Sékou Touré (footballer)

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Sékou Touré
Personal information
Full name Sékou Touré
Date of birth (1934-05-01)1 May 1934
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Date of death 2 April 2003(2003-04-02) (aged 68)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954 ASEC
1955–1958 Africa Sports
1958–1959 Alés 17 (8)
1959–1960 Sochaux 10 (2)
1960 Forbach 16 (12)
1961–1962 Montpellier 53 (37)
1962 Grenoble 9 (4)
1963 Nice 16 (6)
1964 Nîmes 8 (1)
1964–1965 Dieppe
1965–1966 AS Béziers 32 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sékou Touré (1 May 1934 – 2 April 2003) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker.

He played in Ivory Coast for ASEC and Africa Sports, before playing in France between 1958 and 1966 for Olympique Alès, Nîmes Olympique, Nice, Sochaux, US Forbach, Grenoble, Dieppe, Montpellier and AS Béziers.[1]

Touré was the Ligue 1 top scorer in the 1961–62 season, scoring 25 goals.[2]

Death[]

On 2 April 2003, Touré died from an illness aged 69.[3]

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Touré Sékou - Fiche de stats du joueur de football". www.pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Meilleurs buteurs : Mbappé, le 1er depuis JPP". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Le sport en bref... n°14". Afrik.com (in French). 6 April 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

Sources[]

  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel francais (1932–1997). Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2738466082.
  • Sékou Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Sékou Touré at WorldFootball.net


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