Jean-Pierre Tokoto
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 January 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1969 | Oryx Douala | – | (–) |
1968–1969 | Marseille | 12 | (1) |
1969–1970 | CA Paris-Neuilly | 31 | (13) |
1970–1971 | AC Paris-Joinville | 14 | (0) |
1971–1972 | Marseille | 2 | (0) |
1972–1975 |
Bordeaux | 102 | (21) |
1975–1977 | Paris Saint-Germain | 59 | (17) |
1977–1978 | Bordeaux | 38 | (10) |
1978–1980 | Béziers Hérault | 60 | (12) |
1980–1981 | New England Tea Men | 57 | (17) |
1981 | Jacksonville Tea Men | 23 | (2) |
1981–1982 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 11 | (8) |
International career | |||
Cameroon | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jean-Pierre Tokoto (born 26 January 1948) is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer. He competed for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Career
Club
In March 1980, Tokoto signed with 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.[3]
Coaching
Jean-Pierre Tokoto was director of coaching at Schwaben AC, a youth soccer team based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. 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
.Honours
Oryx
- Cameroonian Championship: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967
- Cameroon Cup: 1963, 1968
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1965
Marseille
- French Championship: 1972
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jean-Pierre Tokoto". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Tea men acquire two stars Boston Globe, 28 March 1980
- ^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ High school hoops superstar Tokoto is one that got away, Rockford Register Star, 31 January 2010, "High school hoops superstar Tokoto is one that got away - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
External links
- Jean-Pierre Tokoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- NASL/MISL stats
- fctokoto.com