:Bertin Tomou

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bertin Tomou

| image =

| fullname = Bertin Tomou Bayard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|8}}

| birth_place = Bafoussam, West Province,
Cameroon

| height = 1.89 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–1997

| years2 = 1997

| years3 = 1998–1999

| years4 = 1999

| years5 = 2000–2001

| years6 = 2001

| years7 = 2002–2003

| years8 = 2004

| years9 = 2005

| years10 = 2006

| years11 = 2006–2008

| years12 = 2008–2009

| years13 = 2010

| years14 = 2011–2012

| years15 = 2012–2013

| years16 = 2013–2014

| years17 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = PWD Bamenda

| clubs2 = Pohang Steelers

| clubs3 = Shenzhen Ping'an

| clubs4 = → Yunnan Hongta (loan)

| clubs5 = Yunnan Hongta

| clubs6 = → Guangzhou Geely (loan)

| clubs7 = Zhejiang Greentown

| clubs8 = Xiamen Lanshi

| clubs9 = Zhejiang Lucheng

| clubs10 = Brest

| clubs11 = Mouscron

| clubs12 = Westerlo

| clubs13 = KSV Roeselare

| clubs14 = Vaires-sur-Marne

| clubs15 = KRC Waregem

| clubs16 = RFC Huy

| clubs17 = RE Bertrigeoise

| caps1 = 6

| caps2 = 3

| caps3 = 23

| caps4 =

| caps5 = 5

| caps6 = 7

| caps7 = 34

| caps8 = 26

| caps9 = 22

| caps10 = 15

| caps11 = 52

| caps12 = 44

| caps13 = 9

| caps14 =

| caps15 = 31

| caps16 = 28

| caps17 =

| goals1 = 14

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 7

| goals4 = 6

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 9

| goals7 = 14

| goals8 = 15

| goals9 = 12

| goals10 = 3

| goals11 = 18

| goals12 = 8

| goals13 = 1

| goals14 =

| goals15 = 15

| goals16 = 4

| goals17 =

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2009

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| manageryears1 = 2016

| managerclubs1 = RFC Huy (B-team & U17 manager)

| manageryears2 = 2016–201?

| managerclubs2 = FC Herstal (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs3 = RFC Huy (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs4 = RFC Huy

| manageryears5 = 2021–2023

| managerclubs5 = Ans-Montegnée

}}

Bertin Tomou Bayard (born August 8, 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Cameroon national team at international level.

Football career

Born in Bafoussam, Tomou started his career at PWD Bamenda, and left for East Asia in 1997. He first played for Pohang Steelers in South Korea, and then went to China in 1998. He received his first cap for Cameroon in 2004.

He moved to Europe to play for Stade Brestois 29 in Ligue 2 in January 2006.

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of 2015, Tomou returned to RFC Huy, where he was appointed youth coordinator, U17 manager and later also manager of the clubs reserve team. He left the club again in November 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www.sudinfo.be/art/12755/article/2016-11-23/40592/acff/clubs/baulet-sport | title=Football (P3A) - Huy B vire Tomou et rappelle Gendebien | date=23 November 2016 }} In December 2016, he was hired by FC Herstal in a position at the clubs youth sector.[https://www.sudinfo.be/art/1739511/article/2016-12-12/bertin-tomou-devient-formateur-au-fc-herstal Bertin Tomou devient formateur au FC Herstal], sudinfo.be, 12 December 2016

In August 2019, Tomou returned to RFC Huy in a position as youth coordinator.[https://www.sudinfo.be/art/448942/article/2019-10-03/40189/acff/clubs/r-entente-sambreville Football - Bertin Tomou heureux d’être de retour au RFC Huy], sudinfo.be, 3 October 2019 In May 2020, he was promoted to manager of the clubs first team.[https://actucameroun.com/2020/05/30/bertin-tomou-devient-entraineur-dun-club-de-d3-amateurs-belge/ Bertin Tomou devient entraineur d’un club de D3 Amateurs belge], actucameroun.com, 30 May 2020 In February 2020, he left RFC Huy to join Ans-Montegnée as manager of the clubs first team.[https://www.lavenir.net/sports/football/2021/02/18/le-rfc-huy-et-bertin-tomou-se-separent-PUTMEHOJSZEXFNARRMBNIGQW5Q/ Le RFC Huy et Bertin Tomou se séparent], lavenir.net, 18 February 2021 He left Ans-Montegnée at the end of the 2022-23 season.[https://le-football-liegeois.footeo.com/actualite/2023/07/31/bertin-tomou-espere-ne-pas-rester-trop-longtemps-a-quai.html BERTIN TOMOU ESPÈRE NE PAS RESTER TROP LONGTEMPS À QUAI], le-football-liegeois.footeo.com, 31 July 2023

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070213224710/http://www.excelsior.be/noyaua/fiche.asp?ref=36 excelsior.be] (archived 13 February 2007)
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Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Cameroonian men's footballers

Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Category:Cameroon men's international footballers

Category:2008 Africa Cup of Nations players

Category:Pohang Steelers players

Category:Shenzhen F.C. players

Category:Yunnan Hongta F.C. players

Category:Zhejiang Professional F.C. players