Daré Nibombé (born 16 June 1980) is a
Togo
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lese former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
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. He became the head coach of the U21 squad of
Tubize
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in 2017.
Daré Nibombé nouveau coach de l’équipe U21 à l’AFC Tubize
lavenir.net, 29 April 2017
Club career
Early career
Born in Lomé
Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 , Nibombé started his football career in Togo. In 1999, he was transferred to ASKO Kara
ASKO Kara is a Togolese football club based in Kara. They play in the top division in Togolese football.
History
The manager Améleté Abalo was shot dead on 8 January 2010 in a terrorist attack against the Togo national football team.
Achiev ...
. After two years he was transferred to Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals F.C.
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History
Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was ...
but after a couple of seasons, Nibombé returned to AS Douanes in Togo.
R.A.E.C. Mons
In 2003, Nibombé moved to Belgian team R.A.E.C. Mons where he spent five seasons.
CS Otopeni
In 2008, Nibombé rejected moves to Italy, France and Greece and instead moved to CS Otopeni
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History
The club was fo ...
.
Politehnica Timișoara
In January 2009, Nibombé signed with FC Politehnica Timișoara
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who were in the UEFA Champions League
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qualifying rounds. He played a Champions League game against UEFA Cup
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holders Shakhtar Donetsk
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and FC Timişoara
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won over the two legs. The next tie in the UEFA Champions League was against VfB Stuttgart
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.
During the 2009–10 season, Nibombé established himself as a central defender
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in Liga 1. On 15 June 2010, he left FC Timişoara to join FK Baku
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.
FC Baku
Nibombé signed for FK Baku
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.
Arminia Bielefeld
After six months in Azerbaijan, he left Baku to sign for 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld
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. He played a few games with the German outfit then was away for a couple of months due to an injury.
International career
Nibombé was a regular member of the Togo national team, and was a starter at the 2006 World Cup
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and the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He also participated at the African Cup of Nations.
Honours
AS Douanes
*Togolese Championnat National
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2021−22 clubs
Group ...
: 2002
La Louvière
*Belgian Cup
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: 2002–03
RAEC Mons
*Belgian Second Division
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: 2005–06
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1980 births
Living people
Footballers from Lomé
Togolese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Togo men's international footballers
2006 FIFA World Cup players
2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
Belgian Pro League players
Liga I players
2. Bundesliga players
ASKO Kara players
AS OTR Lomé players
Liberty Professionals F.C. players
R.A.A. Louviéroise players
R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players
CS Otopeni players
FC Politehnica Timișoara players
FC Baku players
Arminia Bielefeld players
R.F.C. Seraing (1922) players
Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
21st-century Togolese people
Francs Borains players