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Yaya Touré

1983 - Today

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Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national team. Touré aspired to be a striker during his youth and has played centre-back, including for Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final. However, he spent the majority of his career as a box-to-box midfielder for club and country, where he has been regarded as one of the world's best players in his position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yaya Touré is the 814th most popular soccer player (down from 602nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire and the 2nd most popular Ivorian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Yaya Touré ranks 814 out of 21,273. Before him are Mario Mandžukić, Karol Dobiaš, Branko Stanković, Dimitar Berbatov, Luigi Allemandi, and Giovane Élber. After him are Mauricio Pochettino, Klaus Allofs, Max Morlock, Rogério Ceni, Dudu Georgescu, and Mario Gómez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Yaya Touré ranks 21. Before him are Cheryl, Philipp Lahm, Emily Blunt, Donald Glover, Henry Cavill, and Rafael van der Vaart. After him are Edward Snowden, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Andrew Garfield, Ryoji Yamanaka, and Álvaro Arbeloa.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Yaya Touré ranks 7 out of 140. Before him are Alassane Ouattara (1942), Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905), Laurent Gbagbo (1945), Didier Drogba (1978), Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945), and Alpha Blondy (1953). After him are Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Robert Guéï (1941), Bernard Agré (1926), Ahmadou Kourouma (1927), and Charles Konan Banny (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among soccer players born in Côte d'Ivoire, Yaya Touré ranks 2. Before him are Didier Drogba (1978). After him are Kolo Touré (1981), Basile Boli (1967), Amad Diallo (2002), Gervinho (1987), Salomon Kalou (1985), Seydou Doumbia (1987), Franck Kessié (1996), Laurent Pokou (1947), Eric Bailly (1994), and Didier Zokora (1980).

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