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Sammy Traoré

サミー・トラオレ　/　さみー・とらおれ

Association football player from France

February 25, 1976 (age 50)　・　Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France

Val-de-Marne
association football player

My Take

What draws me to Sammy Traoré is the quiet boldness of his game. Born in Créteil, France, he chose to represent Mali, anchoring their national team from 2001 to 2008. A 194cm defender who deploys the stepover, a move you almost never see at the back, tells me everything about his confidence and creativity. I have a soft spot for players who turn a position into a personal statement rather than just doing their job. That he later moved into management, guiding others, only deepens my respect. He is the kind of footballer connoisseurs name long after the casual fans forget.

Overview

Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976) is a French and Malian football manager, as a player his preferred position was a defender. He made good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and also start attacking moves. Traore was a regular and successful member of the Mali national team between 2001 and 2008.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Sammy Traoré
Name (Japanese): サミー・トラオレ
Reading: さみー・とらおれ
Born: February 25, 1976 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Dragon
Origin: Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 194 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%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AC

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