Massamasso Tchangai
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Komi Massamasso Tchangai[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Ketao, Togo | ||
Date of death | 8 August 2010 | (aged 32)||
Place of death | Lomé, Togo | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | ASKO Kara | ||
1996–1998 | CA Bizertin | 35 | (0) |
1998–2002 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
1998–1999 | → HIT Gorica (loan) | 10 | (1) |
1999–2001 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2001–2002 | → Viterbese (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Benevento | 86 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Al-Nassr | 23 | (0) |
2009 | Shenzen Shangqingyin | 29 | (0) |
International career | |||
1996–2008 | Togo | 37 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Komi Massamasso Tchangai (8 August 1978 – 8 August 2010) was a Togolese professional footballer who played as a defender. He appeared with the Togo national team in 37 international matches, scoring five times, between 1996 and 2008.
Club career
[edit]Tchangai signed to the Italian club Udinese Calcio in 1998 after appearing for Togo at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals in Burkina Faso. Tchangai was loaned to ND Gorica in Slovenia and later to the Dutch club De Graafschap before moving to Viterbese and Benevento[2] in the Italian lower leagues.[3]
International career
[edit]Tchangai was a member of the Togo national team and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He represented his country at four Africa Cup of Nations (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006). He earned his first national cap for Togo against Congo in August 1996. He won 37 caps and scored five goals for Togo.[4]
Death
[edit]Tchangai died on the evening of his 32nd birthday, on 8 August 2010, after a brief illness.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ FootballPlus.com
- ^ Spielergewerkschaft[dead link]
- ^ Sporting-heroes.net
- ^ "Massamasso Tchangai". Sport 24. 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.
- ^ Kounadis, Theodore (9 August 2010). Πέθανε ποδοσφαιριστής στα γενέθλια του. Sport 24 (in Greek). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Massamesso Tchangai at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1978 births
- 2010 deaths
- Togolese men's footballers
- Togo men's international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Men's association football defenders
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Eredivisie players
- Serie C players
- Chinese Super League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- ASKO Kara players
- CA Bizertin players
- ND Gorica players
- Udinese Calcio players
- US Viterbese 1908 players
- Benevento Calcio players
- De Graafschap players
- Al Nassr FC players
- Shenzhen F.C. players
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- 21st-century Togolese people