Bertin Tomou

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.

Football career 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 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. In December 2016, he was hired by FC Herstal in a position at the clubs youth sector.

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

Honours

Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up, 2008