:Taifour Diané

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Taifour Diané

| fullname =

| height = 1.85m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|11|1}}

| birth_place = Kankan, Guinea

| position = Forward

| currentclub = 1. FC Saarbrücken (Woman manager)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Horoya AC

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1990

| clubs1 = Horoya AC

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1992–1993

| clubs2 = Colorado Foxes

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 20

| years3 = 1993–1995

| clubs3 = Bayer Leverkusen

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1995–1996

| clubs4 = → Bor. Mönchengladbach (loan)

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1996–1997

| clubs5 = Bayer Leverkusen

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1997–1998

| clubs6 = FC Homburg

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| years7 = 1998–1999

| clubs7 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| caps7 = 33

| goals7 = 11

| years8 = 1999–2002

| clubs8 = Alemannia Aachen

| caps8 = 89

| goals8 = 20

| years9 = 2004–2007

| clubs9 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| caps9 = 42

| goals9 = 8

| years10 = 2007–2008

| clubs10 = SV Elversberg

| caps10 = 16

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2008–2009

| clubs11 = Borussia Neunkirchen

| caps11 = 5

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Guinea

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs1 = FC Homburg (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2011

| managerclubs2 = FC Homburg (caretaker)

| manageryears3 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs3 = FC Homburg (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs4 = 1. FC Saarbrücken (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2016

| managerclubs5 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| manageryears6 = 2016–

| managerclubs6 = 1. FC Saarbrücken (women)[http://www.pressreader.com/germany/saarbruecker-zeitung/20160311/282333974008386 FCS-Frauen erstmals ohne Trainer Diane]‚ pressreader.com, 11 March 2016

}}

Taifour Diané (born 1 November 1972) is a Guinean former footballer and the manager of 1. FC Saarbrücken's women's team.

Career

Diané was born in Kankan, Guinea.

In 1992, Diané signed with the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League.{{cite web | url = http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#Colorado | title = 1992 Colorado Foxes | publisher = a-leaguearchive.tripod.com | accessdate = 27 March 2011}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1992.html#APSL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1992 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206073819/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1992.html |archivedate=6 December 2009 }} He continued with the Foxes in 1993.{{cite web | url = http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm#Colorado | title = 1993 Colorado Foxes | publisher = a-leaguearchive.tripod.com | accessdate = 27 March 2011}}