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Salif Keïta

1946 - 2023

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Salif Keïta Traoré (6 December 1946 – 2 September 2023), known as Keita, was a Malian footballer who played as a striker. He was also the first person to receive the African Footballer of the Year award in 1970. He was nicknamed the 'Black Panther'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salif Keïta is the 1,587th most popular soccer player (down from 615th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Mali (down from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Salif Keïta ranks 1,587 out of 21,273. Before him are Nobuko Jashima, Manuel Velázquez, Kasper Schmeichel, Givi Chokheli, Jaroslav Pollák, and Kyle Walker. After him are Fernando Paternoster, Koloman Gögh, Vladica Popović, Fritz Szepan, Dieter Hoeneß, and Carvalho Leite.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Salif Keïta ranks 365. Before him are Franz Roth, Raël, Lyudmila Zhuravleva, Daniel Bensaïd, Lana Wood, and Carol Dweck. After him are Robert Mercer, Robert Gadocha, Gérard Grisey, Bernard Maris, Daouda Malam Wanké, and Gordon Murray. Among people deceased in 2023, Salif Keïta ranks 234. Before him are Telesphore Toppo, Joss Ackland, Michel Deville, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Mikio Sato, and Karl-Josef Rauber. After him are Barry Newman, Tapley Seaton, Giuliano Montaldo, Torben Ulrich, Duško Gojković, and Grace Bumbry.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Salif Keïta ranks 18 out of 72. Before him are Ali Farka Touré (1939), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Bah Ndaw (1950), Sonni Ali (1464), Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900), and Seydou Keita (1980). After him are Modibo Keita (1942), Boubacar Traoré (1942), Camila Alves (1983), Yambo Ouologuem (1940), Malick Sidibé (1935), and Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mali

Among soccer players born in Mali, Salif Keïta ranks 2. Before him are Seydou Keita (1980). After him are Mahamadou Diarra (1981), Hamari Traoré (1992), Adama Traoré (1995), Cheick Diabaté (1988), Adama Coulibaly (1980), Modibo Maïga (1987), Mohamed Camara (2000), Amadou Haidara (1998), Adama Tamboura (1985), and Kalifa Coulibaly (1991).

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