Toko passes away

Paris has lost a Rouge et Bleu legend. The rangy forward (187 cm, 80 kg), born in N’Djamena, Chad, saw his country gain independence before his move to France aged 21, on 30^th December 1973.

Toko started out at then amateur side FC Grenoble before heading south to join US Albi in the French third tier, where his goalscoring talents would catch the eye of OGC Nice's scouts, who brought him to the Côte d'Azur in 1975. After just six months there, he was promoted to the club's first team and gained dual French and Chadian nationality. Having played across the entire front line for Les Aiglons, Toko went on to feature for Bordeaux, Strasbourg – winning the French league title with the latter – and Valenciennes. His 12 goals in 25 top-flight games in the 1979–1980 season convinced Paris Saint-Germain to sign him and to pair him with Dominique Rocheteau in attack.

Toko scored the opening goal in the 1982 Coupe de France final against Saint-Étienne – a 2-2 draw followed by a 6-5 win for Paris on penalties – before bagging the decider in his side's 3-2 victory over Nantes in the following year's final, not to mention his eye-catching half-volley in a 5-1 thrashing of Lokomotiv Sofia in the 1982–1983 European Cup.

With 43 goals in 171 games, he became a familiar figure to the Parc des Princes faithful between 1980 and 1985. After a difficult final campaign at the club, the man who earned 17 caps for Chad joined RC Paris for a single season before retiring.

In 1989, Toko returned to Paris Saint-Germain as an assistant coach in charge of analysing the first team's league opponents. After switching to the recruitment department, he eventually left the club in December 1998 to live in the south of France, where he died on Monday 9^th February 2026.

Paris Saint-Germain and its President would like to send their most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.