Tchakala Tchanilé (born 30 March 1969) is a Togolese former football player and coach who is the manager of Togolese Championnat National club Unisport de Sokodé.
Club career Tchanilé, a midfielder, obtained his first amateur playing licence with Foadan FC in 1984 and was part of the team that earned promotion from the Togolese second division. He subsequently played for ASKO Kara before joining Nigerien club Sahel SC for the 1986–87 season, where he played under his elder brother, Bana Tchanilé.
After returning briefly to Togo, he moved to Germany in 1988. Tchanilé later stated that he represented Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin from 1988 to 1991, BSC Rehberge in 1991–92 and again in 1995–96, and a club he identified as “Victoria Franchfort” between 1992 and 1995; this was likely a misremembering of his time at Frankfurter FC Viktoria 91 during the 1994–95 season.
Contemporary German playing records instead place Tchanilé with SG Bergmann-Borsig in the 1992–93 NOFV-Oberliga season, during which he made six league appearances without scoring, and list him in its 1993–94 squad after arriving from BSC Rehberge. He retired as a player in 1996.
International career He represented Togo at senior international level. He made his only known appearance for Togo on 28 February 1993 during the 1–0 loss against Angola within 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Coaching career Tchanilé earned his coaching badges while living in Germany.
Tchanilé began his managerial career with Maranatha in 1998, before managing Dynamic Togolais from 1999 to 2001, JST Niamey from 2001 to 2002 and Kakadlé Défalé from 2002 to 2003.
He was appointed as the head coach of Togo in June 2014 on a six-month contract, succeeding Frenchman Didier Six, whom he had previously assisted in the role.
He was the manager of Sémassi de Sokodé from October 2022 until April 2023. He then became the manager of Unisport de Sokodé.
Personal life He is the younger brother of Bana Tchanilé who played for Sémassi de Sokodé.
Career statistics
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTogo199310Total10
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