Tchiressoua Guel
Personal information
Full name Tchiressoua Guel
Date of birth (1975-12-27) 27 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Sikensi, Ivory Coast
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 ASEC Mimosas ? (?)
1998–1999 Marseille 2 (0)
1999–2001 Saint-Étienne 52 (3)
2001–2004 Lorient 95 (17)
2004–2005 Ankaragücü 15 (0)
2005 Nancy 6 (0)
2005–2006 Lorient 19 (2)
2007–2008 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 33 (2)
Total 222 (24)
International career
1993–2006 Ivory Coast[1] 72 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tchiressoua Guel (born 27 December 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Guel played for various clubs in France's Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, including Olympique de Marseille, AS Saint-Étienne and FC Lorient.[2] He also spent a period in the Turkish Süper Lig with MKE Ankaragücü.[3]

Guel made 72 appearances scoring nine goals for Ivory Coast, including participating at the 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

Guel was born in Sikensi, Ivory Coast.

In October 2008 Guel stated he wanted a move to an English side and it was reported that he had attracted attention from London clubs Millwall and Charlton Athletic.[4]

Personal life

Guel acquired French nationality by naturalization on 9 July 2003.[5] His son, Moussa Guel, is a professional footballer with FC Lorient.[6]

Honours

Club

ASEC Mimosas

Marseille

Lorient

International

Ivory Coast

Individual

References

  1. ^ Tchiressoua Guel - Goals in International Matches
  2. ^ Tchiressoua Guel – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. ^ "GUEL TCHİRESSOUA". TFF. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  4. ^ Gourizro, Giscard (18 October 2008). "Ivorian ace eyes English move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "JORF n° 0158 du 10 juillet 2003 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Moussa Guel sur les traces de son père".

External links

1998 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament
Ivory Coast squads
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