Salif Nogo (born 1 January 1986) 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 OÃÂelul GalaÃÂi. 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.
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.
In 2006, the 20-year-old went to play for OÃÂelul GalaÃÂi, making his Divizia A debut under coach Petre Grigoraàon 11 March 2006 in a 3âÂÂ0 away win over Dinamo BucureÃÂti. In the following season, Nogo appeared regularly for the team, scoring his first league goal when he opened the score in a 2âÂÂ0 victory against FC Vaslui. In the 2007âÂÂ08 season he scored the victory goal in the 2âÂÂ1 win over Universitatea Cluj. He also made his debut in European competitions, helping the club win the 2007 Intertoto Cup, eliminating Slavija IstoÃÂno Sarajevo and Trabzonspor in the campaign. Subsequently, OÃÂelul qualified to the UEFA Cup second round where they were defeated 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate by Lokomotiv Sofia.
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.
In September 2009, Nogo returned to Romania, signing with second league side, Jiul PetroÃÂani. In March 2010, Nogo came back to first league football, joining Politehnica IaÃÂi. For the 2010âÂÂ11 season he went to play for Astra PloieÃÂti. On 14 May 2012, Nogo made his last top-division appearance in Astra's 2âÂÂ1 away victory against CeahlÃÂul Piatra Neamàwhich 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.
Nogo earned six caps for Burkina Faso, making his debut on 30 May 2004 under coach Ivica Todorov in a 3âÂÂ2 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 4âÂÂ0 away loss to Morocco.
After he ended his playing career, Nogo worked as a sports agent.
US Ouagadougou
OÃÂelul GalaÃÂi
Lotus BÃÂile Felix