Yeo Martial

Yeo Martial (born 2 January 1944) is an Ivorian football manager. He managed the Ivory Coast national team to the 1992 African Cup of Nations, and after a stint managing Africa Sports and the Niger national team,[1][2] he returned to Ivory Coast set up as Technical Director in 2004.[3]

For the Ivorian player, see Martial Yao.
Yeo Martial
Personal information
Full name Yeo Martial
Date of birth (1944-01-02) 2 January 1944
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Teams managed
Years Team
1988 Ivory Coast
1992 Ivory Coast
1999–2001 Africa Sports
2002–2003 Niger

Martial also runs his own football academy, the École de Football Yéo Martial, in Abidjan, established in 2001, which has an informal partnership with Italian side Parma.[4]

References
  1. "Martial named Niger coach". BBC. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  2. "Niger sack their manager". BBC. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  3. James Copnall (5 August 2004). "Ivory Coast recalls Martial". BBC. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  4. "Former Ivorian coach opens academy". BBC. 10 March 2001. Retrieved 13 May 2008.


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