Richard Towa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Position | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colombe Sportive du Dja (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Unité de Douala | ||
| 1986–1988 | Colombe de Sangmelima | ||
| 1988–1991 | Panthère de Bangangté | ||
| 1991–1994 | Fortuna Köln | ||
| 1993–1994 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Cameroon U20 | ||
| –1990 | 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 | ||
| 2023– | Colombe Sportive du Dja | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Towa (born 16 November 1969) is a Cameroonian-German professional manager and former footballer. He currently manages Elite One club Colombe Sportive du Dja.
Club career
Towa played domestically in Cameroon between 1984 and 1991 with Unité de Douala, Colombe de Sangmelima, and Panthère de Bangangté. He won the Cameroonian Cup with Panthère de Bangangté in 1988.[2][3]
He moved to Germany in 1991. He was recommended by Karl-Heinz Weigang to join Fortuna Köln during the 1991–92 season as a right-back, and he suffered a season-ending knee injury with Fortuna Köln.[2]
He was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf during the 1993–94 season.[4] His career ended at Fortuna Düsseldorf due to another knee injury.[2]
International career
He represented Cameroon U20 during the 1–0 victory against Gabon U20 during the 1989 African Youth Championship first round.[5]
He later played 13 matches for the Cameroon and helped them qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but did not participate due to an injury.[1]
Managerial career
In January 2018, he signed a contract to become manager of Dragon Club.[6] He left in September 2018 to become new manager of Feutcheu FC.[7] In April 2019, he resigned as manager of Feutcheu FC.[8] On 5 December 2019, he was named new manager of Union Douala.[9]
On 5 July 2022, Indian I-League defending champion Gokulam Kerala officially announced that they roped in Towa as their new head coach.[10] He left by mutual consent on 26 December 2022 with the club in 4th place.[11][12]
In November 2023, Towa became the manager of Elite One club Colombe Sportive du Dja.[13]
References
- 1 2 Kumar, P. K. Ajith (19 November 2022). "Richard Towa remembers how injury prevented him from turning out for Cameroon in the 1990 FIFA World Cup". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Encadrement technique en football: Richard Towa convainc en Allemagne". Cam Lions. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cameroon - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.
1988 Panthère Sportive (Banganté) 1-0 Racing (Bafoussam)
- ↑ "Cameroonian-German manager Richard Towa is the new head coach at Gokulam Kerala FC". The Away End. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Richard Towa in 1988 during a match between Cameroon and Gabon, in Yaoundé, for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Lions had won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Emmanuel Maboang Kessack". Threads. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Richard Towa becomes first former Indomitable Lion to coach in Elite One
External links
- Richard Towa at WorldFootball.net
- Richard Towa at Alemannia Aachen website