Massamasso Tchangai

Massamasso Tchangai
Personal information
Full name	Komi Massamasso Tchangai
Date of birth	8 August 1978
Place of birth	Ketao, Togo
Date of death	8 August 2010 (aged 32)
Place of death	Lomé, Togo
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	ASKO Kara
1996–1998	CA Bizertin
1998–2002	Udinese
1998–1999	→ Gorica (loan)
1999–2001	→ De Graafschap (loan)
2001–2002	→ Viterbese (loan)
2002–2006	Benevento
2006–2008	Al-Nassr
2009	Shenzhen Shangqingyin
International career
1996–2008	Togo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Komi Massamasso Tchangai (8 August 1978 – 8 August 2010) was a Togolese professional footballer who played as a defender. He appeared with the Togo national team in 37 international matches, scoring five times, between 1996 and 2008.

Club career

Tchangai signed to the Italian club Udinese Calcio in 1998 after appearing for Togo at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals in Burkina Faso. Tchangai was loaned to ND Gorica in Slovenia and later to the Dutch club De Graafschap before moving to Viterbese and Benevento^[2] in the Italian lower leagues.^[3]

International career

Tchangai was a member of the Togo national team and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He represented his country at four Africa Cup of Nations (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006). He earned his first national cap for Togo against Congo in August 1996. He won 37 caps and scored five goals for Togo.^[4]

Death

Tchangai died on the evening of his 32nd birthday, on 8 August 2010, after a brief illness.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^ FootballPlus.com
^ Spielergewerkschaft^{[dead link]}
^ Sporting-heroes.net
^ "Massamasso Tchangai". Sport 24. 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.
^ Kounadis, Theodore (9 August 2010). Πέθανε ποδοσφαιριστής στα γενέθλια του. Sport 24 (in Greek). Retrieved 9 August 2010.

External links

Massamesso Tchangai at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[2] FootballPlus.com

[3] Spielergewerkschaft^{[dead link]}

[4] Sporting-heroes.net

[5] "Massamasso Tchangai". Sport 24. 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.

[kounadis-6] Kounadis, Theodore (9 August 2010). Πέθανε ποδοσφαιριστής στα γενέθλια του. Sport 24 (in Greek). Retrieved 9 August 2010.

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