Fousseiny Tangara (born 12 June 1978) is a Malian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Early life
Tangara was born in
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
. His parents moved to
Vanves
Vanves () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris ...
,
Hauts-de-Seine, France when he was aged six months. He holds both Malian and French nationalities.
Playing career
He began playing football with lower league sides
FC Versailles 78
Football Club de Versailles 78 also known as FC Versailles or simply Versailles is a French semi-professional association football club based in the commune of Versailles, Île-de-France. The club was formed in 1989 as the result of a merger betw ...
,
FC Les Lilas and
FC Mantes
Football Club Mantois 78 are a French football club that was founded in 1994. The club is based in Mantes-la-Ville in the suburbs of Paris and is of the Yvelines department. The club's relatively late foundation is due to a merger between thr ...
, before moving up to play in
Ligue 2 with
Amiens SC.
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.
References
External links
Name is Fousseniat fifa.com
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1978 births
Living people
Malian men's footballers
French men's footballers
People with acquired French citizenship
Men's association football goalkeepers
Amiens SC players
Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Mali
FC Gueugnon players
FC Versailles 78 players
Ligue 2 players
2004 African Cup of Nations players
Footballers from Bamako
CA Paris-Charenton players
FC Les Lilas players
FC Mantois 78 players
AS Beauvais Oise players
AC Amiens players
Malian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Malian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Mali men's international footballers
21st-century Malian people
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