Fousseni Diawara (born 28 August 1980) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. Born in France, he represented the Mali national team.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1980-08-28) 28 August 1980 (age 42) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Red Star | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2000–2007 | Saint-Étienne | 119 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2003–2004 | → Laval (loan) | 20 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2007 | → Sochaux (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Panionios | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2010 | Istres | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Ajaccio | 70 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Tours | 44 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Total | 322 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2015 | Mali | 53 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
2016– | Mali U-23 | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Starting his career in Parisien club Red Star 93, Diawara moved to AS Saint-Étienne in 2000 and made his debut against Rennes in September.
In January 2008, Diawara signed a 2.5-year deal with Panionios F.C.
On 10 September 2009, he signed a one-year deal with FC Istres. He signed for AC Ajaccio on 16 June 2010.[1]
Diawara played international matches for the Mali national team.
Diawara began his career as Mali national team coordinator at the end of his professional career after 2014–15 season.
He is the brother of footballers Samba and Abdoulaye.[2]
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