Rigobert Song
Cameroonian association football manager and former player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a former Cameroonian football player. He played for Trabzonspor and the Cameroonian national team. He is the first African who has played in four World Cups. He is regarded as one of the greatest African football players of all time.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rigobert Song Bahanag | ||
Date of birth | (1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Nkenglicock, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cameroon U-23 (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1998 | Metz | 123 | (3) |
1998 | Salernitana | 4 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Liverpool | 34 | (0) |
2001–2002 | West Ham United | 24 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Lens | 63 | (3) |
2004–2008 | Galatasaray | 104 | (4) |
2008–2010 | Trabzonspor | 46 | (0) |
Total | 414 | (11) | |
National team‡ | |||
1993–2010 | Cameroon | 137 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2016–2018 | Cameroon A' | ||
2018 | Cameroon (caretaker) | ||
2018– | Cameroon U-23 | ||
2022– | Cameroon | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:02, 25 June 2010 (UTC) |
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