| Tobie Mimboe | |
| Fullname: | Tobie Bayard Mimboe |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Olympic Mvolyé |
| Years1: | 1993–1995 |
| Clubs1: | Olympic Mvolyé |
| Clubs2: | Deportivo Recoleta |
| Clubs3: | Atlético Colegiales |
| Clubs4: | 12 de Octubre |
| Years5: | 1996 |
| Clubs5: | Cerro Porteño |
| Caps5: | 17[1] |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs6: | San Lorenzo |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs7: | Gençlerbirliği |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2000–2002 |
| Clubs8: | Shenyang Haishi |
| Caps8: | 51 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs9: | The Strongest |
| Years10: | 2004 |
| Clubs10: | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Goals10: | 1[2] |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992–1998 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon[3] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 42 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Tobie Bayard Mimboe (sometimes referred to as Toby Mimboe), is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender and spent most of his career in South America. He was capped for the Cameroon national team, and participated in two African Cup of Nations, in the 1996 African Cup of Nations, and 1998 African Cup of Nations
Mimboe started in Cameroonian team Olympic Mvolyé. In his long career, he played in Paraguay for Deportivo Recoleta, Atlético Colegiales, Sportivo Luqueño, 12 de Octubre and Cerro Porteño, in Turkey for Gençlerbirliği,[4] in Argentina for San Lorenzo, in Bolivia for The Strongest and in China for Shenyang Haishi. He is best remembered for his 'Peter Pan' birth certificates. At the 1996 African Cup of Nations he would have been 31 had he used the same documents that he had used in South America which indicated he was born in 1964. When he joined Gençlerbirliği after that tournament, his documents revealed him to be in his twenties (30 June 1974). At the 1998 African Cup of Nations he gave the date of birth as 30 June 1970.[5]
In 1993, Mimboe joined Deportivo Recoleta, scoring 1 goal in 20 games.[6]
In 1994, Mimboe played for Atlético Colegiales, scoring 2 goals in 15 appearances.[6]
In 1995, he scored 5 goals in 35 appearances for 12 de Octubre.[6]
In 1996, Mimboe joined Cerro Porteño, for whom he made 17 appearances and won the Paraguay's first-tier Championship.[6] Mimboe joined a squad with players as Virgilio Ferreira, Diego Gavilan, Julio Enciso, Jorge Martin Núñez and Kenyan William Inganga.[7]
In 2002, Mimboe returned to Deportivo Recoleta, making 11 appearances.[6] In July 2002, Mimboe protagonized the closest chance for goal for Deportivo Recoleta as they were defeated 2–0 by Libertad.[8] In August 2002, Recoleta coach Pedro Nelson Fleitas decided to give continuity to Mimboe in the defence zone.[9] In September 2002, passed his position following a muscular injury, after starting in 11 games for Recoleta.[10]
In 2004, Mimboe joined Sportivo Luqueño, playing in 12 games.[6] On 14 March, Mimboe scored for Sportivo Luqueño in a 1–1 home draw against Club Nacional.[2]