José Touré (born 24 April 1961 in Nancy) is a French former professional

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player.

Club career

On 11 June 1983, Touré scored a memorable goal for

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in the

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final to give his side the lead against

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, however Nantes eventually fell to a 3–2 defeat. On 10 June 1987, Touré started for

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against

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in the final of the

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, with his side coming out 2–0 winners.

International career

Touré was a member of the

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squad that won the gold medal at the

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. On 21 August 1985, Touré scored in France's 2–0 victory over

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to become the inaugural winners of the

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Personal life

His father,

Bako Touré Bassidiki Touré (7 December 1939 – 28 April 2001), commonly known as Bako Touré, was a Mali international football forward who played for clubs in Mali and France. Playing career Born in Bamako, Touré began playing club football for local ...

, was a

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

an international footballer.

Honours

Nantes * Division 1: 1979–80, 1982–83 *

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: 1982 Bordeaux * Division 1: 1986–87 *

: 1986–87 France Olympic *

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France *

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References

External links

Profile at Fédération Française de Football
French men's footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent France men's international footballers Ligue 1 players FC Nantes players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players AS Monaco FC players Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for France Olympic gold medalists for France Sportspeople from Nancy, France Footballers from Meurthe-et-Moselle 1961 births Living people Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Men's association football midfielders Mediterranean Games medalists in football {{france-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub