Steve Gohouri

Lohoré Steve Ulrich Gohouri (8 February 1981 – December 2015), better known as Steve Gohouri, was an Ivorian professional footballer. He played as a defender from 1998 until his death. He played for Paris Saint-Germain, Vaduz, BSC Young Boys, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Wigan Athletic, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bologna.

Steve Gohouri
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Gohouri while at Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2007
Personal information
Full nameLohoré Steve Ulrich Gohouri[1]
Date of birth(1981-02-08)8 February 1981
Place of birthTreichville, Ivory Coast
Date of deathDecember 2015 (aged 34)[2]
Place of deathKrefeld, Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)[3]
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
CS Brétigny
Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000Paris Saint-Germain0(0)
2000Bnei Yehuda13(4)
2000–2003Yverdon-Sport72(12)
2003Bologna (loan)0(0)
2003–2005Vaduz53(10)
2005–2006Young Boys36(8)
2007–2009Borussia Mönchengladbach46(2)
2009Borussia Mönchengladbach II4(0)
2010–2012Wigan Athletic42(2)
2012–2013Maccabi Tel Aviv11(1)
2013Skoda Xanthi2(0)
2014–2015Rot-Weiß Erfurt12(0)
2015TSV Steinbach1(0)
Total291(39)
National team
2006–2011Ivory Coast13(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gohouri was born in Treichville, Abidjan.

Gohouri went missing in December 2015 in Germany. He was found dead on 31 December 2015 in the river Rhine. His death was announced on 2 January 2016. He was 34.[4]

References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2010 and 31/01/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  2. "Ex-Gladbach-Spieler Steve Gohouri tot am Rhein gefunden". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  4. "Former Wigan defender Steve Gohouri found dead". Eurosport. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

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