Rigobert Song

Rigobert Song
	Song with Cameroon in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Rigobert Song Bahanag
Date of birth	1 July 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Nkenglicock, Cameroon
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Cameroon U-23 (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1998	Metz
1998	Salernitana
1999–2000	Liverpool
2001–2002	West Ham United
2001–2002	→ 1. FC Köln (loan)
2002–2004	Lens
2004–2008	Galatasaray
2008–2010	Trabzonspor
Total
National team‡
1993–2010	Cameroon
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)

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.

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