Tchiressoua Guel (born 27 December 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tchiressoua Guel | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sikensi, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | ASEC Mimosas | ? | (?) |
| 1998–1999 | Marseille | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Saint-Étienne | 52 | (3) |
| 2001–2004 | Lorient | 95 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Ankaragücü | 15 | (0) |
| 2005 | Nancy | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Lorient | 19 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 33 | (2) |
| Total | 222 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2006 | Ivory Coast[1] | 72 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guel played for various clubs in France's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, including Olympique de Marseille, AS Saint-Étienne and FC Lorient.[2] He also spent a period in the Turkish Süper Lig with MKE Ankaragücü.[3]
Guel made 72 appearances scoring nine goals for Ivory Coast, including participating at the 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations.
Club career edit
Guel was born in Sikensi, Ivory Coast.
In October 2008 Guel stated he wanted a move to an English side and it was reported that he had attracted attention from London clubs Millwall and Charlton Athletic.[4]
Personal life edit
Guel acquired French nationality by naturalization on 9 July 2003.[5] His son, Moussa Guel, is a professional footballer with FC Lorient.[6]
Honours edit
Club edit
ASEC Mimosas
- Ligue 1: 1997, 1998
- Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 1997
- Coupe Houphouët-Boigny: 1997, 1998
- CAF Champions League: 1998
Marseille
- French Division 1: 1998–99 runner-up
- UEFA Cup: 1998–99 runner-up
Lorient
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2002 runner-up
- Coupe de France: 2002
- Trophée des Champions: 2002 runner-up
International edit
Ivory Coast
- African Cup of Nations: 1994 bronze medalist
Individual edit
- Ligue 1 top scorer: 1997
References edit
- ^ Tchiressoua Guel - Goals in International Matches
- ^ Tchiressoua Guel – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- ^ "GUEL TCHİRESSOUA". TFF. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Gourizro, Giscard (18 October 2008). "Ivorian ace eyes English move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "JORF n° 0158 du 10 juillet 2003 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Moussa Guel sur les traces de son père".
External links edit
- Tchiressoua Guel at National-Football-Teams.com