Francis Koné
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Kouassi Koné | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bondoukou, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Al-Musannah | 13 | (10) |
| 2013–2015 | Olhanense | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Honvéd | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Slovácko | 38 | (6) |
| 2017– | Zbrojovka Brno | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Togo | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2017 | |||
Francis Kouassi Koné (born 29 November 1990) is a professional Ivorian-born Togolese football forward currently playing for FC Zbrojovka Brno in the Czech First League.
He is cap-tied to Togo,[1] where his mother was born.[2]
Club career
Slovácko
In February 2017, during a match against Bohemians 1905, Koné saved the life of opposing goalkeeper Martin Berkovec by preventing him from swallowing his tongue after he was knocked unconscious. Koné was labelled a hero and in an interview after the match revealed that it was the fourth time he saved a player's life by pulling out their tongue.[3][4] For his act, he was awarded the 2017 FIFA Fair Play Award.
References
- ^ Francis Koné – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Koné, la reconnaissance méritée" (in French). FIFA.com. 18 April 2017.
- ^ Flanagan, Aaron (26 February 2017). "Hero footballer saves opposing goalkeeper's life by preventing him swallowing his tongue after horror collision". Daily Mirror.
- ^ Holyman, Ian (27 February 2017). "Francis Kone saves unconscious goalkeeper's life after on-pitch collision. For the act, he won the 2017 FIFA Best Fairplay Award". ESPN FC.
External links
- Francis Koné – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Francis Koné at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francis Koné 1. FC Slovácko profile
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Ivorian footballers
- Togolese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Czech First League players
- Al-Musannah SC players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Budapest Honvéd FC II players
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- 1. FC Slovácko players
- FC Zbrojovka Brno players
- Togo international footballers
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Togolese expatriate footballers
- Ivorian expatriates in Oman
- Togolese expatriates in Oman
- Expatriate footballers in Oman
- Ivorian expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Ivorian expatriates in Hungary
- Togolese expatriates in Hungary
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Ivorian expatriates in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
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