Chérif Souleymane

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Chérif Souleymane
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-10-20) 20 October 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Kindia, Guinea
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 TSG Neustrelitz
1962–1965 SC Neubrandenburg
1965–1980 Hafia FC 543 (76)
International career
1964–1977 Guinea[1] 68 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chérif Souleymane, also known as Chérif Soulegmane, (born 20 October 1944) is a Guinean former

France Football African Footballer of the Year[3] and the African Footballer of the Year[4] (the only Guinean to receive that honour[2]) in 1972 while playing with Hafia FC in Conakry.[5]

Career

Born in Kindia the son of a chauffeur/mechanic, Souleymane moved to East Germany when he was 17 to study to become a plumber, but switched to architecture because, he later stated, it made it easier for him to play football.[2] He played for SC Neubrandenburg in the second-tier DDR-Liga for two seasons, from 1962 to 1964.[6]

He returned to his home country and spent the rest of his playing career with top-tier

African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977,[2] and was the runner-up in 1976, during Souleymane's tenure. In the 1976 African Cup of Nations, Guinea came in second, despite never losing a game, Souleymane's sole regret of his playing career.[2] He was also on the Guinea national team from 1965 through 1977,[7] and competed for Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics with the national team.[8] In 11 FIFA appearances, he scored three goals.[9]

He also coached nine FIFA games, amassing a record of three wins, two draws and four losses.[9] He made his debut at the 1985 inaugural FIFA U-16 World Championship in China; his team defeated the United States 1–0,[9] advanced out of its group and placed fourth.

As of December 2013, Souleymane has been the Technical Director (Director Technique) of the Guinean Football Federation since 2004.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Chérif Souleymane - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Kalfa, David (3 December 2013). "Guinée : Chérif Souleymane, légende d'une autre époque (Guinea : Chérif Souleymane, legend of another era" (in French). Radio France Internationale.
  3. ^ "African Player of the Year: France Football African's (sic) Player of the Year 1970-1994". RSSSF.
  4. ^ Rainbow, Jamie (9 January 2015). "Yaya Toure's place in the pantheon of great African players". World Soccer.
  5. ^ "Souleymane Chérif: l'unique ballon d'or africain de Guinée" (in French). Conakryinfos.com. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "Chérif Souleymane". footballdatabase.eu.
  7. ^ "Souleymane, Chérif". national-football-teams.com.
  8. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soulegmane Cherif". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Chérif Souleymane – FIFA competition record (archived)
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