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{{Infobox Football biography
{{WikiProject Slovakia|class=Stub|importance=Low}}
| playername = Kolo Touré
| image = [[Image:Kolo Touré 5.JPG]]
| fullname = Kolo Habib Touré
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| nickname = King Kolo
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1981|3|19}}
| cityofbirth = {{flagicon|CIV}}Sokoura Bouake
| countryofbirth = [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
| currentclub = {{flagicon|ENG}}[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| clubnumber = 5
| position = [[Defender (football)#Centre back|Centre back]]<br>[[Defender (football)#Full back|Full back]]
| youthyears = 2000&ndash;2002
| youthclubs = {{flagicon|CIV}}[[ASEC Mimosas]]
| years = 2002&ndash;
| clubs = {{flagicon|ENG}}[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| caps(goals) = 183 (7)
| nationalyears = 2000&ndash;
| nationalteam = {{flagicon|CIV}}[[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}45 (2)
| pcupdate = 16:56, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 13 July 2006
}}
'''Kolo Habib Touré''' (born [[March 19]], [[1981]] in Sokoura Bouake, [[Côte d'Ivoire]]), is an [[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivorian]] [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] who plays for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. Touré is renowned for his pace, strength and athleticism.

He is deployed by [[Arsène Wenger]] at [[Defender (football)#Centre back|centre-back]], but is also more than capable of playing as a [[Defender (football)#Fullback|full-back]], as well as anywhere across the midfield. He is currently Arsenal's longest serving player.

==Biography==
===Career in the Côte d'Ivoire===
Touré did not own a pair of his own football boots until he was at the age of 15 often playing bare footed but he was soon discovered in the Côte d'Ivoire and was a scholar at the [[Abidjan]] football school run by [[Jean-Marc Guillou]]. Touré established himself as a player for leading African club [[ASEC Mimosas]]. He earned his first full international [[cap (sport)|cap]] for the Côte d'Ivoire at the age of 19 in 2000.

===Career in Europe===
[[Image:Toure With a Young Fan.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Kolo Touré with a young fan.]]
Arsenal and Belgium club [[KSK Beveren]] had links through Guillou to Ivory Coast Football. It was through these links that Arsenal became aware of Touré's talent. After a short trial Touré joined Arsenal in February 2002 from [[ASEC Mimosas]] for £150,000. His status as a full international meant Touré was able to secure a British work permit. He was initially played as an attacking midfielder.

Touré did not make his debut for the first team until the next season, against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[FA Community Shield]] August 2002. Initially regarded as a 'utility man', he started his Arsenal career as a [[midfielder]] as well as in defence. At the start of the 2003&ndash;04 season Wenger began using him as a central defender alongside [[Sol Campbell]].

Touré quickly established himself as one of the best centre-backs in the [[Premier League]]. He is now a fixture in the Arsenal starting eleven, and a firm fans' favourite. He was a key member of the Arsenal team that won the Premiership title without a single defeat. In the [[2005-06 in English football|2005&ndash;06]] season he established a formidable defensive partnership with [[Philippe Senderos]]. Both centre-backs had immaculate form towards the end of the season, helping the Arsenal team reach the [[2006 Champions League Final]] after keeping 10 consecutive clean sheets (a European competition record). After his imperious displays in the Champions League his stock rose dramatically, he was now regarded as one of the finest in the world in his position. The Italian press even went as far as labeling him the 'African [[Fabio Cannavaro]]' after Arsenal knocked [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] out of the competition. Touré is now widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the world.

Kolo scored his second European goal on [[April 19]], [[2006]], a vitally important winner in the first leg of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-final against [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]. It was the final European goal scored at [[The Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] and the goal that effectively decided the tie (Arsenal won 1&ndash;0 on aggregate), to send Arsenal through to their first ever Champions League Final in [[Paris]].

In [http://www.slaughterandmay.com/news/recent_work_corporate_manda.asp?xmlfile=news.xml&selNodeId=101110#850 August 2006] Touré signed a new four-year deal with Arsenal worth [http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=10298 around £70,000 a week]. “I can see myself staying here [at Arsenal] for the rest of my career,” said Touré. “Why would I want to leave? I love my football here, my family is settled here and the club is ambitious. It is fantastic.”

[[Image:Kolo Toure captain.JPG|thumb|Touré captaining Arsenal during a match in the 2007&ndash;08 season.]]

Touré is seen by many as a future Arsenal [[Captain (football)|captain]] and was the junior [[vice-captain]] in the 2006&ndash;07 season after [[Vice-captain (football)|vice-captain]] [[Gilberto Silva]] and former captain [[Thierry Henry]]. He captained Arsenal for the first time on [[January 9]] [[2007]], during a 6&ndash;3 victory over Liverpool in the [[Football League Cup|Carling Cup]]. He also led the Gunners out for the final of this competition, having also captained them in the semi-final first leg against Tottenham.
He was handed the No. 5 shirt for the 2006&ndash;07 season, which had been vacant since the departure of [[Martin Keown]]. He is currently the longest serving Arsenal player following the departures of [[Jeremie Aliadiere]], Thierry Henry and [[Freddie Ljungberg]] during the summer transfer window in 2007.

===International career===
He has played for the [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]] since 2000. His debut was in April 2000 against [[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]]. He is a first choice central defender. He played in all 5 games for the Côte d'Ivoire as they finished runners up to the hosts in the [[African Cup of Nations]] in [[Egypt]] in January 2006.

He was named in the 23-man squad taken by coach [[Henri Michel]] to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] and made his first appearance in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] on [[June 11]], [[2006]] in Côte d'Ivoire's 1&ndash;2 loss to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].

===Style of play===
Touré is known for his pace and strength, which enables him to bustle weaker attackers off the ball and to keep up with pacy strikers. He also possesses great marking ability and most of his tackles are timed to perfection. His defensive abilities mean that he usually does not get carded as he commits few fouls.

His attacking instincts have enabled him to score a few goals. Occasionally, if he finds space, he will shoot from long range, if he does go forward. He also likes to take long-distance free kicks and tries to surprise the goalkeeper by powerfully shooting at goal.
===Family===
Kolo has two brothers who play professional football as well: [[Yaya Touré]] and [[Ibrahim Touré]]. His brother Yaya is also an Côte d'Ivoire international and recently signed for [[FC Barcelona]] which maintained the Tourés' alliance with Barcelona striker [[Thierry Henry]]. A devout practicing Muslim, Touré lives with his wife Awo, daughter Sania and son Yiassin in North London.

==Arsenal career statistics==
:''(Correct as of 21 October 2007)''
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="3"|Cup*
!colspan="3"|Europe
!colspan="3"|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
!Apps
!Goals
!Assists
|-
|rowspan="6" valign="top"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[2002-03 in English football|2002–03]]
|26||2||1||6||0||0||7||0||0||39||2||1
|-
|[[2003-04 in English football|2003–04]]
|37||1||1||8||2||0||10||0||0||55||3||1
|-
|[[2004-05 in English football|2004–05]]
|35||0||0||7||0||0||8||1||0||50||1||0
|-
|[[2005-06 in English football|2005–06]]
|33||0||0||1||0||0||12||1||1||46||1||1
|-
|[[2006-07 in English football|2006–07]]
|35||3||3||8||1||1||10||0||0||53||4||4
|-
|[[2007-08 in English football|2007–08]]
|9||1||0||0||0||0||4||0||0||13||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
!256!!12!!7
|}
<small>(* [[FA Cup]], [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] and [[FA Community Shield]])</small>

==Honours==

'''International'''

*[[African Cup of Nations]]: runner-up 2006

'''With Arsenal'''

*[[FA Premier League]]: 2003&ndash;04
*[[FA Cup]]: 2003, 2005
*[[FA Community Shield]]: 2002, 2004 runner-up : 2005
*[[Emirates Cup]] : 2007
*[[Amsterdam Tournament]] : 2005, 2007
*[[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] runner-up 2006
*[[Football League Cup|Carling Cup]] runner-up 2007

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
*[http://www.arsenal.com/player.asp?PLID=12450&CLID=3&title=Player+profile+-+Kolo+Toure&nav=Player+Files Kolo Touré's official profile] at Arsenal.com
*{{soccerbase|id=27346|name=Kolo Touré}}
*[http://www.4thegame.com/club/arsenal-fc/player-profile/3193/kolotoure.html Profile] at 4thegame.com
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=kolo+toure&FootballHeroClubCountry=&FootballHeroDecade=Select+One&SearchButton=Search Profile] at sporting-heroes.net
*[http://premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=249719 Profile] at premierleague.com
*[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/178963_TOURE_Kolo.html Profile] at Yahoo World Cup site

{{Côte d'Ivoire Squad 2006 World Cup}}
{{Arsenal F.C. Squad}}

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Revision as of 16:02, 20 December 2007

Kolo Touré
Personal information
Full name Kolo Habib Touré
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Full back
Team information
Current team
 EnglandArsenal
Number 5
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 July 2006

Kolo Habib Touré (born March 19, 1981 in Sokoura Bouake, Côte d'Ivoire), is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Arsenal. Touré is renowned for his pace, strength and athleticism.

He is deployed by Arsène Wenger at centre-back, but is also more than capable of playing as a full-back, as well as anywhere across the midfield. He is currently Arsenal's longest serving player.

Biography

Career in the Côte d'Ivoire

Touré did not own a pair of his own football boots until he was at the age of 15 often playing bare footed but he was soon discovered in the Côte d'Ivoire and was a scholar at the Abidjan football school run by Jean-Marc Guillou. Touré established himself as a player for leading African club ASEC Mimosas. He earned his first full international cap for the Côte d'Ivoire at the age of 19 in 2000.

Career in Europe

Kolo Touré with a young fan.

Arsenal and Belgium club KSK Beveren had links through Guillou to Ivory Coast Football. It was through these links that Arsenal became aware of Touré's talent. After a short trial Touré joined Arsenal in February 2002 from ASEC Mimosas for £150,000. His status as a full international meant Touré was able to secure a British work permit. He was initially played as an attacking midfielder.

Touré did not make his debut for the first team until the next season, against Liverpool in the FA Community Shield August 2002. Initially regarded as a 'utility man', he started his Arsenal career as a midfielder as well as in defence. At the start of the 2003–04 season Wenger began using him as a central defender alongside Sol Campbell.

Touré quickly established himself as one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League. He is now a fixture in the Arsenal starting eleven, and a firm fans' favourite. He was a key member of the Arsenal team that won the Premiership title without a single defeat. In the 2005–06 season he established a formidable defensive partnership with Philippe Senderos. Both centre-backs had immaculate form towards the end of the season, helping the Arsenal team reach the 2006 Champions League Final after keeping 10 consecutive clean sheets (a European competition record). After his imperious displays in the Champions League his stock rose dramatically, he was now regarded as one of the finest in the world in his position. The Italian press even went as far as labeling him the 'African Fabio Cannavaro' after Arsenal knocked Juventus out of the competition. Touré is now widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the world.

Kolo scored his second European goal on April 19, 2006, a vitally important winner in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Villarreal. It was the final European goal scored at Highbury and the goal that effectively decided the tie (Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate), to send Arsenal through to their first ever Champions League Final in Paris.

In August 2006 Touré signed a new four-year deal with Arsenal worth around £70,000 a week. “I can see myself staying here [at Arsenal] for the rest of my career,” said Touré. “Why would I want to leave? I love my football here, my family is settled here and the club is ambitious. It is fantastic.”

Touré captaining Arsenal during a match in the 2007–08 season.

Touré is seen by many as a future Arsenal captain and was the junior vice-captain in the 2006–07 season after vice-captain Gilberto Silva and former captain Thierry Henry. He captained Arsenal for the first time on January 9 2007, during a 6–3 victory over Liverpool in the Carling Cup. He also led the Gunners out for the final of this competition, having also captained them in the semi-final first leg against Tottenham. He was handed the No. 5 shirt for the 2006–07 season, which had been vacant since the departure of Martin Keown. He is currently the longest serving Arsenal player following the departures of Jeremie Aliadiere, Thierry Henry and Freddie Ljungberg during the summer transfer window in 2007.

International career

He has played for the Côte d'Ivoire since 2000. His debut was in April 2000 against Rwanda. He is a first choice central defender. He played in all 5 games for the Côte d'Ivoire as they finished runners up to the hosts in the African Cup of Nations in Egypt in January 2006.

He was named in the 23-man squad taken by coach Henri Michel to the 2006 World Cup and made his first appearance in a World Cup on June 11, 2006 in Côte d'Ivoire's 1–2 loss to Argentina.

Style of play

Touré is known for his pace and strength, which enables him to bustle weaker attackers off the ball and to keep up with pacy strikers. He also possesses great marking ability and most of his tackles are timed to perfection. His defensive abilities mean that he usually does not get carded as he commits few fouls.

His attacking instincts have enabled him to score a few goals. Occasionally, if he finds space, he will shoot from long range, if he does go forward. He also likes to take long-distance free kicks and tries to surprise the goalkeeper by powerfully shooting at goal.

Family

Kolo has two brothers who play professional football as well: Yaya Touré and Ibrahim Touré. His brother Yaya is also an Côte d'Ivoire international and recently signed for FC Barcelona which maintained the Tourés' alliance with Barcelona striker Thierry Henry. A devout practicing Muslim, Touré lives with his wife Awo, daughter Sania and son Yiassin in North London.

Arsenal career statistics

(Correct as of 21 October 2007)
Club Season League Cup* Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Arsenal 2002–03 26 2 1 6 0 0 7 0 0 39 2 1
2003–04 37 1 1 8 2 0 10 0 0 55 3 1
2004–05 35 0 0 7 0 0 8 1 0 50 1 0
2005–06 33 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 1 46 1 1
2006–07 35 3 3 8 1 1 10 0 0 53 4 4
2007–08 9 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13 1 0
Total 256 12 7

(* FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield)

Honours

International

With Arsenal

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