Bako Touré
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bassidiki Touré | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Date of death | 28 April 2001 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Bamako, Mali] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1956 | ASPTT Bamako | ||
1956–1957 | Jeanne d'Arc de Bamako | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1958 | ASPTT Nice | ||
1958–1959 | Marseille | 31 | (8) |
1959–1960 | Toulouse | 22 | (9) |
1960–1961 | Nancy | 17 | (1) |
1961–1962 | Toulon | 30 | (12) |
1962–1963 | Limoges | 26 | (15) |
1963–1964 | Nancy | ||
1964–1966 | Nantes | ||
1966–1968 | Ajaccio | 52 | (17) |
1968–1975 | Blois | ||
International career | |||
?–? | Mali | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bassidiki Touré (7 December 1939 – 28 April 2001), commonly known as Bako Touré, was a Mali international football forward who played for clubs in Mali and France.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Bamako, Touré began playing club football for local sides ASPTT Bamako and Jeanne d'Arc de Bamako.
In 1957, Touré moved to France and joined ASPTT Nice. He would soon play for Ligue 1 sides Olympique de Marseille, Toulouse FC and AS Nancy.
After a spell playing in Ligue 2, he joined FC Nantes and would win Ligue 1 during 1965.[1]
Touré made several appearances for the senior Mali national football team and participated in the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, where Mali placed second.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Touré is the father of French international and Olympic footballer José Touré. Touré died at age 61 on 28 April 2001.
References
[edit]- ^ "Les grands joueurs maliens" (in French). Football-Solidaire.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel & Mazet, François (6 June 2008). "African Nations Cup 1972". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004.
- ^ "LE FOOTBALL AU MALI" (in French). Faso Mali. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
External links
[edit]- Bassidiki TOURE at OM1899.com (in French)
- 1939 births
- 2001 deaths
- Footballers from Bamako
- Men's association football forwards
- Malian men's footballers
- Malian expatriate men's footballers
- Mali men's international footballers
- 1972 African Cup of Nations players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Toulouse FC players
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- SC Toulon players
- Limoges Football players
- FC Nantes players
- AC Ajaccio players
- Blois Football 41 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Malian football biography stubs