Georges Griffiths (24 February 1990 – 5 October 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played for Hungarian sides Lombard-Pápa and Diósgyőr.[1] While playing for AS Indenié Abengourou in Ligue 1, he scored half of his team's league goals in the 2011 league season.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georges Henri Aboubacar Griffiths | ||
Date of birth | (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Treichville, Ivory Coast | ||
Date of death | 5 October 2017(2017-10-05) (aged 27) | ||
Place of death | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2008 | Sirocco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Indenié | (4) | |
2011–2013 | Sirocco | ||
2012–2013 | → Sparta Prague B (loan) | ||
2013–2014 | Lombard-Pápa | 36 | (11) |
2014–2017 | Diósgyőr | 34 | (8) |
National team | |||
2011 | Ivory Coast U-23 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Griffiths died at the age of 27 on 5 October 2017 during an aggravated robbery in which he was shot trying to prevent his car from being stolen.[3][4]
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