Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Abdoul Rachid Rouga | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Parakou, Benin | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2008 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | F.C. Flers | 21 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Unitas '30 | 26 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Avrankou Omnisport FC | (0) | |
2011 | Basingstoke Town | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Waltham Forest | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | Benin | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Abdoul Rachid Achille Rouga (born 10 June 1987) is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a defender. [1] A Rennes youth product, he played for lower-league teams in France, the Netherlands, and England and spent one season with Benin Premier League side with Avrankou Omnisport FC. In 2008, he made one appearance for the Benin national team.
Rouga was born in Parakou, Benin. He was on the books of Stade Rennais F.C., but never played a senior match. He left Rennes in summer 2008 to join F.C. Flers . [2] He left F.C. Flers after one year for Dutch club for Unitas '30 from Etten-Leur. [3] In summer 2010 he returned to Benin where he signed with Avrankou Omnisport FC. In summer 2011 he returned to Europe, with English-based Basingstoke Town. [4] After one game for Basingstoke he left the club in December 2011 to join Isthmian League Division One North side Waltham Forest. [5] After the end of the 2012 season he was released by Waltham Forest and in December 2012 signed with the Non-League club UK Football Finder Football Club of the Spartan South Midlands League. [6]
Rouga earned his first reputation with the Benin national team squad during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was a last minute inclusion to the roster. [7] His selection was a shock to his French club who did not even know he had gone on a pre-tournament tour to Brazil. He held five caps; his first game was on 19 November 2008 against Egypt. [8]
Stade Rennais Football Club, commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. Stade Rennes, used by certain English-speaking journalists to reference the city, is not a grammatically correct name for the club. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and play their home matches at the Roazhon Park. The team's president is Nicolas Holveck, and its owner is Artémis, the holding company of businessman François Pinault.
Maxime Agueh is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in France, he represented the Benin national team internationally.
Steven David Old is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for East Kilbride in the Lowland League.
Stéphane Sessègnon is a Beninese professional footballer who plays for Sirens in the Maltese Premier League. He is a Benin international, having represented the nation at the 2008, 2010 and 2019 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations. Sessègnon plays a variety of positions as a forward, a winger and as a midfield offensive playmaker. He is Benin's all-time top scorer and appearance maker with 24 international goals in 88 matches.
Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football manager and former player. He currently serves as the manager of Slovan Bratislava, in his second spell with the club. He was the manager of the Georgian national team from 2016 to 2020, also managing Slovakia between 2008 and 2012.
Romuald Boco is a footballer who last played as a midfielder for Leyton Orient. Born in France, he has represented Benin at full international level.
Adaílton José dos Santos Filho, also known as Adaílton is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central defender.
Lucas Severino, commonly known as Lucas, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Brazil national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.
The Benin Premier League, also called Championnat National du Bénin in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 clubs being divided in 4 groups, and 9 clubs in each. The last 5 teams of each group, goes to the relegation round, which consists on 2 groups of 10 teams. The first 4 teams of each group goes to the final stage with 16 clubs playing a single round-robin tournament. The winner of this round earns a place in the CAF Champions League.
Daniel Congré is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Dijon. He can operate all across defence, although he is most adept at centre-back. He is noted for his pace.
Razak Omotoyossi is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for JA Cotonou. Born in Nigeria, he appeared for the Benin national team at international level. He played in Nigeria, Egypt, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and France.
Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfield playmaker. Born in France, he made 28 appearances for the Algeria national team scoring 3 goals.
John Boye is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Benoît Tardieu Verdenet is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Saint-Georges. Born in France, he is a former Benin international.
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its size is just over 110000 km2 with a population of almost 8500000. Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. About half the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day.
Yacine Nasreddine Brahimi is a professional footballer who plays for and captains the Qatari club Al-Gharafa and the Algeria national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as "technically gifted". Yacine is also known for his "Brahimi Moments".
Avrankou Omnisport FC are a Beninese football club based in Avrankou. They currently play in the Benin Premier League for 2014–15 season.
Dorine Nina Chuigoué is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish Liga F club Real Betis.
Ryan Maxwell is an Irish football manager and former semi-professional footballer who is currently manager of Sittingbourne.