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.
 Gohouri while at Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lohoré Steve Ulrich Gohouri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Treichville, Ivory Coast | ||
| Date of death | December 2015 (aged 34)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Krefeld, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Brétigny | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Bnei Yehuda | 13 | (4) |
| 2000–2003 | Yverdon-Sport | 72 | (12) |
| 2003 | → Bologna (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Vaduz | 53 | (10) |
| 2005–2006 | Young Boys | 36 | (8) |
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 46 | (2) |
| 2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | (1) |
| 2013 | Skoda Xanthi | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | TSV Steinbach | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 291 | (39) | |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2011 | Ivory Coast | 13 | (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
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2010 and 31/01/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ↑ "Former Wigan defender Steve Gohouri found dead". Eurosport. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
Other websites
- Steve Gohouri career stats at Soccerbase
- Steve Gohouri at National-Football-Teams.com
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