Daré Nibombé Explained

Daré Nibombé
Fullname:Daré Nibombé[1]
Birth Date:16 June 1980
Birth Place:Lomé, Togo
Height:1.96 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Tubize (U21 head coach)
Years1:1997–1999
Clubs1:Modèle Lomé
Years2:1999–2001
Clubs2:ASKO Kara
Years3:2001–2002
Clubs3:Liberty Professionals F.C.
Years4:2002
Clubs4:AS Douanes
Caps4:30
Goals4:3
Years5:2002–2003
Clubs5:La Louvière
Caps5:27
Goals5:4
Years6:2003–2008
Clubs6:Mons
Caps6:97
Goals6:3
Years7:2008–2009
Clubs7:CS Otopeni
Caps7:6
Goals7:1
Years8:2008–2010
Clubs8:Politehnica Timişoara
Caps8:36
Goals8:1
Years9:2010
Clubs9:FC Baku
Caps9:11
Goals9:1
Years10:2011
Clubs10:Arminia Bielefeld
Caps10:3
Goals10:0
Years11:2011–2012
Clubs11:Al-Nassr
Years12:2012–2014
Clubs12:RBD Borinage
Caps12:50
Goals12:1
Years13:2014–2015
Clubs13:Francs Borains
Caps13:4
Goals13:1
Nationalyears1:2000–2013
Nationalteam1:Togo
Nationalcaps1:53
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2015-2016
Managerclubs1:SC Paturages (youth)
Manageryears2:2016–2017
Managerclubs2:Francs Borains (U21)[2]
Manageryears3:2017–2019
Managerclubs3:Tubize (U21)

Daré Nibombé (born 16 June 1980) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[3] He became the head coach of the U21 squad of Tubize in 2017.[4]

Club career

Early career

Born in Lomé, Nibombé started his football career in Togo. In 1999, he was transferred to ASKO Kara. After two years he was transferred to Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals F.C. but after a couple of seasons, Nibombé returned to AS Douanes in Togo.

R.A.E.C. Mons

In 2003, Nibombé moved to Belgian team R.A.E.C. Mons where he spent five seasons.

CS Otopeni

In 2008, Nibombé rejected moves to Italy, France and Greece and instead moved to CS Otopeni.

Politehnica Timișoara

In January 2009, Nibombé signed with FC Politehnica Timișoara who were in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. He played a Champions League game against UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Timişoara won over the two legs. The next tie in the UEFA Champions League was against VfB Stuttgart.

During the 2009–10 season, Nibombé established himself as a central defender in Liga 1. On 15 June 2010, he left FC Timişoara to join FK Baku.

FC Baku

Nibombé signed for FK Baku.

Arminia Bielefeld

After six months in Azerbaijan, he left Baku to sign for 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld. He played a few games with the German outfit then was away for a couple of months due to an injury.

International career

Nibombé was a regular member of the Togo national team, and was a starter at the 2006 World Cup and the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He also participated at the African Cup of Nations.

Honours

AS Douanes

2002

La Louvière

2002–03

RAEC Mons

2005–06

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Togo . FIFA . 28 . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf . 10 June 2019.
  2. http://www.sudinfo.be/1727159/article/2016-11-25/d3-amateurs-dare-nibombe-prend-en-charge-les-u21-du-rfb D3 AMATEURS: DARE NIBOMBE PREND EN CHARGE LES U21 DU RFB
  3. Web site: Daré Nibombe . worldfootball.net . 6 October 2012.
  4. http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20170429_00997116/dare-nibombe-nouveau-coach-de-l-equipe-u21-a-l-afc-tubize Daré Nibombé nouveau coach de l’équipe U21 à l’AFC Tubize