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Souleymane Diawara (born 24 December 1978) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career in France, playing for Le Havre, Sochaux, Bordeaux, Marseille and OGC Nice, apart from a brief stint at Charlton Athletic. At the international level, he represented Senegal.

Souleymane Diawara

Diawara with Marseille
Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-12-24) 24 December 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	Le Havre	104	(2)
2003–2006	Sochaux	84	(4)
2006–2007	Charlton Athletic	23	(0)
2007–2009	Bordeaux	63	(2)
2009–2014	Marseille	154	(9)
2014–2015	Nice	14	(0)
Total		442	(17)
National team
2002–2012	Senegal	48	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Diawara began his career at Havre AC, spending two seasons in Ligue 1 before the club was relegated. He stayed at Le Havre until 2003, before signing for FC Sochaux.

On 19 November 2002, he made his debut with the Senegalese national team against South Africa in a friendly match.

In 2006, he was transferred to Charlton Athletic. The following year he joined Bordeaux to strengthen the central defense with Marc Planus. Represented the national team at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team took 4th place for the third time in history. [1]Diawara was dropped from the Senegal squad in August 2006, ahead of their friendly with Ivory Coast, due to a breach of discipline.[2]

In July 2009, he signed a four-year contract with Olympique de Marseille, with the transfer fee estimated at €7 million. On 8 August, he participated in his first game for his new club against Grenoble, which Marseille won 2–0.

On 23 April 2011, Marseille won the Coupe de la Ligue for the second consecutive year. Diawara thereby became the player holding the record for most Coupe de la Ligue trophies, having won his first with Sochaux in 2004, his second with Bordeaux and his third and fourth trophies with Marseille.

In September 2015, Diawara announced his retirement from professional football.[3]

Honours

Sochaux

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2003–04

Bordeaux

• Ligue 1: 2008–09
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2008–09
• Trophée des Champions: 2008[4]

Marseille

• Ligue 1: 2009–10
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2009–10, 2010–11
• Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011[5][6]

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations four place:2006[7]

Individual

• Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2008–09, 2009–10

References

На других языках

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- [en] Souleymane Diawara

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[es] Souleymane Diawara

Souleymane Diawara (Gabou, Senegal, 24 de diciembre de 1978) es un exfutbolista senegalés. Jugaba de defensa y su último equipo fue el OGC Niza de la Ligue 1 de Francia.

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[fr] Souleymane Diawara

Souleymane Diawara, né le 24 décembre 1978 à Gabou, est un ancien footballeur international sénégalais qui évoluait au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Souleymane Diawara

Souleymane Diawara (Dakar, 24 dicembre 1978) è un ex calciatore senegalese, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Дьявара, Сулейман

Сулейма́н Дьявара́ (допускается написание имени как Сулейман Диавара, фр. Souleymane Diawara; 24 декабря 1978, Дакар) — сенегальский футболист, защитник.

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