Bako Touré

Bassidiki Touré (7 December 1939 – 28 April 2001), commonly known as Bako Touré, was a Mali international football forward who played for clubs in Mali and France.

Bako Touré

Personal information
Full name	Bassidiki Touré
Date of birth	(1939-12-07)7 December 1939
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Date of death	28 April 2001(2001-04-28) (aged 61)
Place of death	Bamako, Mali]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–1956	ASPTT Bamako
1956–1957	Jeanne d'Arc de Bamako
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1958	ASPTT Nice
1958–1959	Marseille	31	(8)
1959–1960	Toulouse	22	(9)
1960–1961	Nancy	17	(1)
1961–1962	Toulon	30	(12)
1962–1963	Limoges	26	(15)
1963–1964	Nancy
1964–1966	Nantes
1966–1968	Ajaccio	52	(17)
1968–1975	Blois
International career
?–?	Mali	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Bamako, Touré began playing club football for local sides ASPTT Bamako and Jeanne d'Arc de Bamako.

In 1957, Touré moved to France and joined ASPTT Nice. He would soon play for Ligue 1 sides Olympique de Marseille, Toulouse FC and AS Nancy.

After a spell playing in Ligue 2, he joined FC Nantes and would win Ligue 1 during 1965.^[1]

Touré made several appearances for the senior Mali national football team and participated in the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, where Mali placed second.^[2][3]

Personal life

Touré is the father of French international and Olympic footballer José Touré. Touré died at age 61 on 28 April 2001.