- Sambégou Bangoura
Football player infobox
playername = Sambégou Bangoura
fullname = Sambégou Bangoura
nickname = Sammy
height = height|ft=6
dateofbirth = birth date|1982|4|3|mf=y
cityofbirth =Conakry
countryofbirth =Guinea
currentclub = Panserraikos
clubnumber =
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007
2007–
2008
2008-
clubs = LokerenStandard Liège
Stoke City
→FC Brussels "(loan)"Boavista F.C.
→Cádiz CF "(loan)"
→Panserraikos "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 58 (40)
50 (21)
28 (9)
? (?)
6 (3)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Guinea
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (3)
pcupdate = 17:55, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 11 October 2006Sambégou Bangoura (born
April 3 ,1982 inConakry ) is aGuinea n football player, currently playing for Panserraikos inGreece .Bangoura, who primarily played for clubs in
Belgium , also had a stint in The Championship (second division) side Stoke City, transferred for 1.25 million euros in August 2005, a club record fee at that time. He was signed by then-Stoke managerJohan Boskamp . Sambégou played basketball in his native Guinea before becoming a professional football player.He was part of the Guinean
2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing 2-1 in the quarter finals to Mali. Bangoura played again in the2006 African Nations Cup , with a prominent role in the country's three group wins before the team was knocked out in the quarter finals by Senegal in a match which ended 3-2. He failed to turn up atStoke City after the tournament, as he stayed in Guinea due to "family problems". He later returned, however he only managed to get on the score sheet once in the remainder of 2005-06 season. Bangoura was fined two weeks wage for this misconduct.In June 2006, he did not return to pre-season training for Stoke and a club statement confirmed that Bangoura would be fined on his eventual return. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5198588.stm Bangoura facing heavy punishment] ]
On 4 August 2006, one day before club's first game against
Southend United , he returned to The Potters. He claimed the reason for his late arrival was that he could not get a passport for his young daughter, who had to remain in Guinea. Bangoura had to "work hard" in order to impress then-Stoke managerTony Pulis and work his way back into favour at the club. "Sammy" played his first full 90 minutes of football in a reserve match againstShrewsbury Town . Bangoura was handed his first start of the season againstBurnley FC , however he lasted only 43 minutes before limping off due to injury. He failed to cement a starting place, and speculations for a loan or permanent move arose.Bangoura joined
FC Brussels on a 6-month loan on 11 January 2007, in the hope to get first team action. The personal problems he had experienced in England continued inBelgium . After that, Bangoura once again failed to turn up for pre-season at Stoke City; his whereabouts were unknown.In 13 August 2007, Bangoura was presented as a new
Boavista F.C. player. The transfer cost the Portuguese side £270,000 up front with a further £100,000 after a scoring bonus. In addition, Stoke City will receive 20% of any future fee. cite news
title = Sambegou sold
url = http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1091263,00.html
publisher = Stoke Official Website
date =2007-08-14
accessdate = 2007-08-14] He would not last long, as he joinedSpain 'sCádiz CF (second division) on loan, during the January transfer window.References
External links
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