Fousseni Diawara

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Fousseni Diawara
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Diawara in 2024 with Guinea
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-08-28) 28 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2001 Red Star 26 (0)
2000–2007 Saint-Étienne 119 (3)
2003–2004 → Laval (loan) 20 (3)
2007 → Sochaux (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2010 Panionios 21 (1)
2010 Istres 20 (0)
2010–2013 Ajaccio 70 (7)
2013–2015 Tours 44 (2)
Total322(16)
International career
2001–2015 Mali 53 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2019 Mali U23
2019–2022 Mali (assistant)
2023–2024 Guinea (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fousseni Diawara (born 28 August 1980) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team between 2001 and 2015.

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Club career

Starting his career in Parisien club Red Star, Diawara moved to Saint-Étienne in 2000 and made his debut against Rennes in September.

In January 2008, Diawara signed a 2.5-year deal with Panionios

On 10 September 2009, he signed a one-year deal with Istres. He signed for Ajaccio on 16 June 2010. [1]

International career

Diawara played international matches for the Mali national team.

Managerial career

Diawara began his career as Mali national team coordinator at the end of his professional career after 2014–15 season.

On December 12, 2023, he was named assistant coach of Guinea national team. He will support the coach Kaba Diawara.

Personal life

Diawara holds both French and Malian nationalities. [2] He is the brother of footballers Samba and Abdoulaye. [3]

Honours

Mali

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References

  1. ↑ foot-national.com (16 June 2010). "Ajaccio : Arrivées de Lippini et Diawara". Foot National (in French). Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Fousseni DIAWARA -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "La fratrie Diawara, une famille unique pour un club unique !". 15 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".


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