:Michel Goba

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Michel Goba

| full_name =

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast

| height =

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1980–1982

| years2 = 1982–1983

| years3 = 1983–1984

| years4 = 1984–1985

| years5 = 1985

| years6 = 1986–1989

| years7 = 1989–1990

| clubs1 = Africa Sports

| clubs2 = Brest

| clubs3 = AS Angoulême

| clubs4 = USL Dunkerque

| clubs5 = Racing Besançon

| clubs6 = USL Dunkerque

| clubs7 = SC Abbeville

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 5

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 3

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 6

| caps5 = 18

| goals5 = 6

| caps6 = 65

| goals6 = 20

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 169

| totalgoals = 40

| nationalyears1 = 1980–1989

| nationalteam1 = Ivory Coast

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Michel Goba (born 8 August 1961) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in the French Ligue 2 with Brest, Dunkerque and Abbeville.

Personal life

Goba is the uncle of Didier Drogba. He served as a mentor and father-figure to Drogba when he lived with him in France at a young age.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/magazine/index/0,1569,108578,00.html?articleid=108578 |title=Drogba: I never cared about my problems |accessdate=23 March 2007 |date=21 July 2005 |work=FIFA Magazine |publisher=FIFA.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216070120/http://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/magazine/index/0%2C1569%2C108578%2C00.html?articleid=108578 |archivedate=16 February 2007 |url-status=dead }} His son, Kévin Goba, is also a professional footballer who spent most of his career in the lower divisions of France.{{cite web|url=https://vannes.maville.com/actu/actudet_-football-pour-moi-drogba-c-est-d-abord-mon-cousin-_2295-438908_actu.Htm|title=Football : " Pour moi, Drogba c'est d'abord mon cousin ". Info|website=vannes.maville.com}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20051224144116/http://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/magazine/index/0,1569,108578,00.html?articleid=108578 Didier Drogba's interview] with FIFA
{{cite book

| author=Barreaud, Marc | title=Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) | year=1998 | publisher=L'Harmattan, Paris | isbn=2-7384-6608-7}}

Category:1961 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Abidjan

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Ivorian men's footballers

Category:Ivory Coast men's international footballers

Category:1980 African Cup of Nations players

Category:1984 African Cup of Nations players

Category:Africa Sports d'Abidjan players

Category:Stade Brestois 29 players

Category:Angoulême Charente FC players

Category:Racing Besançon players