- Michel Goba
-
Michel Goba Personal information Full name Michel Goba Date of birth August 8, 1961 Place of birth Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† Africa Sports 1982-1983 Stade Brestois 16 (5) 1983-1984 AS Angoulême 26 (3) 1984-1985 USL Dunkerque 28 (6) 1985 Besançon RC 18 (6) 1986-1989 USL Dunkerque 65 (20) 1989-1990 SC Abbeville 16 (0) National team Cote d'Ivoire * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Michel Goba (born August 8, 1961 in Abidjan) is a retired Ivorian footballer. A striker, his career developed from playing with Ligue 2 clubs, including Brest, Dunkerque and Abbeville.[1][2]
Personal life
Goba is the uncle of Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba. He served as a mentor and father-figure to Drogba when he lived with him in France at a young age.[3]
References
- ^ "Michel Goba" (in French). Wikimedia Commons. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Goba. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ Brest is currently in Ligue 2 while Dunkerque and Abbeville, who have played in Ligue 2 in the past, are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs division.
- ^ "Drogba: I never cared about my problems". FIFA Magazine. FIFA.com. 2005-07-21. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070216070120/http://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/magazine/index/0,1569,108578,00.html?articleid=108578. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
External links
Categories:- Ivorian footballers
- Côte d'Ivoire international footballers
- 1984 African Cup of Nations players
- Africa Sports players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Angoulême CFC players
- Besançon RC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Ivorian football biography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
