Bill Tchato
Cameroonian footballer (born 1975)
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Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi (born 14 May 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Caen, Valence, Nice, Montpellier, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Qatar SC, Al-Khor and Strasbourg[4] and Sapins. Tchato represented Cameroon at international level, making 46 appearances over an eight-year period, scoring one goal.
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| Full name | Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1975[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | M'Biam, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Caen | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Valence | 69 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Nice | 70 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Montpellier | 63 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 55 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Nice | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Qatar SC | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Al-Khor | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Strasbourg | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Sapins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2008 | Cameroon[3] | 46 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Tchato began his career in France with Caen in 1995,[1] and made 18 league appearances in his debut season which ended with the club being promoted to Division 1 as champions. He was transferred to Valence in 1996, where he made 69 league appearances and scored six goals over the next two years.[1] In 1998, he joined OGC Nice, scoring three goals in 70 league appearances during his time with the club.[1] Tchato was signed by Montpellier in 2000 and he helped them gain promotion to Division 1 in his first season. He made 63 league appearances for the club before moving to Germany in 2003 to play for Bundesliga side FC Kaiserslautern.[5] In 2005, he returned to Nice for one season and then moved to the Middle East to play for Qatar SC.[5] Two years later, he joined Al-Khor. Tchato returned to France in 2010 with Championnat National team Strasbourg.[6] A year later, having seen Strasbourg relegated due to financial problems, Tchato moved to Gabon to join First Division club Sapins.[7]
International career
He made his debut for the Cameroon national team in 2000.[8] He represented his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup,[9] and the African Cup of Nations in the same year, which Cameroon won. Tchato appeared in two FIFA Confederations Cup competitions, in 2001 and 2003.[9] He also played in the 2004 and 2008 African Cup of Nations, where Cameroon were defeated by Egypt in the final.
Personal life
Born in M'Biam, Tchato moved to Europe at a young age with his parents, who worked for the Embassy of Cameroon in Paris, and subsequently in London.[10] He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 9 December 1998.[11]
Bill's son Enzo is also a professional footballer, and plays for Montpellier.[12]
Honours
Cameroon
- African Cup of Nations: 2000;[13][14] runner-up, 2008[15]
- FIFA Confederations Cup: runner up, 2003[16][17]