Jean-Pierre Tokoto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 26, 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| 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 SG | 59 | (17) |
| 1977–1978 | Bordeaux | 38 | (10) |
| 1978–1980 | Béziers Hérault | 60 | (12) |
| 1980–1981 | New England TM | 57 | (17) |
| 1981 | Jacksonville TM | 23 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 11 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| Cameroon | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jean-Pierre Tokoto (born 26 January 1948 in Douala) is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer. He competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Career
Club
In March 1980, Tokoto signed with the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League.[1] 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.[2]
Coaching
Jean-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.
Honours
- Oryx
- Cameroonian Championship: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967
- Cameroon Cup: 1963, 1968
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1965
- Marseille
- French Championship: 1972
Personal
Tokoto's grandson, also named Jean-Pierre,[3] is a basketball player who was drafted in 2015 by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, but has yet to play in the league. The younger Tokoto currently plays for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League.
See also
References
- ↑ Tea men acquire two stars Boston Globe, March 28, 1980
- ↑ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.
- ↑ High school hoops superstar Tokoto is one that got away, Rockford Register Star, January 31, 2010, http://www.rrstar.com/carousel/x1103039625/High-school-hoops-superstar-is-one-that-got-away
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