Bill Tchato

Date of birth14 May 1975
Place of birthM'Biam
NationalityCameroonian
Weight75 kg
Height1.76 m
PositionDefender/Left back

Although born in Cameroon, Bill (who is the son of a diplomat) was brought up in France from the age of nine. He developed as a useful left-sided defender with Caen, Valence and Nice. Bill joined Montpellier in the summer of 2000 and won promotion to La Championnat at the end of his first season at La Mosson. Rather a latecomer on the international scene, he won his first cap in a World Cup qualifying tie against Libya in June 2000. He went on to feature regularly for the Indomitable Lions in their successful campaign to qualify for the trip to the Far East and retaining the African Nations Cup in Mali.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
SM Caen 01 Jul 1995 01 Jul 1996
Valence 01 Jul 1996 01 Jul 1998
OGC Nice 01 Jul 1998 01 Jul 2000
Montpellier 01 Jul 2000

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2001-02 Montpellier French Championnat 21
2
6
1
2002-03 1.FC Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 16
5
2002-03 Montpellier French Championnat 11
3
2003-04 1.FC Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 19
4
1
5
1
2003-04 1.FC Kaiserslautern UEFA Cup 2
2004-05 1.FC Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 14
3
3
2005-06 OGC Nice French Championnat 20
4
2
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Jul 2001 Montpellier v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 1
04 Aug 2001 AS Monaco v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 2
11 Aug 2001 Montpellier v Metz D 0-0 French Championnat 3
25 Aug 2001 Montpellier v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 0-0 French Championnat 5
08 Sep 2001 Auxerre v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 6
15 Sep 2001 Montpellier v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 7
21 Sep 2001 Paris St Germain v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 8
29 Sep 2001 Montpellier v Lorient D 0-0 French Championnat 9
13 Oct 2001 Montpellier v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 10
20 Oct 2001 RC Lens v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 11
03 Nov 2001 Sedan v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 13
17 Nov 2001 Montpellier v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 14
24 Nov 2001 Guingamp v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 15
28 Nov 2001 Montpellier v Olympique Lyonnais D 0-0 French Championnat 16
08 Dec 2001 Nantes v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 17
16 Feb 2002 Bordeaux v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 26
23 Feb 2002 Montpellier v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 27
06 Mar 2002 Troyes v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 28
16 Mar 2002 Montpellier v Sedan D 0-0 French Championnat 29
23 Mar 2002 Bastia v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 30
06 Apr 2002 Montpellier v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 31
13 Apr 2002 Olympique Lyonnais v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 32
04 May 2002 Olympique Marseille v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 34
03 Aug 2002 Montpellier v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 1
08 Aug 2002 Auxerre v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 2
17 Aug 2002 Montpellier v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 3
24 Aug 2002 Nice v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 4
31 Aug 2002 Montpellier v Le Havre D 0-0 French Championnat 5
11 Sep 2002 Ajaccio AC v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 6
14 Sep 2002 Montpellier v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 7
21 Sep 2002 Strasbourg v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 8
30 Nov 2002 Nantes v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 17
04 Dec 2002 Montpellier v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 18
15 Dec 2002 Olympique Lyonnais v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 19


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Cameroon FIFA Confederations Cup
1
2000-01 Cameroon FIFA World Cup 2
1
2000-01 Cameroon International Friendly 2
1
1
2001-02 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations 6
2001-02 Cameroon FIFA World Cup 5
1
2001-02 Cameroon International Friendly 6
1
2002-03 Cameroon FIFA Confederations Cup 3
1
2002-03 Cameroon Four Nation Tournament, Tunisia 2
2002-03 Cameroon International Friendly
1
2003-04 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations 3
2003-04 Cameroon FIFA World Cup 1
2003-04 Cameroon International Friendly 1
2003-04 Cameroon Kirin Cup 1
2004-05 Cameroon FIFA World Cup 3
2004-05 Cameroon International Friendly 1
1
2007-08 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations 1
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
04 Oct 2000 France v Cameroon D 1-1 International Friendly
25 Jan 2001 Benin v Cameroon W 1-3 International Friendly
28 Jan 2001 Togo v Cameroon W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group A
25 Feb 2001 Cameroon v Zambia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group A
22 Apr 2001 Cameroon v Libya W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group A
25 May 2001 Korea Republic v Cameroon D 0-0 International Friendly
02 Jun 2001 Japan v Cameroon L 2-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
01 Jul 2001 Cameroon v Togo W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group A
14 Jul 2001 Zambia v Cameroon D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group A
14 Nov 2001 Poland v Cameroon D 0-0 International Friendly
07 Jan 2002 Burkina Faso v Cameroon W 1-3 International Friendly
11 Jan 2002 Tunisia v Cameroon W 0-1 International Friendly
20 Jan 2002 Cameroon v Congo DR W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
25 Jan 2002 Cameroon v Ivory Coast W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
29 Jan 2002 Cameroon v Togo W 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
04 Feb 2002 Cameroon v Egypt W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals quarter-final
07 Feb 2002 Mali v Cameroon W 0-3 Africa Cup of Nations Finals semi-final
10 Feb 2002 Cameroon v Senegal W 0-0 (3-2) Africa Cup of Nations Finals final
27 Mar 2002 Cameroon v Argentina D 2-2 International Friendly
17 Apr 2002 Austria v Cameroon D 0-0 International Friendly
17 May 2002 Denmark v Cameroon L 2-1 International Friendly
26 May 2002 England v Cameroon D 2-2 International Friendly
01 Jun 2002 Republic of Ireland v Cameroon D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
06 Jun 2002 Cameroon v Saudi Arabia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
11 Jun 2002 Cameroon v Germany L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group E
11 Feb 2003 Cameroon v Ivory Coast L 0-3 International Friendly
27 Mar 2003 Cameroon v Madagascar W 2-0 Four Nation Tournament, Tunisia
30 Mar 2003 Tunisia v Cameroon L 1-0 FOUR NATION TOURNAMENT, TUNISIA Final
19 Jun 2003 Brazil v Cameroon W 0-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
21 Jun 2003 Cameroon v Turkey W 1-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
26 Jun 2003 Cameroon v Colombia W 1-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Semi-final
19 Nov 2003 Japan v Cameroon D 0-0 KIRIN CUP
25 Jan 2004 Algeria v Cameroon D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
29 Jan 2004 Cameroon v Zimbabwe W 5-3 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
08 Feb 2004 Cameroon v Nigeria L 1-2 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-final
28 Apr 2004 Bulgaria v Cameroon L 3-0 International Friendly
06 Jun 2004 Cameroon v Benin W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
04 Jul 2004 Cameroon v Ivory Coast W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
05 Sep 2004 Egypt v Cameroon L 3-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
08 Oct 2004 Sudan v Cameroon D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 3
17 Nov 2004 Germany v Cameroon L 3-0 International Friendly
09 Feb 2005 Cameroon v Senegal W 1-0 International Friendly
30 Jan 2008 Cameroon v Sudan W 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
04 Feb 2008 Tunisia v Cameroon W 2-3 Africa Cup of Nations Finals quarter-final
10 Feb 2008 Cameroon v Egypt L 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.