Bill Tchato

Bill Tchato
Personal information
Full nameBill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi
Date of birth14 May 1975[1]
Place of birthM'Biam, Cameroon
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Sapins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–1996Caen18(0)
1996–1998Valence69(6)
1998–2000Nice70(3)
2000–2003Montpellier63(0)
2003–20051. FC Kaiserslautern55(1)
2005–2006Nice24(0)
2006–2008Qatar SC13(0)
2008–2010Al-Khor18(0)
2010–2011Strasbourg19(1)
2011–Sapins
National team
2000–2008Cameroon46(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:32, 8 December 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi (born 14 May 1975) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Gabon First Division club Sapins as a defender, having previously played for Caen, Valence, Nice, Montpellier, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Qatar SC, Al-Khor and Strasbourg.[3] Tchato represented Cameroon at international level, making 46 appearances over an eight-year period, scoring one goal.

Club career

Tchato began his career in France with Caen in 1995,[4] and made 18 league appearances in his debut season which ended with the club being promoted to Division 1 as champions. He was transferred to Valence in 1996, where he made 69 league appearances and scored six goals over the next two years.[4] In 1998, he joined Nice, scoring three goals in 70 league appearances during his time with the club.[4] Tchato was signed by Montpellier in 2000 and he helped them gain promotion to Division 1 in his first season. He made 63 league appearances for the club before moving to Germany in 2003 to play for Bundesliga side1. FC Kaiserslautern.[5] In 2005, he returned to Nice for one season and then moved to the Middle East to play for Qatar SC.[5] Two years later, he joined Al-Khor. Tchato returned to France in 2010 with Championnat National team Strasbourg.[6] A year later, having seen Strasbourg relegated due to financial problems, Tchato moved to Gabon to join First Division club Sapins.[7]

International career

He made his debut for the Cameroon national team in 2000.[8] He represented his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup,[9] and the African Cup of Nations in the same year, which Cameroon won. Tchato appeared in two FIFA Confederations Cup competitions, in 2001 and 2003.[9] He also played in the 2004 and 2008 African Cup of Nations, where Cameroon were defeated by Egypt in the final.

Personal life

Born in M'Biam, Tchato moved to Europe at a young age with his parents, who worked for the Embassy of Cameroon in Paris, and subsequently in London.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "La fiche de Bill Tchato". L'Équipe. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bill Tchato". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Bill Tchato. Racing Stub. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Bill Tchato". L'Équipe. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bill Tchato Mbiayi". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Bill Tchato vers la signature?". Foot National. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Arrivée de Bill Tchato au FC Sapins (D1), et contact "très avancé" avec Pierre Womé Lend". Les Pantheres. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Bill Tchato". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bill Tchato". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  10. ↑ Nana, Walter Wilson (9 January 2008). "Player profiles: Indomitable Lions". Africa News. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

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