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.
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Touré with the Ivory Coast in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kolo Abib Touré | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2009 | Arsenal | 225 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Manchester City | 82 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Liverpool | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Celtic | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 362 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2015 | Ivory Coast | 120 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Wigan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Beginning his career as a defender with ASEC Mimosas, Touré moved to English team Arsenal in 2002, where he made 326 appearances for the club and was a member of the 03–04 'invincibles' side. In 2009, he moved to Manchester City, where he was joined a year later by his younger brother, Yaya Touré, helping City earn their first league title in 44 years. In 2013, Touré signed for Liverpool. He is one of the eight players who have won the Premier League with two clubs, having won it with Arsenal and City. He also won the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup with Celtic. He remains to date the African player with the most Premier League appearances (353 in total).
Touré is the second-most capped player for the Ivory Coast, with 120 appearances from 2000 to 2015. He represented the team at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Touré also represented the Ivory Coast at seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments between 2002 and 2015, helping them finish runner-up in 2006 and 2012, while winning in 2015.