Fousseiny Tangara (born 12 June 1978) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | FC Versailles 78 | ||
| 1999–2000 | CA Paris-Charenton | ||
| 2000–2001 | FC Les Lilas | ||
| 2001–2005 | FC Mantes | 88 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Amiens | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Lamia | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Gueugnon | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | AS Beauvais Oise | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | AC Amiens | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | US Centre Haine-Saint-Pierre | ||
| 2011–2015 | Union sportive de Breteuil | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Mali | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Tangara was born in Bamako. His parents moved to Vanves, Hauts-de-Seine, France when he was aged six months. He holds both Malian and French nationalities.[1]
Playing career edit
He began playing football with lower league sides FC Versailles 78, FC Les Lilas and FC Mantes, before moving up to play in Ligue 2 with Amiens SC.[2]
He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.
References edit
- ^ "Fousseyni TANGARA". unfp.org. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "La double vie de Tangara" [The double life of Tangara]. Le Parisien (in French). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
External links edit
- Name is Fousseni at fifa.com
- Fousseiny Tangara at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Fousseiny Tangara at National-Football-Teams.com
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