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Marco Zoro

マルク・ゾロ　/　まるく・ぞろ

Association football player from Ivory Coast

December 27, 1983 (age 42)　・　Anyama, Abidjan Department, Ivory Coast

Abidjan Department
association football player

My Take

Zoro will always be more than a stat line to me. An Ivorian central defender born in Anyama in 1983, he is remembered for a moment of courage rather than a trophy: walking toward the touchline mid-match after racist abuse, threatening to abandon the game. That act forced Italian football to confront a problem it preferred to ignore. I rate that higher than goals. Defenders exist to protect, and he extended that instinct beyond his own box to defend his dignity and everyone else's. His career reminds me that the bravest tackle is sometimes the one made against a whole stadium.

Overview

Marc-André "Marco" Zoro Kpolo (born 27 December 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Marco Zoro
Name (Japanese): マルク・ゾロ
Reading: まるく・ぞろ
Born: December 27, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: Anyama, Abidjan 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

Official sitehttp://www.marcandrezoro.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BE%E3%83%AD

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