Michel Goba

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Michel Goba
Personal information
Full name Michel Goba
Date of birth August 8, 1961 (1961-08-08) (age 50)
Place of birth Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Africa Sports
1982-1983 Stade Brestois 16 (5)
1983-1984 AS Angoulême 26 (3)
1984-1985 USL Dunkerque 28 (6)
1985 Besançon RC 18 (6)
1986-1989 USL Dunkerque 65 (20)
1989-1990 SC Abbeville 16 (0)
National team
Cote d'Ivoire
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Michel Goba (born August 8, 1961) is an Ivorian retired footballer. A striker, his career developed from playing with Ligue 2 clubs, including Brest, Dunkerque and Abbeville.[1][2]

[edit] Personal life

Goba is the uncle of Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba. He served as a mentor and father-figure to Drogba when he lived with him in France at a young age.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Michel Goba" (in French). Wikimedia Commons. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Goba. Retrieved 2007-03-23. 
  2. ^ Brest is currently in Ligue 2 while Dunkerque and Abbeville, who have played in Ligue 2 in the past, are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs division.
  3. ^ "Drogba: I never cared about my problems". FIFA Magazine. FIFA.com. 2005-07-21. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070216070120/http://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/magazine/index/0,1569,108578,00.html?articleid=108578. Retrieved 2007-03-23. 

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7. 

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