Sammy Traoré
Traoré with Paris Saint-Germain in May 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-02-25) 25 February 1976
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2002 Créteil-Lusitanos 149 (1)
2002–2006 Nice 112 (11)
2006–2012 Paris Saint-Germain 67 (1)
2007–2008Auxerre (loan) 25 (1)
Total 353 (14)
International career
2001–2008 Mali 20 (1)
Managerial career
2016– Maccabi Créteil FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976 in Créteil) is a French and Malian football manager, as a player his preferred position was a defender. He made good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and also start attacking moves.

Traore was a regular and successful member of the Mali national team between 2001 and 2008.

Managerial career

In July 2016, Traoré, a Muslim, was appointed as manager of the Jewish-supported Maccabi Créteil FC based in Paris.[1]

Honors

Paris Saint-Germain

Mali

References

  1. "A Sweet Victory' for Ahmad". BBC World Service. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "Résultat et résumé Monaco - Paris-SG, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 01 Mai 2010". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. "African Nations Cup 2004".


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