Salif Nogo
Salif Nogo is a Burkinabé-French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. After starting his career at US Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Nogo arrived in Romania in 2006 to play for Oțelul Galați. He then spent the next 16 years competing in all tiers of Romanian football, from Liga I to Liga IV, with clubs from almost every historical region of the country.
Club career
US Ouagadougou
Nogo was born on 1 January 1986 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He began playing senior-level football in 2003 at local club, US Ouagadougou, winning with them the Coupe du Faso in 2005.Oțelul Galați
In 2006, the 20-year-old went to play for Oțelul Galați, making his Divizia A debut under coach Petre Grigoraș on 11 March 2006 in a 3–0 away win over Dinamo București. In the following season, Nogo appeared regularly for the team, scoring his first league goal when he opened the score in a 2–0 victory against FC Vaslui. In the 2007–08 season he scored the victory goal in the 2–1 win over Universitatea Cluj. He also made his debut in European competitions, helping the club win the 2007 Intertoto Cup, eliminating Slavija Istočno Sarajevo and Trabzonspor in the campaign. Subsequently, Oțelul qualified to the UEFA Cup second round where they were defeated 3–1 on aggregate by Lokomotiv Sofia.Troyes
In 2008, Nogo signed with French Ligue 2 team, Troyes. However, he did not play for them, making appearances only for the club's fifth-tier satellite team.Return to Romania
In September 2009, Nogo returned to Romania, signing with second league side, Jiul Petroșani. In March 2010, Nogo came back to first league football, joining Politehnica Iași. For the 2010–11 season he went to play for Astra Ploiești. On 14 May 2012, Nogo made his last top-division appearance in Astra's 2–1 away victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț which helped his side avoid relegation, totaling 72 appearances with two goals in the competition. Afterwards he went to play for various teams in the Romanian lower leagues until his retirement in 2022.International career
Nogo earned six caps for Burkina Faso, making his debut on 30 May 2004 under coach Ivica Todorov in a 3–2 friendly victory against Libya. Subsequently, he played in two losses to South Africa and Cape Verde in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. Nogo's last game for The Stallions took place on 17 November 2004 in a friendly which ended with a 4–0 away loss to Morocco.Sports agent career
After he ended his playing career, Nogo worked as a sports agent.Honours
US Ouagadougou- Coupe du Faso: 2005
Lotus Băile Felix