Aruna Dindane
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| Aruna Dindane | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Aruna Dindane | |
| Date of birth | November 26, 1980 (age 26) | |
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | |
| Height | 174cm | |
| Position | forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | RC Lens | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2000 2000-05 2005- |
ASEC Mimosas Anderlecht RC Lens |
131 (50) 33 (10) |
| National team** | ||
| 2000- | Cote d'Ivoire | 37 (13) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Aruna Dindane (born November 26, 1980 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football (soccer) forward, who plays for Racing Club de Lens (in France).
He was transferred from ASEC Mimosas to R.S.C. Anderlecht in the summer of 2000 and he has helped the team in winning the Belgian League Championship (the Jupiler League) twice (2001 and 2004) and also the Belgian Supercup (2000 and 2001). In 2003 he won both the Ebony Shoe (best player of African origin in the Belgian League) and the Golden Shoe (a prestigious award for the best player in the Belgian League). In June 2005, Aruna signed a contract with French Ligue 1 club Racing Club de Lens. He left the African Cup of Nations on January 22, 2006, following the death of one of his twin daughters.
Dindane has also played internationally for Côte d'Ivoire, and participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he scored 2 goals, both in a memorable comeback in their last group match against Serbia and Montenegro. His team, however, failed to reach second round as they had previously lost to Argentina and The Netherlands.
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| Preceded by: Timmy Simons |
Belgian Golden Shoe 2003 |
Succeeded by: Vincent Kompany |
| Preceded by: Moumouni Dagano |
Belgian Ebony Shoe 2003 |
Succeeded by: Vincent Kompany |
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Côte d'Ivoire squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Tizié | 2 Akalé | 3 Boka | 4 K. Touré | 5 Zokora | 6 Kouassi | 7 Faé | 8 Kalou | 9 A. Koné | 10 Yapi Yapo | 11 Drogba | 12 Méïté | 13 Zoro | 14 B. Koné | 15 Dindane | 16 Gnanhouan | 17 Domoraud | 18 Keïta | 19 Y. Touré | 20 Demel | 21 Eboué | 22 Romaric | 23 Barry | Coach: Michel |
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