Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 21, 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Niger (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1983 | Ascoli Calcio | 11 | (0) |
1983–1987 | AS Nancy | 112 | (8) |
1987–1992 | SC Toulon | 109 | (5) |
1992–1993 | JGA Nevers | ||
National team | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | ? | (?) | |
Teams managed | |||
? | Côte d'Ivoire U-17 | ||
1999–2001 | SC Toulon | ||
2005 | Africa Sports National | ||
? | FC Seynois | ||
2010–2012 | Côte d'Ivoire | ||
2012–2015 | Côte d'Ivoire U-20 | ||
2015– | Niger | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
François Zahoui (born 21 August 1962 in Treichville) is a former footballer from Côte d'Ivoire, currently serving as the coach of the Niger national team.
In 2010, he was chosen to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson as head coach of the full Côte d'Ivoire national football team. As manager, Zahoui led Côte d'Ivoire to the Final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, where they lost to Zambia in a penalty shoot-out. After the tournament, he was replaced as head coach by former French international player Sabri Lamouchi. In 2015, he was appointed as the head coach of Niger.