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 | |||
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Date of birth | (1948-01-26) 26 January 1948 (age 74) | ||
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) |
National team | |||
Cameroon | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 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]
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.
Tokoto's grandson, also named Jean-Pierre,[4] is a basketball player who was drafted in 2015 by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA.
Oryx
Marseille
1972 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | |
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Goalkeepers | |
Defenders | |
Midfielders |
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Forwards |
Cameroon squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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