Sékou Touré (1 May 1934 – 2 April 2003) was an Ivorian professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker
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He played in Ivory Coast for
ASEC and
Africa Sports
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, before playing in France between 1958 and 1966 for
Olympique Alès
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,
Nîmes Olympique,
Nice
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,
Sochaux,
US Forbach
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,
Grenoble,
Dieppe,
Montpellier
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and
AS Béziers
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Touré was the
Ligue 1 top scorer in the 1961–62 season, scoring 25 goals.
Death
On 2 April 2003, Touré died from an illness aged 69.
Honours
Individual
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Ligue 1 top goalscorer: 1961–62
References
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1934 births
2003 deaths
People from Bouaké
Ivorian footballers
Men's association football forwards
ASEC Mimosas players
Africa Sports d'Abidjan players
Olympique Alès players
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
US Forbach players
Montpellier HSC players
Grenoble Foot 38 players
OGC Nice players
Nîmes Olympique players
FC Dieppe players
AS Béziers Hérault (football) players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Ivorian expatriate footballers
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
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