Richard Towa (born 16 November 1969) is a Cameroonian professional manager and former footballer. He is the head coach of I-League club Gokulam Kerala.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Towa | ||
Date of birth | (1969-11-16) November 16, 1969 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1986 | Unité de Douala | ||
1986–1988 | Colombe de Sangmelima | ||
1988–1991 | Panthère de Bangangté | ||
1991–1992 | Fortuna Köln | ||
1992–1994 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
National team | |||
Cameroon | 13 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2004 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (youth) | ||
2004–2008 | Alemannia Aachen II | ||
2008 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | ||
2008–2010 | KFC Uerdingen 05 (youth) | ||
2010 | Sportfreunde Siegen (Assistant Coach) | ||
2010–2012 | Cameroon U17 | ||
2012–2015 | Les Astres FC (Director of Sport) | ||
2015–2018 | Cameroon U23 | ||
2018 | Dragon Club | ||
2018–2019 | Feutcheu | ||
2019–2021 | Union Douala | ||
2022– | Gokulam Kerala | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played 13 matches for the Cameroon and helped them qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but did not participate due to an injury.
In January 2018, he signed a contract to become manager of Dragon Club.[1] He left in September 2018 to become new manager of Feutcheu FC.[2] In April 2019, he resigned as manager of Feutcheu FC.[3] On 5 December 2019, he was named new manager of Union Douala.[4]
On July 5, 2022, Indian I-League defending champion Gokulam Kerala officially announced that they roped in Towa as their new head coach.[5]
KFC Uerdingen 05 – managers | |
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