Kolo Touré

Kolo Touré is, for me, the embodiment of a defender's quiet nobility. Rising from Bouaké in Ivory Coast to anchor Arsenal's legendary Invincibles, he played with a combative honesty I always admired. At 183 cm he was never the flashiest, but his commitment and reliability defined an era of that back line. His move into coaching at Manchester City feels entirely fitting; men who love the game this deeply tend to give it back. Add the storied brotherhood with Yaya, and you have one of African football's great ambassadors. I respect that single-minded devotion enormously.

Name (English)

Kolo Touré

Name (Japanese)

コロ・トゥーレ

Reading

ころ・とぅーれ

Born

March 19, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

Origin

Bouaké, Bouaké Department, Ivory Coast

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolo%20Tour%C3%A9
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147589

Tags

• Bouaké Department
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.