Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976 in
Créteil
Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Cr ...
) is a French and
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. Mal ...
an
football manager, as a player his preferred position was a
defender. He made good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and also start attacking moves.
Traore was a regular and successful member of the Mali national team between 2001 and 2008.
Managerial career
In July 2016, Traoré, a Muslim, was appointed as manager of the Jewish-supported Maccabi Créteil FC based in Paris.
Honors
Paris Saint-Germain
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Coupe de France
The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...
:
2009–10
Mali
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Africa Cup of Nations four place:
2004
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
French people of Malian descent
Malian footballers
French footballers
Mali international footballers
2004 African Cup of Nations players
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
Association football central defenders
US Créteil-Lusitanos players
OGC Nice players
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
AJ Auxerre players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
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