Patrick Omer Nyamsi Tobo (born 9 September 1962) is a former Cameroonian professional

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who played club football as a defender for clubs in

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

and

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. He works as an assistant for the

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Club career

Born in

, Tobo began playing club football in the second division for Nlonago Nkongsamba and AS Ngoumou. From 1980 to 1992, he joined the first division sides with Lion de Yaoundé,

Union Douala Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was hom ...

Canon Yaoundé Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful perio ...

, Prévoyance CNPS and

Tonnerre Yaoundé Tonnerre Kalara Club of Yaoundé is a professional football club based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The club was most prominent during the 1980s, winning all of their 5 national championships. They have also won the national cup 5 times. Among the clu ...

—winning a league and cup double with Canon in 1983 and a second cup with Prévoyance CNPS in 1989. In 1992, Tobo moved to Canada where he played in the

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with

Toronto Italia The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the folding ...

and

North York Astros The North York Astros were a Canadian soccer team that was founded in 1990. The team initially played in the National Soccer League. The team played their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a district of the city of Toronto, Ca ...

before retiring in 1996.

Career as manager

After his retirement from playing football, Tobo studied to become a coach. He received a Canadian 'A' Licence and a UEFA 'A' Licence, and began working as a coach with Canada's youth national teams.

International career

Tobo made appearances for the senior

Cameroon national football team The Cameroon national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe du Cameroun de football''), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: ''les lions indomptables''), represents Cameroon in men's international Association football, footb ...

, including the 1981 Central African Games in

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. He also played for Cameroon at the

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finals in

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* 1962 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Union Douala players Canon Yaoundé players Tonnerre Yaoundé players Toronto Italia players North York Astros players Canadian National Soccer League players Men's association football defenders Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada {{Cameroon-footy-defender-stub