Sékou Touré (footballer)
Sékou Touré (1 May 1934 – 30 November 2002) 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. Touré was the Ligue 1 topscorer in the 1961-62 season, scoring 25 goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sékou Touré | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 2002 (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 | |||
References
- Marc Barreaud, Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997), l'Harmattan, 1997.
- Sékou Touré at National-Football-Teams.com
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