Omar Daf

Omar Daf (born 12 February 1977) is a Senegalese football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Ligue 2 club Amiens. A Senegal international with French nationality, Daf represented his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He played as a full-back, but could also play at centre-back.

Omar Daf

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-02-12) 12 February 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Amiens (head coach)
Youth career
0000–1995	US Gorée
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Westerlo	2	(0)
1996–1997	Thonon-Chablais	4	(0)
1997–2009	Sochaux	188	(0)
2009–2012	Brest	78	(1)
2012–2013	Sochaux	5	(0)
Total		277	(1)
International career
1998–2012	Senegal	55	(0)
Managerial career
2018–2022	Sochaux
2022–2023	Dijon
2023–	Amiens
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Dakar, Daf began playing football with US Gorée. At age 17, a Belgian football scout, Karel Brokken, recruited him to Belgian Second Division side K.V.C. Westerlo, where he began his professional career. A year later, Daf joined French Championnat National 2 side Thonon-Chablais, before embarking on a 12-year spell with Sochaux in 1997.^[1]

Managerial career

In November 2018, Daf became manager of Sochaux.^[2] In January 2019, he extended his contract until 2021.^[3]

In June 2023, Daf was appointed as the manager of Ligue 2 club Amiens.^[4]

Honours

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2002^[5]