Soumaïla Coulibaly (footballer, born 1978)

Soumaïla Coulibaly
	Coulibaly with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	15 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996	Djoliba AC
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Djoliba AC
1997–2000	Zamalek
2000–2007	SC Freiburg
2007–2009	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2009–2010	FSV Frankfurt
2011–2012	Yanbian FC
Total
International career
1995–2009	Mali
Managerial career
2023–	Mali U-17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Soumaïla Coulibaly (born 15 April 1978) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current head coach of the U-17 team of Mali. While playing for clubs such as Zamalek, SC Freiburg, and Borussia Mönchengladbach at club level, he scored six goals and made 67 appearances for the Mali national team from 1995 to 2009.

Career

Coulibaly was born in Bamako, Mali.

Playing career

On 8 July 2009, he signed a one-year contract for FSV Frankfurt after being released by Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[1] On 23 February 2010, he was released by FSV Frankfurt after playing only nine matches for the club.^[2]

On 8 May 2011, Coulibaly signed on a free transfer to play for

Yanbian FC.^[3]

He ended his active playing career in 2013.