Aruna Dindane

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Personal information
Aruna Dindane
Full name	Aruna Dindane
Date of birth	26 November 1980 (1980-11-26) (age 27)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	RC Lens
Number	27
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000 2000–2005 2005–	ASEC Mimosas Anderlecht RC Lens	022 0(9) 131 (50) 091 (20)
National team²
2000-	Cote d'Ivoire	040 (14)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Aruna Dindane (born 26 November 1980 in Abidjan) 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 (an 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.

He was selected in the Ivorian squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.

[edit] Honours

Topscorer of Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division

1999

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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

v • d • e RC Lens – current squad

1 Runje • 2 Ramos • 3 Hilton • 4 Coulibaly • 5 Diane • 6 Mangane • 7 Boukari • 8 Maoulida • 10 Carrière • 11 Belhadj • 14 Monnet-Paquet • 15 Laurenti • 16 Le Crom • 18 Monterrubio • 20 Hermach • 21 Yaya Keita • 22 Lacourt • 23 Kovačević • 25 Biševac • 26 Demont • 27 Dindane • 28 Sablé • 40 Brocard • 41 Pollet • Coach: Wallemme

v • d • e Côte d'Ivoire squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

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