Hadj Moussa "Elimane" Coulibaly (born 19 May 1981) is a Malian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
His cousin,
Adama Coulibaly
Adama Coulibaly (born 10 September 1980) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Having started his career at Djoliba, he spent most of his career at French sides Lens and Auxerre. He played one season for ...
too, plays for Mali.
Honours
MC Alger
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Algerian Cup
The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...
: 2006, 2007
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Algerian Super Cup: 2006, 2007
Individual
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Algerian League 'Foreign Player of the Year': 2006–07
References
1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bamako
Malian footballers
Association football fullbacks
Mali international footballers
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Mali
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Libyan Premier League players
AS Bamako players
MC Alger players
Al-Ahli SC (Tripoli) players
Darnes SC players
Malian expatriate footballers
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
Expatriate footballers in Algeria
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Libya
Expatriate footballers in Libya
21st-century Malian people
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