Kolo Touré

Kolo Abib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian professional football manager and former player. He most recently managed Championship side Wigan Athletic.

Kolo Touré
Touré with the Ivory Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full name Kolo Abib Touré[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981[1][2]
Place of birth Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1994–1999 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 ASEC Mimosas 136 (3)
2002–2009 Arsenal 225 (9)
2009–2013 Manchester City 82 (2)
2013–2016 Liverpool 46 (1)
2016–2017 Celtic 9 (0)
Total 498 (15)
National team
2000–2015 Ivory Coast 120 (7)
Teams managed
2022–2023 Wigan Athletic
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2006 Egypt
Runner-up2012 Equatorial Guinea–Gabon
Winner2015 Equatorial Guinea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2001–02[4] Premier League 00000000—00
2002–03[5] Premier League 26250107[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0402
2003–04[6] Premier League 371522010[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0553
2004–05[7] Premier League 35060008[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]0501
2005–06[8] Premier League 330000012[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]0461
2006–07[9] Premier League 353414010[lower-alpha 3]0—534
2007–08[10] Premier League 30220009[lower-alpha 3]0—412
2008–09[11] Premier League 29130009[lower-alpha 3]0—411
Total 2259253706524032614
Manchester City 2009–10[12] Premier League 3111031——352
2010–11[13] Premier League 22120005[lower-alpha 5]0—291
2011–12[14] Premier League 14000303[lower-alpha 6]0—200
2012–13[15] Premier League 1502010—00180
Total 822507180001023
Liverpool 2013–14[16] Premier League 2002020——240
2014–15[17] Premier League 12030303[lower-alpha 7]0—210
2015–16[18] Premier League 14100408[lower-alpha 5]0—261
Total 461509011000711
Celtic 2016–17[19] Scottish Premiership 9010106[lower-alpha 3]0—170
Career total 362123632419024051618
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
  7. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 200010
2001100
200250
200340
200471
200590
2006121
200780
2008110
200960
2010132
201131
2012141
201350
201451
201580
Total1207
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Touré goal.[20]
List of international goals scored by Kolo Touré
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
128 April 2004Stade de Aix-les-Bains, Aix-les-Bains, France21 Guinea2–14–2Friendly
28 October 2006Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast47 Gabon3–05–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
34 June 2010Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland80 Japan2–02–0Friendly
410 August 2010Upton Park, London, England84 Italy1–01–0Friendly
59 October 2011Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast88 Burundi1–02–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
69 June 2012Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco99 Morocco2–12–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
714 November 2014Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast112 Sierra Leone1–05–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Managerial statistics
As of 26 January 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Wigan Athletic 29 November 2022 26 January 2023 9036000.0
Total 9036000.0

    Honours

    Arsenal

    Manchester City

    • Premier League: 2011–12[21]
    • FA Community Shield: 2012[28]

    Liverpool

    Celtic

    Ivory Coast

    Individual

    • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2015[34]

    References
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    34. "Orange AFCON 2015 Awards and Best XI". Confederation of African Football. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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