Franck Matingou (born 4 December 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he played for the DR Congo national team. Club career Matingou was born in Nice, France. After a short trial at Dundee United, he returned to SC Bastia, when a transfer fee was demanded, but was subsequently released by Bastia in September 2006 to return once again on trial at United. Matingou also had a trial with AFC Bournemouth in February 2007. International career Matingou was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. Career statistics International References External links 1979 births Living people Association football midfielders Footballers from Nice Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers French footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent FC Martigues players SC Bastia players Red Star F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Black French sportspeople