Tiassé Koné (born 11 October 1981) is a former Ivorian

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, who played as a

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Career

Koné was born in

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, Ivory Coast. In 2007, he won the Ivory Coast Premier Division with

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for the first time since 1999. In January 2008, he made the step to

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. After six months in Russia, he moved to

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team

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in July 2008, where he played until November. Being unable to find his way into the starting eleven, he then was released from his contract. For the 2009 season, he went back to his home squad Africa Sports,http://nationscup.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=15537 where he had to compete with young keeper Okoua for the role as main keeper. In 2010, he left Africa Sports to join

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for the

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, being the only locally based player in the Ivorian squad.

References

1981 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football goalkeepers PFC Spartak Nalchik players Africa Sports d'Abidjan players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Issia Wazy players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Footballers from Abidjan 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub