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Kolo Touré

Kolo Abib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian professional football manager and former player. He most recently managed Championship side Wigan Athletic.

Kolo Touré
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Touré with the Ivory Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full nameKolo Abib Touré[1]
Date of birth19 March 1981 
     (aged 44)
[1][2]
Place of birthBouaké, Ivory Coast
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing positionCentre-back
Youth career
1994–1999ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002ASEC Mimosas136(3)
2002–2009Arsenal225(9)
2009–2013Manchester City82(2)
2013–2016Liverpool46(1)
2016–2017Celtic9(0)
Total498(15)
National team
2000–2015Ivory Coast120(7)
Teams managed
2022–2023Wigan Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2001–02[4] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2002–03[5] Premier League 26 2 5 0 1 0 7[c] 0 1[d] 0 40 2
2003–04[6] Premier League 37 1 5 2 2 0 10[c] 0 1[d] 0 55 3
2004–05[7] Premier League 35 0 6 0 0 0 8[c] 1 1[d] 0 50 1
2005–06[8] Premier League 33 0 0 0 0 0 12[c] 1 1[d] 0 46 1
2006–07[9] Premier League 35 3 4 1 4 0 10[c] 0 — 53 4
2007–08[10] Premier League 30 2 2 0 0 0 9[c] 0 — 41 2
2008–09[11] Premier League 29 1 3 0 0 0 9[c] 0 — 41 1
Total 225 9 25 3 7 0 65 2 4 0 326 14
Manchester City 2009–10[12] Premier League 31 1 1 0 3 1 — — 35 2
2010–11[13] Premier League 22 1 2 0 0 0 5[e] 0 — 29 1
2011–12[14] Premier League 14 0 0 0 3 0 3[f] 0 — 20 0
2012–13[15] Premier League 15 0 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 18 0
Total 82 2 5 0 7 1 8 0 0 0 102 3
Liverpool 2013–14[16] Premier League 20 0 2 0 2 0 — — 24 0
2014–15[17] Premier League 12 0 3 0 3 0 3[g] 0 — 21 0
2015–16[18] Premier League 14 1 0 0 4 0 8[e] 0 — 26 1
Total 46 1 5 0 9 0 11 0 0 0 71 1
Celtic 2016–17[19] Scottish Premiership 9 0 1 0 1 0 6[c] 0 — 17 0
Career total 362 12 36 3 24 1 90 2 4 0 516 18
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2000 1 0
2001 10 0
2002 5 0
2003 4 0
2004 7 1
2005 9 0
2006 12 1
2007 8 0
2008 11 0
2009 6 0
2010 13 2
2011 3 1
2012 14 1
2013 5 0
2014 5 1
2015 8 0
Total 120 7
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal.[20]
List of international goals scored by Kolo Touré
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 April 2004 Stade de Aix-les-Bains, Aix-les-Bains, France 21  Guinea 2–1 4–2 Friendly
2 8 October 2006 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 47 22x20px Gabon 3–0 5–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 4 June 2010 Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland 80 22x20px Japan 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4 10 August 2010 Upton Park, London, England 84 22x20px Italy 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 9 October 2011 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 88 22x20px Burundi 1–0 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 9 June 2012 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco 99 22x20px Morocco 2–1 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 14 November 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 112 22x20px Sierra Leone 1–0 5–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Managerial statistics

As of 26 January 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Wigan Athletic 29 November 2022 26 January 2023 9 0 3 6 &00.0
Total 9 0 3 6 0.0

Honours

Arsenal

Manchester City

Liverpool

Celtic

Ivory Coast

Individual

  • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2015[34]

Kolo Touré Media

  • Touré with a young fan.

  • Touré celebrating Manchester City's Premier League triumph in 2012

  • Touré with Liverpool in 2013

  • Touré playing for Ivory Coast in 2012

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 412. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "LiverpoolFC Kolo Toure". liverpoolfc.com. The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kolo Toure". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Kolo Toure in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Mamrud, Roberto (14 September 2017). "Kolo Abib Touré – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Kolo Touré: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  22. ↑ Arsenal retain FA Cup. BBC Sport. 17 May 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3025589.stm. Retrieved 3 March 2019. 
  23. ↑ Arsenal 0–0 Man Utd (aet). BBC Sport. 21 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm. Retrieved 3 March 2019. 
  24. ↑ Slick Arsenal win Shield. BBC Sport. 11 August 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2182875.stm. Retrieved 27 April 2019. 
  25. ↑ Arsenal 3–1 Man Utd. BBC Sport. 8 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3532952.stm. Retrieved 3 March 2019. 
  26. ↑ Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal: Match report. BBC Sport. 25 February 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm. 
  27. ↑ Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal. BBC Sport. 17 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4773353.stm. Retrieved 3 March 2019. 
  28. ↑ Smith, Ben (12 August 2012). Chelsea 2–3 Man City. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19133978. 
  29. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164. Retrieved 27 April 2019. 
  30. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016). Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254631. Retrieved 27 April 2019. 
  31. ↑ Celtic players serenade Kolo Toure. BBC Sport. 2 April 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/39473842. Retrieved 3 March 2019. 
  32. ↑ English, Tom (27 November 2016). Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38110297. Retrieved 3 March 2019. 
  33. ↑ Hughes, Ian (8 February 2015). Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31079315. Retrieved 27 April 2019. 
  34. ↑ "Orange AFCON 2015 Awards and Best XI". Confederation of African Football. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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