Kolo Toure

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Born
1981 (44 years old)
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Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire

Position
Centre-Back

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
Black

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Height
178 cm

Weight
73 kg

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Free

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Soccer

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2nd Team

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Kolo Abib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian football coach and former footballer. He played as a defender for Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Celtic and the Ivory Coast national team. He is currently a first team coach at Leicester City as well as a member of the coaching staff for the Ivory Coast national team.

Beginning his career at ASEC Mimosas, Touré moved to Arsenal in 2002, where he made 326 appearances for the club and was a member of the 03–04 'invincibles' side. In 2009, he moved to Manchester City, where he was joined a year later by his younger brother, Yaya Touré, helping City earn its first league title in 44 years. In 2013, Touré was transferred to Liverpool. He is one of the eight players who have won the Premier League with two clubs, having won it with Manchester City and Arsenal. He also won the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup with Celtic. He remains to date the African player with the most Premier League appearances (353 in total).

Touré is the second-most capped player for the Ivory Coast, with 120 appearances from 2000 to 2015. He represented the team at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Touré also represented the Ivory Coast at seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments between 2002 and 2015, helping them finish runner-up in 2006 and 2012, while winning in 2015.

Trophies

English FA Community… 2012	English Premier League 2011-2012	English FA Cup 2004-2005	English FA Community… 2004
English Premier League 2003-2004	English FA Cup 2002-2003	English FA Community… 2002