Daré Nibombé (born 16 June 1980) is a

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lese former professional

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who played as a

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. He became the head coach of the U21 squad of

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in 2017.Daré Nibombé nouveau coach de l’équipe U21 à l’AFC Tubize
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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

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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

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Politehnica Timișoara

In January 2009, Nibombé signed with

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who were in the

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qualifying rounds. He played a Champions League game against

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holders

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

and

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won over the two legs. The next tie in the UEFA Champions League was against

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. During the 2009–10 season, Nibombé established himself as a

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in Liga 1. On 15 June 2010, he left FC Timişoara to join

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FC Baku

Nibombé signed for

Arminia Bielefeld

After six months in Azerbaijan, he left Baku to sign for 2. Bundesliga club

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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

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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 The Championnat National de Premiere Division is a football league featuring clubs from Togo, and is the primary competition of Togolese football. Founded in 1961, it is administered by the Togolese Football Federation. 2021−22 clubs Group ...

: 2002 La Louvière *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 2002–03 RAEC Mons *

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: 2005–06

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nibombe, Dare 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