Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi (born 14 May 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a defender. He played for

Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

, Valence,

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

, Qatar SC, Al-Khor and

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and Sapins. Tchato represented

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at international level, making 46 appearances over an eight-year period, scoring one goal.

Club career

Tchato began his career in France with

in 1995, 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. In 1998, he joined

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, scoring three goals in 70 league appearances during his time with the club. Tchato was signed by

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

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

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side FC Kaiserslautern."Bill Tchato Mbiayi"
.

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. Retrieved 9 February 2011. In 2005, he returned to Nice for one season and then moved to the Middle East to play for Qatar SC. Two years later, he joined Al-Khor. Tchato returned to France in 2010 with

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team

. A year later, having seen Strasbourg relegated due to financial problems, Tchato moved to Gabon to join First Division club Sapins.

International career

He made his debut for the Cameroon national team in 2000. He represented his country at the

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,"Bill Tchato"

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. Retrieved 9 February 2011. and the

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in the same year, which Cameroon won. Tchato appeared in two

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competitions, in

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and

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. He also played in the

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and

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African Cup of Nations, where Cameroon were defeated by

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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. He acquired French nationality by

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on 9 December 1998. Bill's son Enzo is also a professional footballer, and plays for Montpellier.

Honors

Cameroon

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runner-up:

References

External links

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Bill Tchato statisticsBBC: World Cup 2002
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