Fousseiny Tangara (born 12 June 1978) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Fousseiny Tangara
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-06-12) 12 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 FC Versailles 78
1999–2000 CA Paris-Charenton
2000–2001 FC Les Lilas
2001–2005 FC Mantes 88 (0)
2005–2007 Amiens 7 (0)
2007 Lamia 8 (0)
2008 Gueugnon 7 (0)
2008–2009 AS Beauvais Oise 5 (0)
2009–2010 AC Amiens 17 (0)
2010–2011 US Centre Haine-Saint-Pierre
2011–2015 Union sportive de Breteuil
International career
2004–2006 Mali 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Tangara was born in Bamako. His parents moved to Vanves, Hauts-de-Seine, France when he was aged six months. He holds both Malian and French nationalities.[1]

Playing career

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He began playing football with lower league sides FC Versailles 78, FC Les Lilas and FC Mantes, before moving up to play in Ligue 2 with Amiens SC.[2]

He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy in the next round.

References

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  1. ^ "Fousseyni TANGARA". unfp.org. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "La double vie de Tangara" [The double life of Tangara]. Le Parisien (in French). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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