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Salif Diao

サリフ・ディアオ　/　さりふ・でぃあお

Association football player from Senegal

February 10, 1977 (age 49)　・　Kédougou, Kédougou Department, Senegal

Kédougou Department
association football player

My Take

Salif Diao is a story I find genuinely stirring. Leaving Kedougou in inland Senegal for France at seventeen, he broke through at Monaco and helped them lift the Trophee des Champions and the Division 1 title. He never nailed down a regular starting spot there and moved on to Sedan in 2000, but it is that refusal to quit that earns my respect. A 186 cm defensive midfielder, he was the unglamorous destroyer every great side needs. I am drawn to players who carve a path from somewhere overlooked to Europe's top flight. Diao did exactly that, and quietly opened doors for those behind him.

Overview

Salif Alassane Diao (born 10 February 1977) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Diao moved from Senegal to France when he was seventeen and started his career at Monaco, with whom he helped with the Trophée des Champions and Division 1. He failed to hold down a regular place at Monaco and moved to Sedan in 2000.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Salif Diao
Name (Japanese): サリフ・ディアオ
Reading: さりふ・でぃあお
Born: February 10, 1977 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Snake
Origin: Kédougou, Kédougou Department, Senegal
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 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%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AA

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