Mamadou Zongo
Mamadou "Bebeto" Zongo (born 8 October 1980 in Bobo-Dioulasso) is a former Burkinabé football player and current coach.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 October 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | ASFB (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | RC Bobo | 25 | (22) |
1996–1997 | ASEC Mimosas | 22 | (18) |
1997–2004 | Vitesse | 76 | (14) |
2004–2006 | De Graafschap | 24 | (2) |
2006 | VVV-Venlo | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Ethnikos | 11 | (1) |
2007 | U Cluj | 2 | (0) |
2010–2012 | ASFA Yennenga | ||
Total | 160 | (57) | |
National team‡ | |||
1996–2005 | Burkina Faso | 30 | (13) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–2014 | Santos FC Ouagadougou | ||
2015– | ASFB | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2016 |
Career
Zongo was signed on a free transfer by U Cluj in November 2007 and had a salary of $9,000 per month. However, after two matches, he was released by the club board in December 2007, on account of a recurring knee injury. In October 2010, he signed a new contract for ASFA Yennega of Burkina Faso and spent the last two years of his playing career with the club.
In April 2013, Zongo became a head coach of the Burkinabé side Santos.[1]
International career
He was part of the Burkinabé 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He has 30 caps and 13 goals for his national team.
Honours
Club
- RC Bobo[3]
- Burkinabé Premier League: 1996
- ASEC Mimosas[3]
- Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 1997
- Côte d'Ivoire Cup: 1997
References
- L’ancien international burkinabè Mamadou Zongo « Bebeto », nouvel entraîneur du Santos FC Archived 26 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine StarAfrica.com. 12 April 2013. (in French)
- Championnat national de football: l’ASFB contraint Bankuy-Sport au partage des points L'Express du Faso 8 December 2015. (in French)
- Mamadou Zongo at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Mamadou Zongo at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Mamadou Zongo at WorldFootball.net
- Mamadou Zongo at FootballDatabase.eu
- Voetbal International