Ibrahim Touré

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Ibrahim Touré
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Obyala Touré
Touré Oyala Ibrahim[1][2]
Date of birth (1985-09-27)27 September 1985
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Date of death 19 June 2014(2014-06-19) (aged 28)
Place of death Manchester, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2002 Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Mimosas
2003–2006 Metalurh Donetsk 0 (0)
2006–2007 Nice 0 (0)
2009–2010 Al-Ittihad Aleppo
2010–2013 Makasa 24 (8)
2012Telephonat (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Al-Safa 10 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ibrahim Oyala Touré (27 September 1985 – 19 June 2014) was an Ivorian footballer. He played as a striker for Al-Safa' SC, Telephonat Beni Suef SC, Misr El-Makasa SC, Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo, O.G.C. Nice, Metalurh Donetsk and ASEC Mimosas.

Touré was born in Bouaké. He was the younger brother of defender Kolo Touré (born 1981) and midfielder Yaya Touré (born 1983).[3]

Touré died of cancer on 19 June 2014 in Manchester, England. He was 28. At the time of his death, his older brothers, Kolo and Yaya, were playing for their country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Brother of Ivory Coast's Yaya and Kolo Touré dies in Manchester". The Guardian. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Yaya and Kolo Toure's younger brother Ibrahim, 28, dies in Manchester". Sky Sports. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Ibrahim Toure dies: Liverpool and Vincent Kompany among those to pay tribute to late brother of Kolo and Yaya". Daily Mirror. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. "Yaya and Kolo Toure's younger brother Ibrahim, 28, dies in Manchester". British Sky Broadcasting. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.

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