Salif Nogo (born 1 January 1986) is a Burkinabé-French former professional

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who played as a

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. Nogo started his career in

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at US Ouagadougou, then in 2006 he arrived in

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at Oțelul Galați, afterwards for the next 16 years he played in all the levels of the

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, from

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, for teams from almost all the historical regions of the country.

Club career

US Ouagadougou

Salif Nogo was born on 1 January 1986 in

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, starting to play senior level football in 2003 at local club, US Ouagadougou with whom he won the

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in 2005.

Oțelul Galați

In 2006, the 20-year-old went to play for Oțelul Galați in the Romanian top-division

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, making his debut in the league under the guidance of coach

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on 11 March 2006 in a 3–0 away win over

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. In the following season he appeared regularly for the team, scoring his first goal in the league when he opened the score in a 2–0 win over

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. In the 2007–08 season he scored the victory goal in the 2–1 win over Universitatea Cluj, also making his debut in European competitions, helping the club win the 2007 Intertoto Cup, eliminating Slavija Istočno Sarajevo and

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in the campaign, qualifying to the

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second round where they were defeated 3–1 on aggregate by

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Troyes

In 2008, Salif Nogo signed with French

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club,

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but did not get to play for them, making appearances only for the club's satellite team in the fifth league.

Return to Romania

In September 2009, he returned to Romania, signing with second league side,

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. In March 2010, Nogo returned to first league football, signing with Politehnica Iași. For the

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season he went to play for

Astra Ploiești Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian Association football, football Club (organization), club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ' ...

where in the following season on 14 May 2012 he made his last top-division appearance in a 2–1 away victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț which helped his side avoid relegation, Nogo having a total of 72 appearances with two goals scored in the competition. Afterwards he went to play for various teams in the Romanian lower leagues until his retirement in 2022.

International career

Salif Nogo played six games at international level for

, making his debut on 30 May 2004 under coach Ivica Todorov in a friendly with

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which ended with a 3–2 victory. He played in two losses with

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and

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at the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. Nogo's last game for '' The Stallions'' took place on 17 November 2004 in a friendly which ended with a 4–0 away loss with in front of

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Sports agent career

After he ended his playing career he worked as a

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Honours

US Ouagadougou *

: 2005 Oțelul Galați *

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Lotus Băile Felix *

: 2018–19

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nogo, Salif 1986 births Living people Footballers from Ouagadougou Men's association football central defenders Burkinabe men's footballers Burkina Faso men's international footballers US Ouagadougou players ES Troyes AC players CSM Jiul Petroșani players FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players ASC Oțelul Galați players FC Astra Giurgiu players CS Sportul Snagov players CS Luceafărul Oradea players FC Unirea Dej players CSM Deva players CS Lotus Băile Felix players Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in France Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Romania Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Association football agents 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen