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Tadjou Salou

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Tadjou Salou
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-12-24)24 December 1974
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Date of death 2 April 2007(2007-04-02) (aged 32)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Modèle de Lomé
1993–1994 OC Agaza
1994–1996 Club Africain
1996–1999 Servette 30 (1)
1999–2003 Étoile Carouge
2003–2004 OC Agaza
2004–2005 AS Douanes
2005–2006 Étoile Filante
2006–2007 AS Douanes
International career
1992–2004 Togo[1] 62 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tadjou Salou (24 December 1974 – 2 April 2007) was a Togolese footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Born in Lomé, Salou played club football for Modèle de Lomé, OC Agaza, Club Africain, Servette, Étoile Carouge, AS Douanes and Étoile Filante.[2]

He was a member of the Togo national team between 1992 and 2007,[2] serving as captain.[3] He was a squad member at the 2000 African Cup of Nations.[4]

Later life and death

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Salou died following a "long illness" in April 2007.[3]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Salou goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Tadjou Salou
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 October 1992 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Egypt 1–2 1–4 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 5 October 1996 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo  Tanzania 1–0 2–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 10 November 1996 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Cameroon 2–4 2–4 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 6 January 1997 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo  Ghana 2–0 4–0 Friendly
5 3–0
6 13 July 1997 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo  Liberia 1–0 4–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 24 December 1997 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Cameroon 1–0 1–3 Friendly
8 4 October 1998 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo  Guinea 1–0 2–0 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
9 19 January 2000 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Egypt 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10 3 September 2000 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Sierra Leone 2–0 2–0 (4–2 p) 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 8 October 2000 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Uganda 1–0 3–0 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12 23 May 2004 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Benin 1–1 1–1 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Togo - Record International Players". www.rsssf.org.
  2. ^ a b c "Tadjou Salou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Former Togo captain Tadjou dies". BBC Sport. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ^ "African Nations Cup 2000: Final Tournament - Squad Lists". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2018.