Jacques Zimako

{{Short description|New Caledonian footballer (1951–2021)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jacques Zimako

| fullname =

| image = Jacques Zimako en 1975.jpg

| caption = Zimako in 1975

| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|12|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lifou, New Caledonia, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|12|8|1951|12|28}}

| height = 1.75m

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1972–1977 | clubs1 = Bastia | caps1 = 134 | goals1 = 42

| years2 = 1977–1981 | clubs2 = Saint-Étienne | caps2 = 120 | goals2 = 30

| years3 = 1981–1983 | clubs3 = Sochaux | caps3 = 62 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 1983–1985 | clubs4 = Bastia | caps4 = 68 | goals4 = 10

| totalcaps = 384 | totalgoals = 90

| nationalyears1 = 1977–1981 | nationalteam1 = France | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 1987 | nationalteam2 = New Caledonia | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 =

| manageryears1 = 1995 | managerclubs1 = New Caledonia

}}

Jacques Zimako (28 December 1951 – 8 December 2021) was a New Caledonian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Biography

Zimako was born in Lifou, New Caledonia. He played for SC Bastia,[http://bastia78.forzabastia.com/joueurs/autres/zimako_1.htm Photos] AS Saint-Étienne[http://www.asse-stats.com/joueur-jacques-zimako-183.html AS St Étienne profile] and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He was capped 13 times for France national team, scoring two goals.[http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=ZIMAKO%20Jacques Profile] He was the first footballer of Kanak origin to play for France and the cousin of Marc-Kanyan Case.

He died on 8 December 2021, at the age of 69.{{cite news|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/6431-on-l-appelait-zimako.html |title=On l'appelait Zimako|author=Philippe Mayen|language=fr|website=Fédération Française de Football|access-date=9 December 2021}}

Honours

Saint-Étienne

References