Patrice Tonga

Patrice Tonga (Russian: Патрис Тонга; born September 2, 1975) is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer, who played the majority of his career in Russia, gaining Russian citizenship in the process.[1]

Patrice Tonga
Personal information
Full name Patrice Tonga
Date of birth (1975-09-02) September 2, 1975
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Dynamo Douala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Unisport FC
1997 Dynamo Douala
1998 Kolomna 30 (3)
1999 Sibiryak Bratsk 17 (1)
2001–2004 Kuban Krasnodar 87 (1)
2004 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 11 (0)
2005–2006 Dynamo Makhachkala 58 (9)
Total 203 (14)
National team‡
1995 Cameroon U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2015

Career

Club

Tonga played youth football for his local club Dynamo Douala, before moving to Unisport FC where he won the Cameroonian Premier League in 1996. Tong moved back to Dynamo Douala in 1997 before moving to Krasnodar in Russia to study at the University of Physical Culture.[2] After being recommended to FC Kolomna by one of his teachers, who were holding a pre-season camp in Krasnodar, Tonga signed with the team. Tonga spent a year with FC Kolomna before moving onto Sibiryak Bratsk. Due to a ban on foreign players playing in the Russian Second Division, Tonga missed the entire 2000 season. Jerry-Christian Tchuissé, with whom Tonga lived with as a student in Krasnodar, invited Tonga to play in an Inter-University Championship for Cameroon, which they won. In 2001, FC Kuban Krasnodar manager Oleg Dolmatov invited to Tonga for a trial, which lead to a permanent contract with the club. Tonga scored his only goal for Kuban in a match against Spartak Nalchik in 2002. Tonga left Kuban midway through the 2004 season, signing for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before moving to Dynamo Makhachkala in 2005 where he finished his professional career in 2006.

International

Tonga claimed that he was a part of Cameroon U-20 at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar.[3]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kolomna 1998 Russian Second Division 303-303
Sibiryak Bratsk 1999 171-171
Kuban Krasnodar 2001 Russian First Division 26030-290
2002 26120-281
2003 35010-350
2004 Russian Premier League 0010-10
Total 87170--941
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2004 Russian First Division 110-110
Dynamo Makhachkala 2005 30620-326
2006 28310-293
Total 58930--619
Career total 20314100--21314

Honours
Unisport
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References
  1. http://www.stapravda.ru/. stapravda http://www.stapravda.ru/photo/startuet_18y_chempionat_rossii_po_futbolu_na_yuge_strany_36766/. Retrieved 25 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  2. Патрис Тонга: Начинал вместе с Это`О. http://www.aksport.ru/ (in Russian). aksport. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  3. Патрис Тонга: "Мечтаю сыграть в Премьер-лиге. В составе Кубани. http://www.yuga.ru/ (in Russian). yuga. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  4. Тонга Патрис. http://footballfacts.ru/ (in Russian). footballfacts. Retrieved 25 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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