Fousseni Diawara
Fousseni Diawara (born 28 August 1980) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team between 2001 and 2015.
 Diawara in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Red Star | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Saint-Étienne | 119 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → Laval (loan) | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | → Sochaux (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Panionios | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Istres | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Ajaccio | 70 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Tours | 44 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 322 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2015 | Mali | 53 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Mali U23 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Starting his career in Parisien club Red Star 93, Diawara moved to AS Saint-Étienne in 2000 and made his debut against Rennes in September.
In January 2008, Diawara signed a 2.5-year deal with Panionios F.C.
On 10 September 2009, he signed a one-year deal with FC Istres. He signed for AC Ajaccio on 16 June 2010.[1]
International career
Diawara played international matches for the Mali national team.
Managerial career
Diawara began his career as Mali national team coordinator at the end of his professional career after 2014–15 season.
Personal life
Diawara holds both French and Malian nationality.[2] He is the brother of footballers Samba and Abdoulaye.[3]
References
- foot-national.com (16 June 2010). "Ajaccio : Arrivées de Lippini et Diawara". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Fousseni DIAWARA -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- "La fratrie Diawara, une famille unique pour un club unique !". 15 November 2019.
- "Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com".
External links
- Club profile Archived 7 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Fousseni Diawara – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Fousseni Diawara at Soccerway