Daré Nibombé

Nibombé's story moves me on two levels. As a 196 cm centre-back he was the immovable object every defense dreams of, the kind of presence that makes attackers think twice in the box. But what really earns my admiration is the second act: rising from player to head coach of his own Togo national team from 2024 to 2025. Leading the country you grew up in, from Lomé to the world stage, carries a weight outsiders rarely appreciate. Defenders and managers seldom get the glory, yet they shape outcomes profoundly. To me, a man who gave a smaller footballing nation his whole career deserves real respect.

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Name (English)

Daré Nibombé

Name (Japanese)

ダレ・ニボンベ

Reading

だれ・にぼんべ

Born

June 16, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Height

196 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%A9%20Nibomb%C3%A9
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%83%99
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724632

Tags

• Maritime
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.