Djibril Cissé

Cisse is one of those forwards I always found more compelling than his goal tally alone suggests. Coming up through Arles and Auxerre, he had a striker's ruthlessness, but what stays with me is his resilience: shattering injuries that would end most careers, and then coming back swinging every time. He also turned self-presentation into an art form, reinventing his look like some flamboyant aristocrat. I admire athletes who refuse to be flattened by setbacks, and his move into coaching makes me curious whether that same defiant spirit translates to the touchline.

Name (English)

Djibril Cissé

Name (Japanese)

ジブリル・シセ

Reading

じぶりる・しせ

Born

August 12, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Origin

Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibril%20Ciss%C3%A9
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1936

Tags

• Bouches-du-Rhône
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-17

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