Oumar Tchomogo (born 7 January 1978) is a

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ese

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manager and former professional player who is assistant coach for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Bohicon Bohicon or Gbohikon is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square ...

, Tchomogo began his career in 1996 with local club

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. He moved to French side Grenoble Foot 38 in 1998 where in three years he scored 11 goals from 53 games. Following his departure from Grenoble in 2001, he played for ASOA Valence,

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and

Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...

. He acquired French nationality by

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on 18 February 2002. In the summer of 2005, he moved to Portuguese side

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. During his time with the club, he was a regular in the side under the management of

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. He appeared for the ''Sadinos'' in their very first Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Benfica. In January of the following year, he left Vitória for

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. His stay proved to be unsuccessful as he only managed two appearances in the entire season. In the summer of 2006 he returned to Portugal, this time to play for Vitória de Guimarães. Following his spell with Vitória de Guimarães, he left for Portimonense where he remained for one season. Following his departure from Portimonense in the summer of 2008, he played for Chambéry, Al Kharaitiyat and ASOA Valence. In the summer of 2012, he signed for French lower-league side UMS Montélimar.

International career

Tchomogo made his national team debut at the age of 20 in 1998. During his international career, he helped his nation reach their very first

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. He was selected by then manager Cecil Jones Attuquayefio for the finals. Benin's first ever participation in the Africa Cup of Nations saw them finish bottom of their group behind

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

and

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. After Benin missed out on the 2006 edition, Benin qualified for the

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after finishing second in their qualification group behind

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

. Tchomogo scored two vital goals for Benin on the last match day of their qualification campaign against

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to grant them access into the African Cup of Nations. He made the cut of the 23 players to be part of the squad to play at the tournament. Just like the 2004 edition, Benin finished bottom of their group with no points from three games. Tchomogo retired from international football in late 2009 after Benin failed to qualify for the

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Coaching career

Tchomogo began his coaching career, while still playing amateur football in France, as assistant coach under manager

Michel Dussuyer Michel Dussuyer (born 28 May 1959) is a French football coach and former professional player. Playing career Dussuyer played club football as a goalkeeper for Cannes, Nice and Alès. Coaching career Dussuyer was an assistant coach at Cannes bet ...

for

: "Towards the end of my career, Michel Dussuyer asked me to continue in the field and then gradually integrate the staff. I was his assistant for two years", Tchomogo revealed in an interview.La vie après le foot : Oumar Tchomogo!
beninfootball.com, 18 October 2017 However, it's only confirmed that he was in charge of this position at least in 2010. After hanging his boots up in the summer 2013, Tchomogo worked as a forward coach at UMS Montélimar. In June 2013, Tchomogo was appointed head coach of

. He was in charge on temporary basis until March 2014. In May 2015, Tchomogo was once again appointed head coach of Benin. He left the position at the end of 2017. In January 2020, Tchomogo was appointed youth coach at

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1 ...

. After 2.5 years as an academy coach, Tchomogo took charge of the clubs reserve team in June 2022, which was playing in the

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tchomogo goal''.

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