Mintou Doucoure
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Mintou Doucoure is a Mali
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 footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who plays for USM Annaba
USM Annaba
Union Sportive de la Medina d'Annaba is an Algerian football club based in Annaba. It was founded in 1983. They play at the 40,000 seat Stade 19 Mai 1956. The coach is Latrèche.-Current squad :As of November 6, 2010:...

 in the Algerian Championnat National
Algerian Championnat National
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Career

He played in 2002 on loan by Dubai Club
Dubai Club
Dubai Cultural Sports Club is a football club based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.-History:The club was in 2007 relegated to the UAE Second Division and played three years in the league, before returned 2010 in the UAE League.-Current squad:...

 from JS Centre Setif Keita
Centre Salif Keita
Centre Salif Keita is a Malian football club based in Bamako.-History:Founded in 1995, former players include Mahamadou Diarra and Seydou Keita. The club was founded by Malian football legend Salif Keita as a training centre for young Malian football players.Playing in the top division in Malian...

, as of 2003 turned back to JS Centre Setif Keita
Centre Salif Keita
Centre Salif Keita is a Malian football club based in Bamako.-History:Founded in 1995, former players include Mahamadou Diarra and Seydou Keita. The club was founded by Malian football legend Salif Keita as a training centre for young Malian football players.Playing in the top division in Malian...

, before 2005 scouted from USM Alger
USM Alger
Union Sportive Médina d'Alger, , known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is an football club based in the city of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their venue, the Stade Omar Hammadi, has a capacity of some 10,000...

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International

He was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic
2004 Summer Olympics
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 football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy
Italy
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 in the next round. He played formerly for the U-17 from Mali by 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999...

 in New Zealand
New Zealand
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