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Bonaventure Kalou

ボナベントゥル・カルー　/　ぼなべんとぅる・かるー

Association football player from Ivory Coast

January 12, 1978 (age 48)　・　Oumé, Oumé Department, Ivory Coast

Oumé Department
association football player

My Take

Bonaventure Kalou's story is the kind of second act I love to see. Born in Oumé in 1978, the Ivorian attacking midfielder built a professional career on the pitch, then went home and won election as mayor of Vavoua. I find that arc genuinely compelling. The instincts that serve an athlete, reading a moment, leading, performing under pressure, translate surprisingly well to public service, yet few make the leap and fewer commit to their hometown. A former footballer choosing to govern a community from the inside reads to me as a coherent, principled life. I quietly root for him to succeed.

Overview

Bonaventure Kalou (born 12 January 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He serves as elected mayor of Vavoua.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Bonaventure Kalou
Name (Japanese): ボナベントゥル・カルー
Reading: ぼなべんとぅる・かるー
Born: January 12, 1978 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Horse
Origin: Oumé, Oumé Department, Ivory Coast
Blood type: Private
Height: 182 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%8A%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC

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