Omar Daf (born 12 February 1977) is a Senegalese
football manager
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and former
player
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who is the currently head coach French
Ligue 2
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club
Dijon
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* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlies ...
. A
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
international, he represented his country at the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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. He also holds a French passport and spent most of his playing career at French club Sochaux. Daf played as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
, but could also play on the left or at
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Born in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
, Daf began playing football with
US Gorée
Union Sportive Gorée is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop.
Achievements
* Senegal Premier League: 3
::1978, 1981, 1984.
*Senegal FA Cup: 4
::1 ...
. At age 17, a Belgian football scout, Karel Brokken, recruited him to
Belgian Second Division
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side
K.V.C. Westerlo
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, where he began his professional career. A year later, Daf joined French
Championnat National 2
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side
Thonon-Chablais, before embarking on a 12-year spell with
Sochaux
Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''.
Economy
Soc ...
in 1997.
Managerial career
In November 2018, Daf became manager of Sochaux. In January 2019, he extended his contract until 2021.
Honours
International
Senegal
*
Africa Cup of Nations
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runner-up:
2002
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References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Footballers from Dakar
Association football defenders
Senegalese footballers
Senegalese expatriate footballers
Senegal international footballers
2002 FIFA World Cup players
French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
K.V.C. Westerlo players
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Stade Brestois 29 players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
2000 African Cup of Nations players
2002 African Cup of Nations players
2004 African Cup of Nations players
2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
Senegalese football managers
Senegalese expatriate football managers
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard managers
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Ligue 2 managers
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