Patrick Omer Nyamsi Tobo (born 9 September 1962) is a former

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defender who played club football in

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and

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. He works as an assistant for the

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Club career

Born in

, Tobo began playing club football in the second division with for Nlonago Nkongsamba and AS Ngoumou. From 1980 to 1992, he first division sides Lion de Yaoundé,

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, Prévoyance CNPS and

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, winning a league and cup double with Canon in 1983 and a second cup with Prévoyance CNPS in 1989. In 1992, Tobo moved to Canada where he would play in the

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with

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and

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before retiring in 1996.

Career as manager

After retiring from playing football, Tobo studied to become a coach. He received a Canadian 'A' Licence and a UEFA 'A' Licence, and began working with Canada's youth national teams.

International career

Tobo made appearances for the senior

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, including the 1981 Central African Games in

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, and he played for Cameroon at the

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finals in

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* 1962 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Union Douala players Canon Yaoundé players Tonnerre Yaoundé players Toronto Italia players North York Astros players Canadian National Soccer League players Men's association football defenders Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada {{Cameroon-footy-defender-stub