Jean-Pierre Tokoto (born 26 January 1948) is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer. He competed for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1969 | Oryx Douala | – | (–) |
| 1968–1969 | Marseille | 12 | (1) |
| 1969–1970 | CA Paris-Neuilly | 31 | (13) |
| 1970–1971 | AC Paris-Joinville | 14 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Marseille | 2 | (0) |
| 1972–1975 | Bordeaux | 102 | (21) |
| 1975–1977 | Paris Saint-Germain | 59 | (17) |
| 1977–1978 | Bordeaux | 38 | (10) |
| 1978–1980 | Béziers Hérault | 60 | (12) |
| 1980–1981 | New England Tea Men | 57 | (17) |
| 1981 | Jacksonville Tea Men | 23 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 11 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| Cameroon | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub
editIn March 1980, Tokoto signed with the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League.[2] In 1981, the team moved to Florida and renamed itself the Jacksonville Tea Men. In the fall of 1981, Tokoto moved to the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[3]
Coaching
editJean-Pierre Tokoto was director of coaching at Schwaben AC, a youth soccer team based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. After many successful years at the club, in 2009 he left the team to create a new club, FC TOKOTO, a college preparatory soccer academy. He now coaches a U-17 and U-16 team for Lions '82 SC a team based in the Rockford Illinois area.
Personal life
editTokoto's grandson, also named Jean-Pierre,[4] is a basketball player who was drafted in 2015 by the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Tokoto has a second grandson, Seth Trimble, who plays college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[5]
Honours
editOryx
- Cameroonian Championship: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967
- Cameroon Cup: 1963, 1968
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1965
Marseille
- French Championship: 1972
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Jean-Pierre Tokoto". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Tea men acquire two stars Boston Globe, 28 March 1980
- ^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ High school hoops superstar Tokoto is one that got away, Rockford Register Star, 31 January 2010, "High school hoops superstar Tokoto is one that got away - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Marks, Brendan (27 January 2022). "'It's all upside': Seth Trimble ready to bring the bounce as North Carolina's point guard of the future". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
edit- Jean-Pierre Tokoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- NASL/MISL stats
- fctokoto.com
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