Oumar Tchomogo (born 7 January 1978) is a Beninese

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manager and former professional player who is assistant coach for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Tchomogo began his career in 1996 with local club ASPAC FC. He moved to French side

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in 1998 where in three years he scored 11 goals from 53 games. Following his departure from Grenoble in 2001, he played for

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and

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. He acquired

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on 18 February 2002. In the summer of 2005, he moved to Portuguese side

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. During his time with the club, he was a regular in the side under the management of

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. He appeared for the ''Sadinos'' in their very first

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against Benfica. In January of the following year, he left Vitória for

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. His stay proved to be unsuccessful as he only managed two appearances in the entire season. In the summer of 2006 he returned to Portugal, this time to play for

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. Following his spell with Vitória de Guimarães, he left for

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where he remained for one season. Following his departure from Portimonense in the summer of 2008, he played for

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and

. In the summer of 2012, he signed for French lower-league side

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International career

Tchomogo made his

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debut at the age of 20 in 1998. During his international career, he helped his nation reach their very first

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. He was selected by then manager

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for the finals. Benin's first ever participation in the Africa Cup of Nations saw them finish bottom of their group behind

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and

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. After Benin missed out on the 2006 edition, Benin qualified for the

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after finishing second in their qualification group behind

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. Tchomogo scored two vital goals for Benin on the last match day of their qualification campaign against

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to grant them access into the African Cup of Nations. He made the cut of the 23 players to be part of the squad to play at the tournament. Just like the 2004 edition, Benin finished bottom of their group with no points from three games. Tchomogo retired from international football in late 2009 after Benin failed to qualify for the

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Coaching career

Tchomogo began his coaching career, while still playing amateur football in France, as assistant coach under manager Michel Dussuyer for

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

: "Towards the end of my career, Michel Dussuyer asked me to continue in the field and then gradually integrate the staff. I was his assistant for two years", Tchomogo revealed in an interview.La vie après le foot : Oumar Tchomogo!
beninfootball.com, 18 October 2017 However, it's only confirmed that he was in charge of this position at least in 2010. After hanging his boots up in the summer 2013, Tchomogo worked as a forward coach at

. In June 2013, Tchomogo was appointed head coach of

. He was in charge on temporary basis until March 2014. In May 2015, Tchomogo was once again appointed head coach of Benin. He left the position at the end of 2017. In January 2020, Tchomogo was appointed youth coach at

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (; often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) are a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest ...

. After 2.5 years as an academy coach, Tchomogo took charge of the clubs reserve team in June 2022, which was playing in the

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tchomogo goal''.

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