Mamadou Zongo

Mamadou "Bebeto" Zongo (born 8 October 1980) is a Burkinabé football coach and former player who played as a striker.

Mamadou Zongo
Zongo in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-08) 8 October 1980
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 ASFB (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 RC Bobo 25 (22)
1996–1997 ASEC Mimosas 22 (18)
1997–2004 Vitesse 76 (14)
2004–2006 De Graafschap 24 (2)
2006 VVV-Venlo 0 (0)
2006–2007 Ethnikos 11 (1)
2007 U Cluj 2 (0)
2010–2012 ASFA Yennenga
Total 160 (57)
International career
1996–2005 Burkina Faso 30 (13)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Santos FC Ouagadougou
2015– ASFB
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Zongo was born in Bobo-Dioulasso. He signed on a free transfer for Romanian club U Cluj in November 2007 and had a salary of $9,000 per month. After two matches, he was released by the club board in December 2007, on account of a recurring knee injury. In October 2010, he signed a new contract for ASFA Yennega of Burkina Faso and spent the last two years of his playing career with the club.

International career

Zongo was part of the Burkina Faso national team at the 2000 African Nations Cup which finished bottom of group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He earned 30 caps and 13 goals.

Coaching career

In April 2013, Zongo became a head coach of the Burkinabé side Santos.[1]

He was appointed head coach of ASFB in 2015.[2]

Honours

RC Bobo[3]

ASEC Mimosas[3]

References
  1. L’ancien international burkinabè Mamadou Zongo « Bebeto », nouvel entraîneur du Santos FC Archived 26 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine StarAfrica.com. 12 April 2013. (in French)
  2. Championnat national de football: l’ASFB contraint Bankuy-Sport au partage des points L'Express du Faso 8 December 2015. (in French)
  3. Mamadou Zongo at National-Football-Teams.com


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