Jean-Pierre Tokoto (born 26 January 1948) is a retired Cameroonian professional

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. He competed for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Career

Club

In March 1980, Tokoto signed with the

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of the

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. In 1981, the team moved to

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and renamed itself the

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. In the fall of 1981, Tokoto moved to the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.

Coaching

Jean-Pierre Tokoto was director of coaching at Schwaben AC, a youth soccer team based in

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. After many successful years at the club, in 2009 he left the team to create a new club, FC TOKOTO, a college preparatory soccer academy. He now coaches a U-17 and U-16 team for Lions '82 SC a team based in the Rockford Illinois area.

Personal life

Tokoto's grandson, also named Jean-Pierre,''High school hoops superstar Tokoto is one that got away,'' Rockford Register Star, 31 January 2010, is a basketball player who was drafted in 2015 by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA.

Honours

Oryx * Cameroonian Championship: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 * Cameroon Cup: 1963, 1968 * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1965 Marseille *

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: 1972

References

External links

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NASL/MISL stats

fctokoto.com
Living people 1948 births American soccer coaches Men's association football forwards Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1972 African Cup of Nations players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Philadelphia Fever (MISL) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players New England Tea Men players Jacksonville Tea Men players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Olympique de Marseille players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Cameroon-footy-bio-stub