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.

Bertin Tomou
Personal information
Full name Bertin Tomou Bayard
Date of birth (1978-08-08) August 8, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Bafoussam, West Province,
Cameroon
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 PWD Bamenda 6 (14)
1997 Pohang Steelers 3 (4)
1998–1999 Shenzhen Ping'an 23 (7)
1999Yunnan Hongta (loan) (6)
2000–2001 Yunnan Hongta 5 (0)
2001Guangzhou Geely (loan) 7 (9)
2002–2003 Zhejiang Greentown 34 (14)
2004 Xiamen Lanshi 26 (15)
2005 Zhejiang Lucheng 22 (12)
2006 Brest 15 (3)
2006–2008 Mouscron 52 (18)
2008–2009 Westerlo 44 (8)
2010 KSV Roeselare 9 (1)
2011–2012 Vaires-sur-Marne
2012–2013 KRC Waregem 31 (15)
2013–2014 RFC Huy 28 (4)
2014–2015 RE Bertrigeoise
International career
2004–2009 Cameroon 20 (6)
Managerial career
2016 RFC Huy (B-team & U17 manager)
2016–201? FC Herstal (youth)
2019–2020 RFC Huy (youth)
2020–2021 RFC Huy
2021–2023 Ans-Montegnée
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

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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

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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.[1] In December 2016, he was hired by FC Herstal in a position at the clubs youth sector.[2]

In August 2019, Tomou returned to RFC Huy in a position as youth coordinator.[3] In May 2020, he was promoted to manager of the clubs first team.[4] In February 2020, he left RFC Huy to join Ans-Montegnée as manager of the clubs first team.[5] He left Ans-Montegnée at the end of the 2022-23 season.[6]

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