José Touré

José Touré (born 24 April 1961 in Nancy) is a French former professional football player.

José Touré
Personal information
Full name José Touré
Date of birth (1961-04-24) 24 April 1961
Place of birth Nancy, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1986 Nantes 156 (21)
1986–1988 Bordeaux 54 (17)
1988–1990 Monaco 55 (6)
Total 265 (44)
International career
1983–1989 France 16 (4)
Honours
Representing  France
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner1985 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition

Club career

On 11 June 1983, Touré scored a memorable goal for Nantes in the Coupe de France final to give his side the lead against Paris Saint-Germain, however Nantes eventually fell to a 3–2 defeat.[1]

On 10 June 1987, Touré started for Bordeaux against Marseille in the final of the 1986–87 Coupe de France, with his side coming out 2–0 winners.[2]

International career

Touré was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.[3]

On 21 August 1985, Touré scored in France's 2–0 victory over Uruguay to become the inaugural winners of the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions.[4]

Personal life

His father, Bako Touré, was a Malian international footballer.[5]

Honours

Nantes

Bordeaux

France Olympic

France

References
  1. "VIDEO: José Touré's outrageous goal in 1983 cup final". Be Soccer. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. "La saison 1986 - 1987". FFF (in French). Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. Belal, Karim; Blanchot, Philippe (June 1996). "José Touré: Itinéraire d'un enfante gâté" (PDF) (in French). Africa International. p. 52.
  4. "Cup of Champions 1985 » Final » France - Uruguay 2:0". World Football. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. "José Touré, le Brésilien de la Jonelière | Outsider-mag". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-19.


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