Michel Goba

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Michel Goba
Personal information
Full name Michel Goba
Date of birth August 8, 1961 (1961-08-08) (age 46)
Place of birth    Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

1982-1983
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985
1986-1989
1989-1990
Africa Sports
Stade Brestois
AS Angoulême
USL Dunkerque
Besançon RC
USL Dunkerque
SC Abbeville

16 (5)
26 (3)
28 (6)
18 (6)
65 (20)
16 (0)   
National team
Cote d'Ivoire

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Michel Goba is a former international footballer of Ivory Coast. He played on the pitch as a striker. His playing career developed from playing Ligue 2 clubs including Brest, Dunkerque and Abbeville[1] [2]

[edit] Personal life

Goba is the uncle of Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba. He served as a mentor and father-figure to Drogba] when he lived with him in France at a young age. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Michel Goba (French). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
  2. ^ Brest is currently in Ligue 2 while Dunkerque and Abbeville, who have played in Ligue 2 in the past, are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs division.
  3. ^ Drogba: I never cared about my problems. FIFA Magazine. FIFA.com (2005-07-21). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7. 

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