Salif Nogo

Salif Nogo
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre back
Youth career
US Ouagadougou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 US Ouagadougou
2006–2008 Oțelul Galați 58 (2)
2009 Troyes B 7 (0)
2009 Jiul Petroșani 7 (0)
2010 Politehnica Iași 6 (0)
2010–2012 Astra Ploiești 8 (0)
2010–2012 → Astra Ploiești II (loan) 9 (0)
2014 Metalul Reșița 7 (1)
2014–2015 Sighetu Marmației
2015 Metalul Reșița 7 (0)
2016–2017 Luceafărul Oradea 21 (3)
2017 Cetate Deva 5 (0)
2018 Unirea Dej 5 (0)
2018–2022 Lotus Băile Felix 52 (6)
Total 192 (12)
International career‡
2004 Burkina Faso 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:49, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 August 2017

Salif Nogo (born 1 January 1986) is a Burkinabé-French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. After starting his career at US Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Nogo arrived in Romania in 2006 to play for Oțelul Galați.[1][2][3][4] He then spent the next 16 years competing in all tiers of Romanian football, from Liga I to Liga IV, with clubs from almost every historical region of the country.[1][2][3][4]

Club career

US Ouagadougou

Nogo was born on 1 January 1986 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.[1][2] He began playing senior-level football in 2003 at local club, US Ouagadougou, winning with them the Coupe du Faso in 2005.[1][2]

Oțelul Galați

In 2006, the 20-year-old went to play for Oțelul Galați, making his Divizia A debut under coach Petre Grigoraș on 11 March 2006 in a 3–0 away win over Dinamo București.[1][2][5] In the following season, Nogo appeared regularly for the team, scoring his first league goal when he opened the score in a 2–0 victory against FC Vaslui.[1][2][6] In the 2007–08 season he scored the victory goal in the 2–1 win over Universitatea Cluj.[1][7] He also made his debut in European competitions, helping the club win the 2007 Intertoto Cup, eliminating Slavija Istočno Sarajevo and Trabzonspor in the campaign.[1][8][9] Subsequently, Oțelul qualified to the UEFA Cup second round where they were defeated 3–1 on aggregate by Lokomotiv Sofia.[1][10]

Troyes

In 2008, Nogo signed with French Ligue 2 team, Troyes.[1][2][11] However, he did not play for them, making appearances only for the club's fifth-tier satellite team.[1][2]

Return to Romania

In September 2009, Nogo returned to Romania, signing with second league side, Jiul Petroșani.[1][2][12] In March 2010, Nogo came back to first league football, joining Politehnica Iași.[1][2][13] For the 2010–11 season he went to play for Astra Ploiești.[1][2][14] On 14 May 2012, Nogo made his last top-division appearance in Astra's 2–1 away victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț which helped his side avoid relegation, totaling 72 appearances with two goals in the competition.[1][2][15] Afterwards he went to play for various teams in the Romanian lower leagues until his retirement in 2022.[1][2][3][4]

International career

Nogo earned six caps for Burkina Faso, making his debut on 30 May 2004 under coach Ivica Todorov in a 3–2 friendly victory against Libya.[2][16] Subsequently, he played in two losses to South Africa and Cape Verde in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[2] Nogo's last game for The Stallions took place on 17 November 2004 in a friendly which ended with a 4–0 away loss to Morocco.[2]

Sports agent career

After he ended his playing career, Nogo worked as a sports agent.[17]

Honours

US Ouagadougou

Oțelul Galați

Lotus Băile Felix

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Salif Nogo at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Salif Nogo at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c "Poveste incredibilă cu Ousmane N'Doye: "L-a dat pe antrenor afară din vestiar" + de ce s-a dus să se facă antrenor în Statele Unite!" [Incredible story with Ousmane N'Doye: "He kicked the coach out of the dressing room" + why he went to become a coach in the United States!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Restart la CSC Sânmartin" [Restart at CSC Sânmartin] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Dinamo București vs. Oțelul Galați 0 – 3". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Oțelul Galați vs. FC Vaslui 2 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Să fie ziua noastră!" [Let it be our day!] (in Romanian). Ascotelul.ro. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
    "Oțelul Galați vs. Universitatea Cluj 2 – 1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Trabzonspor-Otelul 1-2. Galatenii reusesc surpriza si merg in UEFA" [Trabzonspor-Otelul 1-2. The Galati people make a surprise and go to UEFA] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Salif Nogo. Intertoto Cup 2007/2008". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Salif Nogo. Europa League Qualifiers 2007/2008". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Salif Nogo, de la Oțelul la Troyes, în liga a doua franceză" [Salif Nogo, from Oțelul to Troyes, in the second French league] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Jiul negociază cu Salif Nogo" [Jiul negotiates with Salif Nogo] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
    "Nogo a bătut palma cu Jiul" [Nogo agreed with Jiul] (in Romanian). Mesagerulhunedorean.ro. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Ex-gălățeanul Salif Nogo a semnat cu Poli Iași" [former Galați player, Salif Nogo signed with Poli Iasi] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
    "Salif Nogo a semnat un contract pe un an si jumatate cu Poli Iasi" [Salif Nogo signed a contract for a year and a half with Poli Iasi] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Salif Nogo este al 26-lea jucător!" [Salif Nogo is the 26th player!]. FC Astra. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
    "Salif Nogo a semnat cu Astra" [Salif Nogo signed with Astra] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Astra se salvează de la retrogradare: Ceahlăul – Astra 1-2!" [Astra saves itself from relegation: Ceahlăul – Astra 1-2!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
    "Ceahlăul – Astra 1-2. Bărboianu și Spadacio o țin pe Astra în Liga 1" [Ceahlăul – Astra 1-2. Barboianu and Spadacio keep Astra in Liga 1] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
    "Astra SCAPA de liga a doua dupa victoria de la Piatra Neamt! Ceahlaul 1-2" [Astra ESCAPE from the second league after the victory at Piatra Neamt! Ceahlaul 1-2] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Libya, 30 May 2004". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Scandal de proporții în Superliga! Un impresar celebru, acuzat că a luat cu japca un jucător de la un alt agent: fotbalistul a semnat pe ascuns cu un club din Liga 1! "Pentru un comision de doi lei"" [Scandal of proportions in the Superliga! A famous impresario, accused of stealing a player from another agent: the footballer secretly signed with a League 1 club! "For a commission of two lei"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
    "Cum a ajuns un fotbalist brazilian într-un război rece cu FC U Craiova și Adrian Mititelu: fițe de sud-american, kilograme în plus, un impresar care nu are bani să își plătească biletele de avion și o nouă "țeapă" mondială: "A vrut să plece de la echipă la pauza unui meci!"" [How a Brazilian footballer ended up in a cold war with FC U Craiova and Adrian Mititelu: South American arrogance, extra kilos, an impresario who has no money to pay for his plane tickets and a new global "trickery": "He wanted to leave the team at halftime of a match!"] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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