- Bonaventure Kalou
Football player infobox
playername= Bonaventure Kalou
fullname = Bonaventure Kalou
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|1|12
cityofbirth =Oumé
countryofbirth =Cote d'Ivoire
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub =SC Heerenveen
clubnumber = 21
position =Attacking midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997 1997–2003 2003–2005 2005–2007 2007 2007–20082008–
clubs =ASEC Mimosas Feyenoord AJ Auxerre Paris Saint-Germain RC Lens Al-Jazira Club SC Heerenveen
caps(goals) = 035 0(6) 149 (35) 063 (19) 055 (11) 004 0(0) 00? 0(1)
nationalyears = 1998-
nationalteam = Cote d'Ivoire
nationalcaps(goals) = 051 (12)
pcupdate =January 22 2008
ntupdate = 21 June 2006Bonaventure "Barry" Kalou (born
January 12 ,1978 inOumé ,Ivory Coast ) is an Ivorianstriker , who is currently plays for DutchEredivisie sideSC Heerenveen . He is well known for his flair and vision.He started playing for
ASEC Mimosas in his home country before moving to Dutch based Feyenoord. He played inRotterdam for six seasons as a first team regular, becoming a fans' favourite. He mainly played as a winger, but was also able to participate as a striker when necessary. In the meanwhile his brotherSalomon Kalou who came to visit him, impressed the Feyenoord staff as well and was signed as a youth player. When Bona decided to leave Feyenoord and try his luck in another European competition in the Ligue 1 atAJ Auxerre , Salomon was sent on loan to Feyenoord's partner Excelsior on loan, before taking over his brother's tasks.Bonaventure Kalou played two seasons at Auxerre where he developed more into a striker and an attacking
midfielder then into a winger. However he still maintained to score about the same amount of goals compared to previous seasons. It was in this period that he talked his brother (who still played at Feyenoord) into a Dutch citizenship, which eventually was rejected by Dutch ministerRita Verdonk . In 2005/06 his next and team becameLigue 1 fellow contendersParis Saint-Germain .He played in 1997
FIFA World Youth Championship , and was also active at the squad for the2006 FIFA World Cup .His brother,
Salomon Kalou , currently plays for Chelsea FCHe will play the 2008-2009 season in the Dutch team
SC Heerenveen .External links
* [http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/fo/profiles/3713.html Bonaventure Kalou] at Yahoo! Sport
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=580747.html Kalou ends fleeting Lens stay]
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