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Full name | Ferdinand Alexandre Coly | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Libourne | 29 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Poitiers | 66 | (4) |
1996–1999 | Châteauroux | 91 | (8) |
1999–2003 | Lens | 74 | (2) |
2003 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Perugia | 41 | (2) |
2005–2008 | Parma | 56 | (2) |
Total | 358 | (18) | |
International career | |||
2000–2007 | Senegal [1] | 44 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ferdinand Alexandre Coly (born 10 September 1973) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a full-back.
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