Sékou Touré (footballer)

Sékou Touré

Personal information
Full name	Sékou Touré
Date of birth	1 May 1934
Place of birth	Côte d'Ivoire
Date of death	2003 (aged 68–69)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1954	ASEC	?	(?)
1955–1958	Africa Sports
1958–1959	Olympique Alès	17	(8)
1959–1960	Sochaux	10	(2)
1960	Forbach	16	(12)
1961–1962	Montpellier	53	(37)
1962	Grenoble	9	(4)
1963	Nice	16	(6)
1964	Nîmes	8	(1)
1964–1965	Dieppe
1965–1966	AS Béziers	32	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Sékou Touré (1 May 1934 – 2003) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker. Touré played in Côte d'Ivoire for ASEC and Africa Sports, before playing in France between 1958 and 1966 for Olympique Alès, Nîmes Olympique, Nice, Sochaux, US Forbach, Grenoble, Dieppe, Montpellier and AS Béziers. Touré was the Ligue 1 topscorer in the 1961-62 season, scoring 25 goals.

References

• Marc Barreaud, Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997), l'Harmattan, 1997.
• Sékou Touré at National-Football-Teams.com