Taifour Diané (born 1 November 1972) is a Guinean former footballer and the manager of 1. FC Saarbrücken's women's team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Kankan, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Saarbrücken (Woman manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Horoya AC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1990 | Horoya AC | ||
| 1992–1993 | Colorado Foxes | 34 | (20) |
| 1993–1995 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Bor. Mönchengladbach (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | FC Homburg | ||
| 1998–1999 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 33 | (11) |
| 1999–2002 | Alemannia Aachen | 89 | (20) |
| 2004–2007 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 42 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | SV Elversberg | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Guinea | 18 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | FC Homburg (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | FC Homburg (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2012 | FC Homburg (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | 1. FC Saarbrücken (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 2016– | 1. FC Saarbrücken (women)[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Diané was born in Kankan, Guinea.
In 1992, Diané signed with the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League.[2] He was the league MVP, Rookie of the Year, first team All League and the league's second leading scorer. That season, the Foxes won the league championship.[3] He continued with the Foxes in 1993.[4]
Personal life edit
He also holds German citizenship.
References edit
- ^ FCS-Frauen erstmals ohne Trainer Diane‚ pressreader.com, 11 March 2016
- ^ "1992 Colorado Foxes". a-leaguearchive.tripod.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1992". Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.
- ^ "1993 Colorado Foxes". a-leaguearchive.tripod.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
External links edit
- Taifour Diané at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Taifour Diané at Sport.de
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