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{{Short description|Beninese footballer (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Oumar Tchomogo
| image = 
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|1|7}}
| birth_place = [[Bohicon]], Benin
| height = 1.79 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]] (assistant coach)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[ASPAC FC|ASPAC]]
| years1 = 1996–1998
| clubs1 = [[ASPAC FC|ASPAC]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1998–2001
| clubs2 = [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
| caps2 = 53
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2001–2003
| clubs3 = [[ASOA Valence|Valence]]
| caps3 = 71
| goals3 = 18
| years4 = 2003–2005
| clubs4 = [[En Avant de Guingamp|Guingamp]]
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2004–2005
| clubs5 = → [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2005–2006
| clubs6 = [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setúbal]]
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2006
| clubs7 = [[Baniyas SC|Baniyas]]
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2006–2007
| clubs8 = [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]]
| caps8 = 11
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2007–2008
| clubs9 = [[Portimonense S.C. (football team)|Portimonense]]
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2008–2009
| clubs10 = [[SO Chambéry Foot|Chambéry]]
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2009
| clubs11 = [[Al Kharaitiyat SC|Al Kharaitiyat]]
| caps11 = 2
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2009–2012
| clubs12 = [[ASOA Valence|Valence]]
| caps12 = 31
| goals12 = 9
| years13 = 2012–2013
| clubs13 = [[UMS Montélimar|Montélimar]]
| caps13 = 
| goals13 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Benin national football team|Benin]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/benin-recintlp.html | title=Benin - Record International Players }}</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 15
| manageryears1 = 
| managerclubs1 = [[Benin national football team|Benin]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 
| managerclubs2 = [[UMS Montélimar|Montélimar]] (forward coach)
| manageryears3 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs3 = [[Benin national football team|Benin]]
| manageryears4 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs4 = [[Benin national football team|Benin]]
| manageryears5 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs5 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]] (youth)
| manageryears6 = 2022–
| managerclubs6 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort B]]
}}

'''Oumar Tchomogo''' (born 7 January 1978) is a Beninese [[association football|football]] manager and former professional player who is assistant coach for [[Ligue 2]] club [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Niort]].<ref>[https://lanouvelletribune.info/2017/12/benin-tchomogo-plus-selectionneur/ Bénin : Oumar Tchomogo n’est plus sélectionneur (découvrez son bilan)]‚ lanouvelletribune.info, 18 December 2017</ref>

==Club career==
Born in [[Bohicon]], Tchomogo began his career in 1996 with local club [[ASPAC FC]]. He moved to French side [[Grenoble Foot 38]] in 1998 where in three years he scored 11 goals from 53 games. Following his departure from Grenoble in 2001, he played for [[ASOA Valence]], [[En Avant de Guingamp]] and [[Amiens SC]]. He acquired [[French nationality law|French nationality]] by [[naturalization]] on 18 February 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0042 du 19 février 2002 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2002/02/19/0042 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.legifrance.gouv.fr}}</ref>

In the summer of 2005, he moved to Portuguese side [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]]. During his time with the club, he was a regular in the side under the management of [[Luís Norton de Matos]]. He appeared for the ''Sadinos'' in their very first [[2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]] against Benfica. In January of the following year, he left Vitória for [[Baniyas SC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tchomogo também sai|trans-title=Tchomogo is going to leave|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=255821|work=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]]|access-date=4 February 2013|date=18 December 2005|language=pt}}</ref> His stay proved to be unsuccessful as he only managed two appearances in the entire season.

In the summer of 2006 he returned to Portugal, this time to play for [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]]. Following his spell with Vitória de Guimarães, he left for [[Portimonense S.C. (football team)|Portimonense]] where he remained for one season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tchomogo é reforço para eixo do ataque|trans-title=Tchomogo is a reinforcement for the attack|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=323550|work=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]]|access-date=4 February 2013|date=16 November 2007|language=pt}}</ref> Following his departure from Portimonense in the summer of 2008, he played for [[SO Chambéry Foot|Chambéry]], [[Al Kharaitiyat SC|Al Kharaitiyat]] and [[ASOA Valence]]. In the summer of 2012, he signed for French lower-league side [[UMS Montélimar]].<ref>[http://bjfoot.com/2012/12/19/oumar-tchomogo-et-djiman-koukou-a-ums-montelimar-en-dh-6eme-division-francaise/ OUMAR TCHOMOGO ET DJIMAN KOUKOU à UMS Montélimar EN DH (6ème division française)]</ref>

==International career==
Tchomogo made his [[Benin national football team|national team]] debut at the age of 20 in 1998. During his international career, he helped his nation reach their very first [[Africa Cup of Nations]] in [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]]. He was selected by then manager [[Cecil Jones Attuquayefio]] for the finals. Benin's first ever participation in the Africa Cup of Nations saw them finish bottom of their group behind [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] and [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]].{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

After Benin missed out on the 2006 edition, Benin qualified for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] after finishing second in their [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#Group 9|qualification group]] behind [[Mali national football team|Mali]]. Tchomogo scored two vital goals for Benin on the last match day of their qualification campaign against [[Sierra Leone national football team|Sierra Leone]] to grant them access into the African Cup of Nations. He made the cut of the 23 players to be part of the squad to play at the tournament. Just like the 2004 edition, Benin finished bottom of their group with no points from three games.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} Tchomogo retired from international football in late 2009 after Benin failed to qualify for the [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]].

==Coaching career==
Tchomogo began his coaching career, while still playing amateur football in France, as assistant coach under manager [[Michel Dussuyer]] for [[Benin national football team|Benin]]: "Towards the end of my career, Michel Dussuyer asked me to continue in the field and then gradually integrate the staff. I was his assistant for two years", Tchomogo revealed in an interview.<ref name=ft>[https://www.beninfootball.com/la-vie-apres-le-foot-oumar-tchomogo La vie après le foot : Oumar Tchomogo!], beninfootball.com, 18 October 2017</ref> However, it's only confirmed that he was in charge of this position at least in 2010. After hanging his boots up in the summer 2013, Tchomogo worked as a forward coach at [[UMS Montélimar]].<ref name=ft/>

In June 2013, Tchomogo was appointed head coach of [[Benin national football team|Benin]].<ref>[https://www.beninfootball.com/oumar-tchomogo-le-nouveau-selectionneur-des-ecureuils Oumar Tchomogo le nouveau sélectionneur des Ecureuils], beninfootball.com, 13 June 2013</ref> He was in charge on temporary basis until March 2014. In May 2015, Tchomogo was once again appointed head coach of Benin.<ref>[https://www.africatopsports.com/2015/05/27/benin-omar-tchomogo-nomme-selectionneur/ https://www.africatopsports.com/2015/05/27/benin-omar-tchomogo-nomme-selectionneur/ BÉNIN: OMAR TCHOMOGO NOMMÉ SÉLECTIONNEUR], africatopsports.com, 27 May 2015</ref> He left the position at the end of 2017.<ref>[https://www.afrik-foot.com/benin-c-est-fini-pour-tchomogo Bénin : c’est fini pour Tchomogo], afrik-foot.com, 16 December 2017</ref>

In January 2020, Tchomogo was appointed youth coach at [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Chamois Niortais]].<ref>[https://archives.beninwebtv.com/2020/02/officiel-oumar-tchomogo-debarque-a-niort/ Officiel : Oumar Tchomogo débarque à Niort], beninwebtv.com, 8 February 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.chamoisniortais.fr/formation/2020/01/11/gambardella-les-chamois-qualifies/ GAMBARDELLA : LES CHAMOIS QUALIFIÉS !], chamoisniortais.fr, 11 January 2020</ref> After 2.5 years as an academy coach, Tchomogo took charge of the clubs reserve team in June 2022, which was playing in the [[Championnat National 3]].<ref>[https://www.foot-national.com/national-3/niort--le-nouvel-entraineur-de-la-reserve-connu--784122 NIORT : LE NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DE LA RÉSERVE CONNU], foot-national.com, 30 June 2022</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tchomogo goal''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oumar Tchomogo |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/758/Oumar_Tchomogo.html |website=National Football Teams |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Oumar Tchomogo
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|2 August 1998 || rowspan="2"|[[Stade de l'Amitié]], Cotonou, Benin || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ANG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2000 African Cup of Nations qualification#Preliminary round|2000 African Cup of Nations Qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|4 || 8 September 2002 || [[Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa]], [[Cotonou]], [[Benin]] || {{fb|TAN}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 3|2004 African Cup of Nations Qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|8 June 2003 || rowspan="2"|Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SUD}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|2004 African Cup of Nations Qualification
|-
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|6 July 2003 || rowspan="2"|Cotonou, Benin || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ZAM}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|2004 African Cup of Nations Qualification
|-
| align="center"|8 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="3"|16 November 2003 || rowspan="3"|Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin || rowspan="3"|{{fb|MAD}} || align="center"|1–2 || rowspan="3" align="center"|3–2 || rowspan="3"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || align="center"|2–2
|-
| align="center"|11 || align="center"|3–2
|-
| align="center"|12 || 4 July 2004 || Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin || {{fb|EGY}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–3 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round#Group 3|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || rowspan="2"|12 October 2007 || rowspan="2"|[[National Stadium (Sierra Leone)|National Stadium]], [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SLE}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#Group 9|2008 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|14 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|15 || 8 June 2008 || Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin || {{fb|UGA}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round#Group 3|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ForaDeJogo}}
* {{NFT|758}}

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