Kolo Touré
Touré with the Ivory Coast in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kolo Abib Touré | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Celtic | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASEC Mimosas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2002–2009 | Arsenal | 225 | (9) |
| 2009–2013 | Manchester City | 82 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Liverpool | 46 | (1) |
| 2016– | Celtic | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2015 | Ivory Coast | 120 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 31 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Kolo Abib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic as a defender.
Beginning his career at ASEC Mimosas, Touré moved to Arsenal in 2002, where he made 326 appearances for the club and was a member of the famous 03–04 'invincibles' side. In 2009, he moved to Manchester City, where he was joined a year later by his younger brother Yaya Touré, helping City earn its first league title in 44 years. In 2013 Touré transferred to Liverpool. He is one of the six players who have won the Premier League with two different clubs, having won it with Manchester City and Arsenal.
Touré is the second-most capped player for the Ivory Coast, with 118 appearances from 2000 to 2015. He represented the team at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Touré also represented the Ivory Coast at seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments between 2002 and 2015, helping them finish runner-up in 2006 and 2012, while winning in 2015.
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