his career at the club, the highlight for Samuel would probably have

03:18been the 2006 Champions League final, in which they faced English team Arsenal.

03:23Arsenal have defeated Real Madrid, Juventus and finally Spanish club Villarreal to get

03:29to the final.

03:31I think that they did a great job, a very good team, a lot of youngsters and they deserve

03:39to reach to the final, so it means that it's a seriously strong opponent for us.

03:48Barcelona defeated Chelsea, Benfica and Milan on the way to the final.

03:53Samuel had a very strong tournament in the lead-up and spoke about the threats in the

03:57strong Arsenal side.

04:01The biggest threat is not Thierry Henry, it's Arsenal.

04:07Inside the squad there is not only Thierry Henry, who you must take into account, but

04:13also the whole team, not only Thierry Henry.

04:18Because there is Reyes, Van Persie and also Colau Thuray, who scored in two semi-finals,

04:25a game is never won before playing.

04:31The match presented a thrilling prospect to the fans, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger

04:36reiterated the importance of not getting caught up in hype about Henry and Ronaldinho, as

04:41there were many other factors involved when a football match is played.

04:45No, I believe that, you know, what is important for us is that we beat Barcelona, maybe, of

04:54course, I'm confident that Thierry will highly contribute to that, but as I said, it's first

05:00Arsenal against Barcelona and not Thierry Henry against Ronaldinho, that is the most important

05:06and I believe it's very important we keep that priority in our mind.

05:11Wenger played Henry up front and the dangerous striker had an immediate impact, taking two

05:16promising shots on goal early in the game.

05:19Both were saved by Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdez.

05:24In the 18th minute, Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann became the first person to be sent

05:29off in a European Cup final after he brought down Samuel outside the Arsenal box.

05:35Ronaldinho sent the resulting free-kick wide.

05:40Despite their numerical disadvantage, Arsenal scored in the 35th minute by Asol Campbell.

05:48Campbell headed in the shot from a free-kick taken after Puyol fouled Ebui.

05:53They held the lead for the remainder of the half.

05:57Samuel was able to score the equaliser for Barcelona in the 76th minute.

06:02With the game drawn, the previously optimistic Arsenal fans started to worry.

06:09An aggressive Barcelona were going forward with more purpose.

06:13Arsenal fans were right to be worried as four minutes later, Belletti scored for Barca,

06:17putting them 2-1 up.

06:19The match was over ten minutes later with Barcelona the champions.

06:25I think it was an attractive game.

06:28Arsenal started really well, we a little bit less, but after a while we grew into the game.

06:37Barcelona fans celebrated a terrific win, capping off an even more terrific season.

06:42It had been the perfect tournament for Samuel Eto'o, who sealed the dream with the Man

06:46of the Match award.

06:49He went on to receive the UEFA Best Forward of the Year award following his strong performances

06:54at the tournament.

06:572006 winner of the Champions League is Barcelona.

07:04That's the thing that counts, that's the thing that matters, that's the most important thing.

07:09Rumours of Samuel's possible departure from the club surfaced in 2007, due to a clash

07:14between him and Ronaldinho, but they were quickly quashed by manager Frank Ricard.

07:20Speculation about a transfer did the rounds again in 2009.

07:24Samuel was open-minded about the potential transfer.

07:31I will say humbly that you have considered me one of the best players in the world.

07:39I have won many individual prizes.

07:44I am not scared to make a decision.

07:49If I cannot evolve in Barcelona the way I would like to, I will do it elsewhere, because

07:56there are other opportunities out there, and that is what we are looking into this summer.

08:04He ended up signing with Inter Milan in July 2009, and was soon looking forward to a prosperous

08:10future with the Italian powerhouse.

08:13If I didn't think the Italian league was one of the best leagues in the world, I would

08:18never have come here.

08:20What I can say, though I know, is that I have come to a huge club.

08:27Now I have to write my own story here and make my mark, so that this league can keep

08:31the standing that it holds.

08:38I told Samuel when he arrived that we are very, very, very happy to have him here.

08:45I say this not only as Jose Mourinho, but on behalf of a squad that is very happy to

08:52have him here.

08:55The high-profile recruit scored his first competitive goal for Inter in the Supercoppa

09:00Italiana.

09:04He also won Inter a penalty in the Milan derby after being brought down in the area by Gennaro

09:09Gattuso.

09:13It was an important moment in the match, as it caused Gattuso to be yellow-carded.

09:18He was eventually sent off.

09:22Samuel scored his first goal from open play against Parma in a Serie A match.

09:27The exciting goalscorer has since gone on to make 33 appearances for the Italian club

09:32and has scored 11 goals.

09:36Samuel Eto'o's club honours include winning the Intercontinental Cup with Real Madrid

09:40and two Copa del Rey's.

09:44He's also claimed three La Liga titles, two Supercoppa d'Espana and two UEFA Champions

09:51League victories with Barcelona.

09:55Now approaching 30, he's looking forward to many prosperous seasons at Inter Milan.

10:03He appeared for the national side in the 1998 World Cup, where he was the youngest participant.

10:20He appeared in the team's 3-0 group stage loss to Italy at the age of 17 years and 3

10:28months.

10:29He made a more useful contribution in the 2002 World Cup by netting the game-winner

10:34against Saudi Arabia during the group stage.

10:38This was to be Cameroon's only win of the tournament.

10:42As his side's star striker, he helped the team to the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.

10:50He was also an important part of the 2000 Olympic squad, which won the gold medal.

10:56At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, Cameroon finished runners-up.

11:02Samuel scored his only goal at the tournament in a 1-0 group stage upset of South American

11:07giants Brazil.

11:10He was the top scorer in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations tournament with five goals.

11:17However 2006 didn't bring good news on every front.

11:20The team booked an early exit from the 2006 World Cup.

11:25Drawn in a group with Ivory Coast, Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Benin, they led the group

11:30for most of the time.

11:32However a draw with Egypt in their final game wasn't enough to get them over the line.

11:37Samuel continues to star for the national side and was made captain of the team for

11:41his dominance on the pitch.

11:44The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations cemented his status as leader.

11:49He became the tournament's all-time top goal scorer during the 08 competition.

11:55He scored his 14th goal with a penalty in a match against Zambia to equal the record.

12:01Then in the following tie against Sudan on the 30th of January, he converted a penalty

12:06to take the record from Laurent Foucault.

12:10He scored again later in the match to take his tally to 16.

12:15Cameroon made it to the final of the tournament and manager Otto Pfister was hopeful his side

12:20could overcome the pressure of the final.

12:24You have to deal with the pressure.

12:26The players are used to playing big games.

12:28Pressure is a common thing in football.

12:31So I don't care about it and the players don't care either.

12:35Pressure is just part of football, like the referee, the ball or the fans.

12:44They were due to meet Egypt in the final.

12:46The Egyptians had overcome Angola and the Ivory Coast in the knockout stage.

12:52But the strong 4-1 victory over Ivory Coast in the semis gave them plenty of confidence.

12:58Cameroon had faced Tunisia and Gala in the knockout stage, winning both matches by a goal.

13:05Despite a good finalist performance from Cameroon, Egypt won the match 1-0.

13:12We messed up and let in a goal.

13:15But I think that we put on a good show and we have work ahead of us.

13:22Cameroon were in the match for the majority of the game.

13:29The winning goal came in the 77th minute and the Egyptians claimed their sixth title.

13:36It was back down to business two years later.

13:41Samuel was optimistic about his team's chances.

13:46We have to take into consideration that all teams at the Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup are good.

13:54Even if we know we have a good team, we have to be cautious.

14:01I don't want to make any prediction, but the Cameroonian team is strong.

14:08Despite such optimism, the team was not able to win the World Cup.

14:13The result was disappointing.

14:17But the Cameroonian team is strong.

14:22Despite such optimism, the team were bundled out in the quarter-finals.

14:26They were defeated once again by Egypt, who went on to win their third consecutive title.

14:31Cameroon had little time to dwell on the loss before turning their attention to the 2010 World Cup campaign.

14:39The team had had a terrible start in the qualification stages.

14:42They suffered a shocking loss to the lesser favoured Togo after drawing with Morocco.

14:47Manager Otto Pfister was replaced by Paul Le Guin.

14:51The impact was immediate.

14:53The team turned things around with wins against Gabon and the Panthers,

14:57and later Togo and Morocco to ensure qualification.

15:01Samuel Eto'o's international career has so far eclipsed that of any other player in his nation's history.

15:12During his time at Barcelona, Samuel Eto'o played alongside one of the greats of football, Ronaldinho.

15:19The Brazilian superstar played for Barcelona between 2003 and 2008.

15:25Making 145 appearances and scoring 70 goals, Ronaldinho's talent was evident from an early age.

15:33When he was 13 and playing for a local junior team,

15:37the rising star scored all 23 goals in a 23-0 victory against another local team.

15:43The feat even caught the attention of the local media.

15:47He made his debut with the youth squad Gremio.

15:50Ronaldinho then moved to French side Paris Saint-Germain in 2001,

15:54before moving to Spanish club Barcelona.

15:58Playing mainly as a left winger or attacking midfielder,

16:01Ronaldinho thrived at the Spanish club.

16:04His talents helped Barca to many titles.

16:06He has amassed over 20 individual honours,

16:08but his real legacy lies in his international achievements.

16:13Ronaldinho is one of the many stars of the Brazilian team

16:16and is one of the very few to have played for his country at all age levels.

16:21He earned his first cap for the senior squad in 1999 in a 3-0 win over Latvia

16:28and scored one goal during Brazil's victorious Copa America campaign.

16:33By the time the 2002 World Cup came around, Ronaldinho was a bona fide star.

16:39He formed a formidable offensive unit with Ronaldo and Rivaldo.

16:43The Brazilians went on to win the tournament, their fifth title.

16:48Along with Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho had a fantastic year in 2005,

16:53winning his second consecutive FIFA World Player of the Year award,

16:56beating Chelsea's Frank Lampard and Samuel to the title.

17:00Ronaldinho had such a fantastic year that he scored 956 points in the voting,

17:07more than tripled the score of the second place getter Lampard.

17:12Ronaldinho left Barcelona in 2008 for Italian Serie A side AC Milan.

17:19Playing in a club like Barcelona has afforded Samuel to play alongside many champions of the game,

17:25such as Lionel Messi, who was elevated to the senior side

17:28in the same year that Samuel arrived at the club.

17:33Today, Messi is one of the brightest new superstars of the game.

17:37Still in his early 20s, the Argentinian striker has already bagged a swag

17:41of Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations.

17:47He has frequently been compared to fellow Argentinian Diego Maradona,

17:51who has himself declared Messi as his successor.

17:56Messi's talent was identified early on by Barcelona.

18:02They offered him treatment for his growth hormone deficiency

18:05in part of a deal which enticed the teenager to travel to Europe to play for the club.

18:11He debuted in the 2004-05 season, breaking the La Liga record

18:16not only as the youngest footballer to ever have played a league game,

18:19but also the youngest player to score a league goal.

18:22He soon became accustomed to success,

18:24as Barcelona won the La Liga title in Messi's first season with the club.

18:30They also won the double the next season,

18:32taking home the Champions League title as well as the La Liga championship.

18:38Messi became an integral part of the club's success from then on.

18:43He blossomed in the 2006-07 season, making 26 appearances and scoring 14 goals.

18:49His amazing ability has been recognised by his hall of close to 40 individual honours.

18:56By the time Messi retires, his trophy room may well have taken over his whole house,

19:01an integral part of the Barcelona line-up.

19:05Lionel Messi has proved the only way is up after posting his best season so far in 2009-10.

19:11Samuel Eto'o devotes his spare time to many good causes.

19:16The majority of his charity work so far has been in his African homeland.

19:21He has set up several scholarship programs and donated ambulances.

19:26He has also been involved in the building of hospitals and has set up football academies.

19:33He's a major star in his homeland, where he's reported to be one of the most influential figures

19:38He's a major star in his homeland, where he's revered as a role model by young fans,

19:43using his profile and wealth to help those less fortunate.

19:48In 2005, he won the African Footballer of the Year award.

19:53The winner of the African Footballer of the Year award is Samuel Eto'o.

20:08The award was a great honour for Eto'o, whose charity work has kept his connection to the continent strong.

20:16The win was all the more significant, as it was his third consecutive win.

20:26A man like Samuel Eto'o represents equality and peace and charm for a young generation, Arabs and Jews alike.

20:38Samuel has strong motivation for all the charity work he has involved in.

20:42He has spoken of how he grew up in a lost corner of Africa,

20:45a place where only one child out of ten achieves a good level of education.

20:51At an early age, he developed the belief he was destined to leave his country and prosper,

20:56so he could come back and share his good fortune with others.

21:01His efforts at redistributing wealth have included creating a non-profit organisation

21:07aimed at educating children for football and a centre for youth education in the prison of Douala.

21:16In 2010, he became involved in the United for Africa campaign,

21:22which aims to support biodiversity worldwide and specific initiatives in Africa.

21:27Sponsor PUMA produced the world's first continental football kit,

21:31named the Africa Unity Kit, in an effort to help bring the many nations of Africa closer together.

21:38I take the example of Ivory Coast.

21:41Football is in the process of uniting this country,

21:45to bring together the people who were at one time separated.

21:49Football can do this, and it gives people hope.

21:54Samuel believes strongly in the campaign, which is still battling to achieve its goals.

21:58Samuel Eta has claimed 14 individual honours so far.

22:03These include three consecutive African Player of the Year awards,

22:07the African Cup of Nations top scorer in 06 and 08,

22:11La Liga top scorer in 2006,

22:14and UEFA Champions League best forward in 2006.

22:18The trophy cabinet just keeps growing.

22:23The happiness that I can give to the people means more to me than what I am paid.

22:28I believe that when I enter a football stadium

22:32and I see the people in the crowd happy and they enjoy a fantastic afternoon

22:37and they arrive home and everything was fantastic

22:41and they tell their wives and friends that they saw a great game of football,

22:46I feel very proud of what I have achieved.

22:51Samuel Eta has come a long way from his humble beginnings,

22:54but never loses sight of the debt he owes to his African homeland.

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