Rigobert Song

Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a former Cameroonian football player. He played for Trabzonspor and the Cameroonian national team. He is the first African who has played in four World Cups. He is regarded as one of the greatest African football players of all time.

Rigobert Song

Song with Cameroon in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Rigobert Song Bahanag
Date of birth	(1976-07-01) 1 July 1976
Place of birth	Nkenglicock, Cameroon
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Cameroon U-23 (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	Metz	123	(3)
1998	Salernitana	4	(1)
1999–2000	Liverpool	34	(0)
2001–2002	West Ham United	24	(0)
2001–2002	→ 1. FC Köln (loan)	16	(0)
2002–2004	Lens	63	(3)
2004–2008	Galatasaray	104	(4)
2008–2010	Trabzonspor	46	(0)
Total		414	(11)
National team‡
1993–2010	Cameroon	137	(5)
Teams managed
2016–2018	Cameroon A'
2018	Cameroon (caretaker)
2018–	Cameroon U-23
2022–	Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:02, 25 June 2010 (UTC)