Fousseni Diawara
Malian footballer (born 1980)
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Fousseni Diawara (born 28 August 1980) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team between 2001 and 2015.
Date of birth
28 August 1980
Place of birth
Paris, France
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Right-back
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Diawara in 2024 with Guinea | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Red Star | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Saint-Étienne | 119 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → Laval (loan) | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | → Sochaux (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Panionios | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Istres | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Ajaccio | 70 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Tours | 44 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 322 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2015 | Mali | 53 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Mali U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Mali (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Guinea (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
International career
Diawara played international matches for the Mali national team.
Managerial career
Diawara began his career as Mali national team coordinator at the end of his professional career after 2014–15 season.
On 12 December 2023 he was named assistant coach of Guinea national team, to support the coach, Kaba Diawara.
Personal life
Honours
Mali
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013[4]
