Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a former Cameroonian football player. He played for Trabzonspor and the Cameroonian national team. He is the first African who has played in four World Cups. He is regarded as one of the greatest African football players of all time.
![]() Song with Cameroon in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rigobert Song Bahanag | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Nkenglicock, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cameroon U-23 (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1998 | Metz | 123 | (3) |
1998 | Salernitana | 4 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Liverpool | 34 | (0) |
2001–2002 | West Ham United | 24 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Lens | 63 | (3) |
2004–2008 | Galatasaray | 104 | (4) |
2008–2010 | Trabzonspor | 46 | (0) |
Total | 417 | (11) | |
National team‡ | |||
1993–2010 | Cameroon | 137 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2016–2018 | Cameroon A' | ||
2018 | Cameroon (caretaker) | ||
2018– | Cameroon U-23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:02, 25 June 2010 (UTC) |
Club career statistics
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
France | League | |||
1994/95 | Metz | Division 1 | 24 | 2 |
1995/96 | 37 | 0 | ||
1996/97 | 34 | 0 | ||
1997/98 | 28 | 1 | ||
Italy | League | |||
1998/99 | Salernitana | Serie A | 4 | 1 |
England | League | |||
1998/99 | Liverpool | Premier League | 13 | 0 |
1999/00 | 17 | 0 | ||
2000/01 | 3 | 0 | ||
2000/01 | West Ham United | Premier League | 19 | 0 |
2001/02 | 5 | 0 | ||
Germany | League | |||
2001/02 | Köln | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 |
France | League | |||
2002/03 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 35 | 3 |
2003/04 | 28 | 0 | ||
Turkey | League | |||
2004/05 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | 32 | 2 |
2005/06 | 29 | 1 | ||
2006/07 | 25 | 1 | ||
2007/08 | 22 | 0 | ||
2008/09 | Trabzonspor | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 |
2009/10 | ||||
Country | France | 186 | 6 | |
Italy | 4 | 1 | ||
England | 57 | 0 | ||
Germany | 16 | 0 | ||
Turkey | 136 | 4 | ||
Total | 399 | 11 |
International career statistics
Cameroon national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1993 | 1 | 0 |
1994 | 6 | 0 |
1995 | 2 | 0 |
1996 | 5 | 0 |
1997 | 7 | 0 |
1998 | 12 | 1 |
1999 | 3 | 1 |
2000 | 13 | 0 |
2001 | 10 | 0 |
2002 | 15 | 0 |
2003 | 7 | 0 |
2004 | 11 | 1 |
2005 | 7 | 1 |
2006 | 7 | 0 |
2007 | 6 | 0 |
2008 | 12 | 1 |
2009 | 7 | 0 |
2010 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 137 | 5 |
Rigobert Song Media
Song with Galatasaray in 2008
Song playing for Cameroon in 2006
References
- ↑ Football : Rigobert Song
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rigobert Song". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Rigobert Song Bahanag - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.