Role Football player Place of death Lome, Togo Height 1.83 m | Playing position Position Defender Name Massamasso Tchangai | |
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Full name Komi Massamasso Tchangai Date of birth (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 Date of death 8 August 2010(2010-08-08) (aged 32) Died August 8, 2010, Lome, Togo | ||
Komi Massamasso Tchangai (8 August 1978 – 8 August 2010) was a Togolese football defender. Tchangai died on the evening of his 32nd birthday, on 8 August 2010, after a brief illness.
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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 in the Italian lower leagues. Tchangai signed for Saudi Al-Nasr on 17 November 2009, making him one of the club's biggest signings in recent history.
International
Tchangai was a member of the 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 5 goals for Togo.