Mamadou "Bebeto" Zongo (born 8 October 1980) is a Burkinabé football coach and former player who played as a striker.

Club career

Zongo was born in

Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula". The local Bobo-speaking population (r ...

. He signed on a free transfer for Romanian club

U Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...

in November 2007 and had a salary of $9,000 per month. After two matches, he was released by the club board in December 2007, on account of a recurring knee injury. In October 2010, he signed a new contract for

ASFA Yennega Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. The club's home games are played at Stade du 4-Août. The club was founded in 1947 and won its first title in 1973 as ''Jeanne d'Arc''. History The club ...

of Burkina Faso and spent the last two years of his playing career with the club.

International career

Zongo was part of the Burkina Faso national team at the 2000 African Nations Cup which finished bottom of group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He earned 30 caps and 13 goals.

Coaching career

In April 2013, Zongo became a head coach of the Burkinabé side Santos. He was appointed head coach of ASFB in 2015.Championnat national de football: l’ASFB contraint Bankuy-Sport au partage des points
L'Express du Faso 8 December 2015.

Honours

RC Bobo *

Burkinabé Premier League The Fasofoot D1 is the top division of the Burkinabé Football Federation. It was created in 1961. Burkinabé Premier League clubs – 2021-22 * AS Koupéla ( Koupéla) * AS Douanes (Ouagadougou) * ASEC Koudougou (Koudougou) *ASFA Yennenga (Ouaga ...

: 1996 ASEC Mimosas *

Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division The Ivory Coast MTN Ligue 1 is the top division of the Ivorian Football Federation. It was created in 1960. 2021−22 Ligue 1 clubs * AF Amadou Diallo * AS Indenié Abengourou * ASEC Mimosas * Bouaké FC * CO Korhogo * ES Bafing * FC San Pedro * ...

: 1997 * Côte d'Ivoire Cup: 1997

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