Bertin Tomou Bayard (born August 8, 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Cameroon national team at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bertin Tomou Bayard | ||
| Date of birth | August 8, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth |
Bafoussam, West Province, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | PWD Bamenda | 6 | (14) |
| 1997 | Pohang Steelers | 3 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Shenzhen Ping'an | 23 | (7) |
| 1999 | → Yunnan Hongta (loan) | (6) | |
| 2000–2001 | Yunnan Hongta | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Guangzhou Geely (loan) | 7 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Zhejiang Greentown | 34 | (14) |
| 2004 | Xiamen Lanshi | 26 | (15) |
| 2005 | Zhejiang Lucheng | 22 | (12) |
| 2006 | Brest | 15 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Mouscron | 52 | (18) |
| 2008–2009 | Westerlo | 44 | (8) |
| 2010 | KSV Roeselare | 9 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Vaires-sur-Marne | ||
| 2012–2013 | KRC Waregem | 31 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | RFC Huy | 28 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | RE Bertrigeoise | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Cameroon | 20 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | RFC Huy (B-team & U17 manager) | ||
| 2016–201? | FC Herstal (youth) | ||
| 2019–2020 | RFC Huy (youth) | ||
| 2020–2021 | RFC Huy | ||
| 2021–2023 | Ans-Montegnée | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career edit
Born in Bafoussam, Tomou started his career at PWD Bamenda, and left for East Asia in 1997. He first played for Pohang Steelers in South Korea, and then went to China in 1998. He received his first cap for Cameroon in 2004.
He moved to Europe to play for Stade Brestois 29 in Ligue 2 in January 2006.
Coaching career edit
After retiring at the end of 2015, Tomou returned to RFC Huy, where he was appointed youth coordinator, U17 manager and later also manager of the clubs reserve team. He left the club again in November 2016.[1] In December 2016, he was hired by FC Herstal in a position at the clubs youth sector.[2]
In August 2019, Tomou returned to RFC Huy in a position as youth coordinator.[3] In May 2020, he was promoted to manager of the clubs first team.[4] In February 2020, he left RFC Huy to join Ans-Montegnée as manager of the clubs first team.[5] He left Ans-Montegnée at the end of the 2022-23 season.[6]
References edit
- ^ [1]
- ^ Bertin Tomou devient formateur au FC Herstal, sudinfo.be, 12 December 2016
- ^ Football - Bertin Tomou heureux d’être de retour au RFC Huy, sudinfo.be, 3 October 2019
- ^ Bertin Tomou devient entraineur d’un club de D3 Amateurs belge, actucameroun.com, 30 May 2020
- ^ Le RFC Huy et Bertin Tomou se séparent, lavenir.net, 18 February 2021
- ^ BERTIN TOMOU ESPÈRE NE PAS RESTER TROP LONGTEMPS À QUAI, le-football-liegeois.footeo.com, 31 July 2023
External links edit
- excelsior.be (archived 13 February 2007)
- Bertin Tomou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Bertin Tomou – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Bertin Tomou – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Bertin Tomou at National-Football-Teams.com
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