Richard Towa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Unité de Douala | ||
| 1986–1988 | Colombe de Sangmelima | ||
| 1988–1991 | Panthère de Bangangté | ||
| 1991–1992 | Fortuna Köln | ||
| 1992–1994 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| International career | |||
| Cameroon | 13 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (youth) | ||
| 2004–2008 | Alemannia Aachen II | ||
| 2008 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | ||
| 2008–2010 | KFC Uerdingen 05 (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Sportfreunde Siegen (assistant coach) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Cameroon U17 | ||
| 2012–2015 | Les Astres FC (Director of Sport) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Cameroon U23 | ||
| 2018 | Dragon Club | ||
| 2018–2019 | Feutcheu | ||
| 2019–2021 | Union Douala | ||
| 2022 | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Towa (born 16 November 1969) is a Cameroonian professional manager and former footballer. He most recently managed I-League club Gokulam Kerala.
Playing career
He played 13 matches for the Cameroon and helped them qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but did not participate due to an injury.
Managerial career
In January 2018, he signed a contract to become manager of Dragon Club.[1] He left in September 2018 to become new manager of Feutcheu FC.[2] In April 2019, he resigned as manager of Feutcheu FC.[3] On 5 December 2019, he was named new manager of Union Douala.[4]
On 5 July 2022, Indian I-League defending champion Gokulam Kerala officially announced that they roped in Towa as their new head coach.[5] He left by mutual consent on 26 December 2022 with the club in 4th place.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Dragon Appoints U17 Lions Boss As Head Coach". Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Elite One: Richard Towa signe un an à Feutcheu FC". Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Richard Towa quitte Feutcheu FC". Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Richard Towa: Substitution Union sportive of Douala going the "German" way". Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Ajith Kumar, P. K. (5 July 2022). "Gokulam Kerala signs Cameroonian Richard Towa as new coach". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala and coach Towa part ways". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 26 December 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "ഗോകുലം കേരള എഫ് സി സ്പെയിൻകാരൻ ഫ്രാൻസെസ് ബോണറ്റിനെ മുഖ്യ പരിശീലകനായി നിയമിച്ചു" [Gokulam Kerala FC appointed Spaniard Francesc Bonet as head coach]. Gokulam Kerala official website (in Malayalam). Kozhikode. 27 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
External links
- Richard Towa at WorldFootball.net
- Richard Towa at Alemannia Aachen website