Oumar Tchomogo (born 7 January 1978) is a Beninese football manager and former professional player who is assistant coach for Ligue 2 club Niort.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bohicon, Benin | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Niort (Assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASPAC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | ASPAC | ||
| 1998–2001 | Grenoble | 53 | (11) |
| 2001–2003 | Valence | 71 | (18) |
| 2003–2005 | Guingamp | 18 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Amiens (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Vitória Setúbal | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | Baniyas | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Vitória Guimarães | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Portimonense | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Chambéry | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Al Kharaitiyat | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Valence | 31 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Montélimar | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995–2008 | Benin[1] | 34 | (15) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Benin (assistant) | |||
| Montélimar (forward coach) | |||
| 2013–2014 | Benin | ||
| 2015–2017 | Benin | ||
| 2020–2022 | Niort (youth) | ||
| 2022– | Niort B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bohicon, Tchomogo began his career in 1996 with local club ASPAC FC. He moved to French side Grenoble Foot 38 in 1998 where in three years he scored 11 goals from 53 games. Following his departure from Grenoble in 2001, he played for ASOA Valence, En Avant de Guingamp and Amiens SC. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 18 February 2002.[4]
In the summer of 2005, he moved to Portuguese side Vitória de Setúbal. During his time with the club, he was a regular in the side under the management of Luís Norton de Matos. He appeared for the Sadinos in their very first Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Benfica. In January of the following year, he left Vitória for Baniyas SC.[5] His stay proved to be unsuccessful as he only managed two appearances in the entire season.
In the summer of 2006 he returned to Portugal, this time to play for Vitória de Guimarães. Following his spell with Vitória de Guimarães, he left for Portimonense where he remained for one season.[6] Following his departure from Portimonense in the summer of 2008, he played for Chambéry, Al Kharaitiyat and ASOA Valence. In the summer of 2012, he signed for French lower-league side UMS Montélimar.[7]
International career
editTchomogo made his national team debut at the age of 20 in 1998. During his international career, he helped his nation reach their very first Africa Cup of Nations in 2004. He was selected by then manager Cecil Jones Attuquayefio for the finals. Benin's first ever participation in the Africa Cup of Nations saw them finish bottom of their group behind Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa.[8]
After Benin missed out on the 2006 edition, Benin qualified for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations after finishing second in their qualification group behind Mali. Tchomogo scored two vital goals for Benin on the last match day of their qualification campaign against Sierra Leone to grant them access into the African Cup of Nations. He made the cut of the 23 players to be part of the squad to play at the tournament. Just like the 2004 edition, Benin finished bottom of their group with no points from three games.[9] Tchomogo retired from international football in late 2009 after Benin failed to qualify for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.
Coaching career
editTchomogo began his coaching career, while still playing amateur football in France, as assistant coach under manager Michel Dussuyer for Benin: "Towards the end of my career, Michel Dussuyer asked me to continue in the field and then gradually integrate the staff. I was his assistant for two years", Tchomogo revealed in an interview.[10] However, it's only confirmed that he was in charge of this position at least in 2010. After hanging his boots up in the summer 2013, Tchomogo worked as a forward coach at UMS Montélimar.[10]
In June 2013, Tchomogo was appointed head coach of Benin.[11] He was in charge on temporary basis until March 2014. In May 2015, Tchomogo was once again appointed head coach of Benin.[12] He left the position at the end of 2017.[13]
In January 2020, Tchomogo was appointed youth coach at Chamois Niortais.[14][15] After 2.5 years as an academy coach, Tchomogo took charge of the clubs reserve team in June 2022, which was playing in the Championnat National 3.[16]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tchomogo goal.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 August 1998 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Angola |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations Qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 8 September 2002 | Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa, Cotonou, Benin |  Tanzania |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualification |
| 5 | 8 June 2003 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Sudan |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualification |
| 6 | 2–0 | |||||
| 7 | 6 July 2003 | Cotonou, Benin |  Zambia |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2004 African Cup of Nations Qualification |
| 8 | 2–0 | |||||
| 9 | 16 November 2003 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Madagascar |
1–2 | 3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 10 | 2–2 | |||||
| 11 | 3–2 | |||||
| 12 | 4 July 2004 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Egypt |
1–0 | 3–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 13 | 12 October 2007 | National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone |  Sierra Leone |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification |
| 14 | 2–0 | |||||
| 15 | 8 June 2008 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Uganda |
2–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
References
edit- ^ "Benin - Record International Players".
- ^ Bénin : Oumar Tchomogo n’est plus sélectionneur (découvrez son bilan)‚ lanouvelletribune.info, 18 December 2017
- ^ "Oumar Tchomogo". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "JORF n° 0042 du 19 février 2002 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Tchomogo também sai" [Tchomogo is going to leave]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 December 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Tchomogo é reforço para eixo do ataque" [Tchomogo is a reinforcement for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 November 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ OUMAR TCHOMOGO ET DJIMAN KOUKOU à UMS Montélimar EN DH (6ème division française)
- ^ "CAN 2004". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "CAN 2008". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b La vie après le foot : Oumar Tchomogo!, beninfootball.com, 18 October 2017
- ^ Oumar Tchomogo le nouveau sélectionneur des Ecureuils, beninfootball.com, 13 June 2013
- ^ https://www.africatopsports.com/2015/05/27/benin-omar-tchomogo-nomme-selectionneur/ BÉNIN: OMAR TCHOMOGO NOMMÉ SÉLECTIONNEUR, africatopsports.com, 27 May 2015
- ^ Bénin : c’est fini pour Tchomogo, afrik-foot.com, 16 December 2017
- ^ Officiel : Oumar Tchomogo débarque à Niort, beninwebtv.com, 8 February 2020
- ^ GAMBARDELLA : LES CHAMOIS QUALIFIÉS !, chamoisniortais.fr, 11 January 2020
- ^ NIORT : LE NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DE LA RÉSERVE CONNU, foot-national.com, 30 June 2022
- ^ "Oumar Tchomogo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links
edit- Oumar Tchomogo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Oumar Tchomogo at National-Football-Teams.com
