Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi (born 14 May 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Caen, Valence, Nice, Montpellier, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Qatar SC, Al-Khor and Strasbourg and Sapins. Tchato represented Cameroon at international level, making 46 appearances over an eight-year period, scoring one goal.

Club career

Tchato began his career in France with Caen in 1995, and made 18 league appearances in his debut season which ended with the club being promoted to Division 1 as champions. He was transferred to Valence in 1996, where he made 69 league appearances and scored six goals over the next two years. In 2005, he returned to Nice for one season and then moved to the Middle East to play for Qatar SC. A year later, having seen Strasbourg relegated due to financial problems, Tchato moved to Gabon to join First Division club Sapins.

International career

He made his debut for the Cameroon national team in 2000. He represented his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and the African Cup of Nations in the same year, which Cameroon won. Tchato appeared in two FIFA Confederations Cup competitions, in 2001 and 2003. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 9 December 1998.

Bill's son Enzo is also a professional footballer, and plays for Montpellier.

Honours

Cameroon

  • African Cup of Nations: 2000; runner-up, 2008
  • FIFA Confederations Cup: runner up, 2003

References

  • Bill Tchato statistics
  • BBC: World Cup 2002