Sékou Touré (1 May 1934 – 2 April 2003) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sékou Touré | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||
| Date of death | 2 April 2003 (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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
editOn 2 April 2003, Touré died from an illness aged 69.[3]
Honours
editIndividual
- Ligue 1 top goalscorer: 1961–62[2]
References
edit- ^ "Touré Sékou - Fiche de stats du joueur de football". www.pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Meilleurs buteurs : Mbappé, le 1er depuis JPP". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Le sport en bref... n°14". Afrik.com (in French). 6 April 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
Sources
edit- 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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