Aliou Cissé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aliou Cissé | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder/Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Senegal (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Lille | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Sedan | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | PSG | 43 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Montpellier | 17 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Birmingham City | 36 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Portsmouth | 23 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Sedan | 21 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Nîmes | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 153 | (3) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2005 | Senegal | 35 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Senegal U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Senegal U23 | ||
| 2015– | Senegal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2012 |
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Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese football coach and former player. He has previously played for English Premier League club Birmingham City and later Portsmouth. Cisse was a defensive midfielder who has, on occasion, played at center back.
He is currently the head coach of Senegal, having briefly taken charge of them following Amara Traoré's sacking, in a caretaker role in 2012. He was also the assistant coach of the under-23 side from 2012 to 2013, becoming head coach from 2013 to 2015.
Born in Ziguinchor, he began his career with Lille OSC before moving onto CS Sedan and then Paris Saint-Germain. He also spent the majority of the 2001–02 season on loan at Montpellier Herault SC. In the summer of 2002 Cissé captained the Senegal national team which reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, beating holders France en route.
Impressive performances for his country led to a transfer to English club Birmingham City for the 2002–03 season. Cissé made his debut at Arsenal on the opening day of the season, but was sent off. Though the sending-off was rescinded, he went on to pick up five yellow cards in six games, picking up ten yellow cards before the New Year.
Despite this poor discipline, Cissé was impressive for his club, until an injury in February ruled him out for the rest of the season. He was then late in returning to pre-season training in July 2003, leading to manager Steve Bruce placing him on the transfer list.
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