Omar Daf
Omar Daf (born 12 February 1977) is a Senegalese football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Ligue 2 club Amiens. A Senegal international with French nationality, Daf represented his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He played as a full-back, but could also play at centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amiens (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | US Gorée | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Westerlo | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Thonon-Chablais | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–2009 | Sochaux | 188 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Brest | 78 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Sochaux | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 277 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2012 | Senegal | 55 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Sochaux | ||
| 2022–2023 | Dijon | ||
| 2023– | Amiens | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Dakar, Daf began playing football with US Gorée. At age 17, a Belgian football scout, Karel Brokken, recruited him to Belgian Second Division side K.V.C. Westerlo, where he began his professional career. A year later, Daf joined French Championnat National 2 side Thonon-Chablais, before embarking on a 12-year spell with Sochaux in 1997.[1]
Managerial career edit
In November 2018, Daf became manager of Sochaux.[2] In January 2019, he extended his contract until 2021.[3]
In June 2023, Daf was appointed as the manager of Ligue 2 club Amiens.[4]
Honours edit
Senegal
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2002[5]
References edit
- ^ Sané, Mamadou Lamine (23 January 2012). "La force tranquille" (PDF) (in French). Enquete Plus.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (26 November 2018). "Senegal's Omar Daf appointed as new coach of French side Sochaux". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Marteh, Danesius (22 January 2019). "Senegalese coach Omar Daf extends Sochaux deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Tournoux, Manu (13 June 2023). "Official : Omar Daf coach of Amiens". French Football Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Copnall, James (11 February 2002). "Cameroon are hot from the spot". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
External links edit
- Omar Daf at National-Football-Teams.com
- – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived)