Salif Nogo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| US Ouagadougou | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | US Ouagadougou | ||
| 2006–2008 | Oțelul Galați | 58 | (2) |
| 2009 | Troyes B | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Jiul Petroșani | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Politehnica Iași | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Astra Ploiești | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | → Astra Ploiești II (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Metalul Reșița | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Sighetu Marmației | ||
| 2015 | Metalul Reșița | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Luceafărul Oradea | 21 | (3) |
| 2017 | Cetate Deva | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Unirea Dej | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Lotus Băile Felix | 52 | (6) |
| Total | 192 | (12) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Burkina Faso | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:49, 7 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 August 2017 | |||
Salif Nogo (born 1 January 1986) is a Burkinabé-French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. After starting his career at US Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Nogo arrived in Romania in 2006 to play for Oțelul Galați.[1][2][3][4] He then spent the next 16 years competing in all tiers of Romanian football, from Liga I to Liga IV, with clubs from almost every historical region of the country.[1][2][3][4]
US Ouagadougou
Nogo was born on 1 January 1986 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.[1][2] He began playing senior-level football in 2003 at local club, US Ouagadougou, winning with them the Coupe du Faso in 2005.[1][2]
Oțelul Galați
In 2006, the 20-year-old went to play for Oțelul Galați, making his Divizia A debut under coach Petre Grigoraș on 11 March 2006 in a 3–0 away win over Dinamo București.[1][2][5] In the following season, Nogo appeared regularly for the team, scoring his first league goal when he opened the score in a 2–0 victory against FC Vaslui.[1][2][6] In the 2007–08 season he scored the victory goal in the 2–1 win over Universitatea Cluj.[1][7] He also made his debut in European competitions, helping the club win the 2007 Intertoto Cup, eliminating Slavija Istočno Sarajevo and Trabzonspor in the campaign.[1][8][9] Subsequently, Oțelul qualified to the UEFA Cup second round where they were defeated 3–1 on aggregate by Lokomotiv Sofia.[1][10]
Troyes
In 2008, Nogo signed with French Ligue 2 team, Troyes.[1][2][11] However, he did not play for them, making appearances only for the club's fifth-tier satellite team.[1][2]
Return to Romania
In September 2009, Nogo returned to Romania, signing with second league side, Jiul Petroșani.[1][2][12] In March 2010, Nogo came back to first league football, joining Politehnica Iași.[1][2][13] For the 2010–11 season he went to play for Astra Ploiești.[1][2][14] On 14 May 2012, Nogo made his last top-division appearance in Astra's 2–1 away victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț which helped his side avoid relegation, totaling 72 appearances with two goals in the competition.[1][2][15] Afterwards he went to play for various teams in the Romanian lower leagues until his retirement in 2022.[1][2][3][4]
International career
Nogo earned six caps for Burkina Faso, making his debut on 30 May 2004 under coach Ivica Todorov in a 3–2 friendly victory against Libya.[2][16] Subsequently, he played in two losses to South Africa and Cape Verde in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[2] Nogo's last game for The Stallions took place on 17 November 2004 in a friendly which ended with a 4–0 away loss to Morocco.[2]
Sports agent career
After he ended his playing career, Nogo worked as a sports agent.[17]