David Pagou
Cameroonian football coach
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David Pagou (born 13 January 1969) is a Cameroonian football coach, currently the manager of the Cameroon national team.
Coton Sport (manager)
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Pagou in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaélé, Cameroon | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cameroon (manager) Coton Sport (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| APEJES de Mfou | |||
| –2014 | Cosmos de Bafia | ||
| 2015 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| 2016 | APEJES de Mfou | ||
| 2016–2018 | Renaissance | ||
| 2018–2019 | Eding Sport (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | PWD Bamenda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Aigle Royal Menoua | ||
| 2023–2024 | Stade Renard | ||
| 2024–2025 | Cameroon (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | PWD Bamenda | ||
| 2025– | Coton Sport | ||
| 2025– | Cameroon | ||
Career
Born in Kaélé,[1] Pagou began his coaching career in the 1990s.[2] After managing APEJES de Mfou and Cosmos de Bafia, he began the 2015 season in charge of Canon Yaoundé, but left after eight winless matches,[3] and subsequently led University of Yaoundé I to the gold medal of that year's University Games.[4]
Back to APEJES in 2016,[5] Pagou subsequently enjoyed a long spell at Renaissance. In 2019, after being an assistant of Jean-Baptiste Bisseck at Eding Sport, he was appointed manager of PWD Bamenda.[6]
Pagou led PWD to the 2019–20 Elite One title, the first of their history, and renewed his contract for a further year on 10 October 2021.[7] He also won the 2021 Cameroonian Cup, before departing the club on 25 July 2022.[8]
On 14 December 2022, Pagou was named manager of Aigle Royal Menoua.[9] He resigned the following 12 July,[10] and subsequently took over Stade Renard, where he was named the best manager of 2024.[11]
In April 2024, Pagou was appointed an assistant of the Cameroon national team.[2] He returned to PWD Bamenda on 14 August,[12][13] but was unable to repeat the same success as the club only avoided relegation.
On 24 September 2025, Pagou was announced as manager of Coton Sport de Garoua.[14] On 1 December of that year, he replaced Marc Brys as the head coach of the full national team.[15]
Honours
PWD Bamenda
- Elite One: 2019–20
- Cameroonian Cup: 2021
Individual
- Cameroon Best Manager of the Year: 2024[11]