Tchakala Tchanilé

Tchakala Tchanilé
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-03-30) 30 March 1969[1][2]
Place of birth Lomé, Togo[1]
Position Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Unisport de Sokodé (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Foadan de Dapaong
–1992 Étoile Filante de Lomé
1992–1993 SG Bergmann-Borsig[1] 6 (0)
International career
1993 Togo[1] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1996– Maranatha
Dyto
–2004 JST Niamey
2014–2015 Togo
2022–2023 Sémassi de Sokodé
2023– Unisport de Sokodé
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tchakala Tchanilé (born 30 March 1969) is a Togolese former football player and coach who is the manager of Togolese Championnat National club Unisport de Sokodé.

Club career

Tchanilé began his career in Togo as a striker with Foadan de Dapaong before he joined Étoile Filante de Lomé.[3][4] He then played in Germany between 1992 and 1995, including six appearances for SG Bergmann-Borsig during the 1992–93 season.[5]

International career

He represented Togo at senior international level.[1] He made his only known appearance for Togo on 28 February 1993 during the 1–0 loss against Angola within 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2]

Coaching career

Tchanilé earned his coaching badges while living in Germany.[5]

Between 1996 and 2006, he coached a number of club sides, including Maranatha and Dyto (both of Togo), as well as Nigerien team JST Niamey.[5]

He was appointed as the head coach of Togo in June 2014 on a six-month contract, succeeding Frenchman Didier Six, whom he had previously assisted in the role.[5]

He was the manager of Sémassi de Sokodé from October 2022 until April 2023.[3][6] He then became the manager of Unisport de Sokodé.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Bana Tchanilé who played for Sémassi de Sokodé.[5]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Togo 1993 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tchakala Tchanilé". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Tchakala Tchanilé – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. 1 2 Follykoe, Angelo (3 October 2022). "Tchanilé Tchakala new coach of Semassi". Sportfm. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Orocoti, Franck. "Togo: First hiccup for coach Tchanilé TchaKala?". SportAfrica. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Blame Ekoue (24 June 2014). "Tchanile Tchakala appointed new Togo coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Commission de discipline : Semassi FC condamné pour rupture abusive de contrat avec l'entraîneur Tchanilé Tchakala". Fédération Togolaise de Football. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2026.