Karounga Keita (footballer)
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Karounga Keïta is a Mali
an football
official, former coach and player in France and Mali, and president of one of Mali's two largest club sides Djoliba AC
.
Keïta was born in Toukoto
, Mali on 22 August 1941.
Keïta played for former Bamako
football club Sport Afrique in the late 1950s. When Mali gained independence, the football leagues were reorganised, and Sport was merged with Foyer du Soudan to form Djoliba AC. Keïta played with the new club from their creation in 1960 to 1962, then traveling to France to pursue a law degree from the University of Bordeaux
. While in Bordeaux he was recruited to play for local professional side Girondins de Bordeaux in 1963. He remained as a striker in the French top flight until 1969, making appearances for the Malian National team. He then returned to Mali in 1972, and became coach of his former club.
In 2005 he became Vice President of FEMIFOOT, the nation's football governing body, and was elected president of Djoliba AC in 1990. Keïta was in 2009 re-elected President of Djoliba in 2009 to a four year term.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an football
Football (soccer)
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official, former coach and player in France and Mali, and president of one of Mali's two largest club sides Djoliba AC
Djoliba AC
Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters and three training stadia at Complex Sportif Hérémakono, in the Heremakono Quartier...
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Keïta was born in Toukoto
Toukoto
Toukoto is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Kita in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 4271.-External links:*...
, Mali on 22 August 1941.
Keïta played for former Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
football club Sport Afrique in the late 1950s. When Mali gained independence, the football leagues were reorganised, and Sport was merged with Foyer du Soudan to form Djoliba AC. Keïta played with the new club from their creation in 1960 to 1962, then traveling to France to pursue a law degree from the University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux is an association of higher education institutions in and around Bordeaux, France. Its current incarnation was established 21 March 2007. The group is the largest system of higher education schools in southwestern France. It is part of the Academy of Bordeaux.There are seven...
. While in Bordeaux he was recruited to play for local professional side Girondins de Bordeaux in 1963. He remained as a striker in the French top flight until 1969, making appearances for the Malian National team. He then returned to Mali in 1972, and became coach of his former club.
In 2005 he became Vice President of FEMIFOOT, the nation's football governing body, and was elected president of Djoliba AC in 1990. Keïta was in 2009 re-elected President of Djoliba in 2009 to a four year term.