Mamadou Zongo

Mamadou "Bebeto" Zongo (born 8 October 1980 in Bobo-Dioulasso) is a former Burkinabé football player and current coach.

Mamadou Zongo
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-08) 8 October 1980
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 ASFB (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 RC Bobo 25 (22)
1996–1997 ASEC Mimosas 22 (18)
1997–2004 Vitesse 76 (14)
2004–2006 De Graafschap 24 (2)
2006 VVV-Venlo 0 (0)
2006–2007 Ethnikos 11 (1)
2007 U Cluj 2 (0)
2010–2012 ASFA Yennenga
Total 160 (57)
National team‡
1996–2005 Burkina Faso 30 (13)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Santos FC Ouagadougou
2015– ASFB
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2016

Career

Zongo was signed on a free transfer by U Cluj in November 2007 and had a salary of $9,000 per month. However, after two matches, he was released by the club board in December 2007, on account of a recurring knee injury. In October 2010, he signed a new contract for ASFA Yennega of Burkina Faso and spent the last two years of his playing career with the club.

In April 2013, Zongo became a head coach of the Burkinabé side Santos.[1]

Now is the head coach of ASFB.[2]

International career

He was part of the Burkinabé 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He has 30 caps and 13 goals for his national team.

Honours

Club
RC Bobo[3]
ASEC Mimosas[3]

References
  1. L’ancien international burkinabè Mamadou Zongo « Bebeto », nouvel entraîneur du Santos FC Archived 26 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine StarAfrica.com. 12 April 2013. (in French)
  2. Championnat national de football: l’ASFB contraint Bankuy-Sport au partage des points L'Express du Faso 8 December 2015. (in French)
  3. Mamadou Zongo at National-Football-Teams.com


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