Alioune Touré
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alioune Kissima Touré | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward/Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| INF Clairefontaine | |||
| – | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2001 | Nantes | 49 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Guingamp (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | União de Leiria | 40 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Dubai Club | -- | (--) |
| 2008–2009 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Paris FC | 2 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | France U18 | ||
| 1998 | France U21 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012- | Shanghai Shenhua (Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alioune Kissima Touré (born 9 September 1978 in Saint-Denis) is a French former professional footballer of Malian and Senegalese descent. He is an attacking midfielder but can play both as a forward and on the wing. In the search of an ambitious club following his experience in Cyprus, he returned to Paris, France, and signed a 2-year contract with Paris FC in August 2009.
Touré had a brief spell in England with Manchester City in the 2001–02 season where he made just 2 substitute appearances against Wimbledon in the league[1] and Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup.[2] He missed several months of the season due to deep vein thrombosis, which he contracted following a six-hour coach journey to Portsmouth.[3] He left the club for Paris Saint-Germain in the 2002 close season, as a makeweight in the deal that took Nicolas Anelka in the opposite direction.[4]
Touré won the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship with France.[5]
Honours
- UEFA U19 Football Championship:
- 1997
- French Cup (3):
- 1998, 1999, 2004
- France Ligue 1 Champion:
- 2000
- Champions Trophy (2):
- 1999, 2001
- English Football League Championship Champion:
- 2001
References
- ↑ "Manchester City 0 Wimbledon 4". Sporting Life. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Blackburn 2 Manchester City 0". Sporting Life. 28 November 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Toure out for season". BBC. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ Patrick Goss. "PSG unveil Toure". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Champions d'Europe U18 1997 – Que sont-ils devenus ?" (in French). EspoirsduFootball.com. 3 February 2013.
External links
- Official Page
- Career history at Voetbal International
- Alioune Touré French league stats at LFP.fr (French)