Laurent Pokou
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laurent N'Dri Pokou | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Date of death | 13 November 2016 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966-1973 | ASEC Abidjan | - | (-) |
| 1974-1977 | Stade Rennais | 63 | (44) |
| 1977-1978 | AS Nancy | 19 | (3) |
| 1978-1979 | Stade Rennais | 12 | (6) |
| 1979-1982 | ASEC Abidjan | - | (-) |
| 1982-1983 | RS Anyama | - | (-) |
| International career | |||
| 1967-1980 | Ivory Coast | 70 | (-) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Laurent N'Dri Pokou (10 August 1947 – 13 November 2016) was a footballer from Côte d'Ivoire.[1]
Career
He was a notable striker for French club Stade Rennais.[2]
International career
Pokou was a member of the Ivorian national team, who was twice the highest goalscorer of the Africa Cup of Nations, scoring six goals in the 1968 tournament in Ethiopia and eight in the 1970 edition in Sudan, including 5 in one match against Ethiopia, which Ivory Coast won 6-1. This performance gave him his nickname L'homme d'Asmara (the man of Asmara). With 14 total goals, he is also the tournament's second highest overall goalscorer, behind Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o, who eclipsed Pokou's record in the 2008 ACN tournament.[3]
References
- ^ "Le football ivoirien en deuil: Laurent Pokou, l'homme d'Asmara, n'est plus" (in French). Fraternité Matin. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Laurent Pokou at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ African Nations Cup - Topscorers
External links
- Laurent Pokou – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1947 births
- 2016 deaths
- Sportspeople from Abidjan
- Ivorian footballers
- Ivory Coast international footballers
- 1968 African Cup of Nations players
- 1970 African Cup of Nations players
- 1974 African Cup of Nations players
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- ASEC Mimosas players
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- AS Nancy players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ivorian football biography stubs