José Touré

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| name = José Touré

| fullname = José Touré

| image = José Touré.jpg

| caption = Touré in 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nancy, France

| currentclub =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1979–1986

| years2 = 1986–1988

| years3 = 1988–1990

| clubs1 = Nantes

| clubs2 = Bordeaux

| clubs3 = Monaco

| caps1 = 156

| goals1 = 21

| caps2 = 54

| goals2 = 17

| caps3 = 55

| goals3 = 6

| totalcaps = 265

| totalgoals = 44

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1989

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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José Touré (born 24 April 1961) is a French former professional football player.

Club career

On 11 June 1983, Touré scored a memorable goal for Nantes in the Coupe de France final to give his side the lead against Paris Saint-Germain, however Nantes eventually fell to a 3–2 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://www.besoccer.com/new/video-jose-toure-s-outrageous-goal-in-1983-cup-final-824859|title=VIDEO: José Touré's outrageous goal in 1983 cup final|website=Be Soccer|accessdate=2 June 2022}}

On 10 June 1987, Touré started for Bordeaux against Marseille in the final of the 1986–87 Coupe de France, with his side coming out 2–0 winners.{{cite web |url=http://www.fff.fr/www/coup/historique/pages/hist1987.shtml |title=La saison 1986 - 1987 |website=FFF |accessdate=1 June 2022 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129191232/http://www.fff.fr/www/coup/historique/pages/hist1987.shtml |archive-date=29 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}

International career

Touré was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|publisher=Africa International|title=José Touré: Itinéraire d'un enfante gâté|author1=Belal, Karim |author2=Blanchot, Philippe|url=http://www.philippeblanchot.com/publications/Publications%20Africa%20International%20pdf/Jose%20Toure%20Africa%20Int.pdf|language=French|number=295|page=52|date=June 1996}}

On 21 August 1985, Touré scored in France's 2–0 victory over Uruguay to become the inaugural winners of the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/cup-of-champions-1985-finale-frankreich-uruguay/|title=Cup of Champions 1985 » Final » France - Uruguay 2:0|website=World Football|accessdate=1 June 2022}}

Personal life

His father, Bako Touré, was a Malian international footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.outsider-mag.fr/jose-toure-vrai-bresilien/ |title=José Touré, le Brésilien de la Jonelière | Outsider-mag |accessdate=2016-07-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701203810/http://www.outsider-mag.fr/jose-toure-vrai-bresilien/ |archivedate=2016-07-01 }}

Honours

Nantes

Division 1: 1979–80, 1982–83
Cup of the Alps: 1982

Bordeaux

Division 1: 1986–87
Coupe de France: 1986–87

France Olympic

Summer Olympics: 1984

France

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 1985

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120916212322/http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?id_cat=1&in_no=884 Profile at Fédération Française de Football]

Category:French men's footballers

Category:French sportspeople of Malian descent

Category:France men's international footballers

Category:Ligue 1 players

Category:FC Nantes players

Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players

Category:AS Monaco FC players

Category:Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic footballers for France

Category:Olympic gold medalists for France

Category:Footballers from Nancy, France

Category:1961 births