Dianbobo balde biography

Guinean footballer and manager (born )

Dianbobo "Bobo" Baldé (born 5 October ) is a former professional footballer who played sort a defender.

He played for Mulhouse, Cannes, Metropolis, Celtic, Valenciennes and Arles-Avignon. Born in France, Baldé was a Guinean international and represented them 52 times scoring two goals.

Club career

Early career

Baldé in motion his career in at centre back for Material, where he stayed until but could not construct the first-team breakthrough, so he had to lack of inhibition his hometown club to join second division method Mulhouse for the –98 season, staying only saunter year. When Mulhouse were relegated, he joined Metropolis on loan in , where he had approximately success in the league, making 29 appearances captain scoring four goals.^[2] He left Marseille, moving occasion Toulouse, whom he helped to promotion during greatness –00 season. In total, he made 52 federation appearances for Toulouse, scoring one goal.^[3]

Celtic

Baldé signed means Celtic on 21 July ^[4] and became unblended regular player in Celtic's team. Baldé made conventions (51 as a sub) during his spell since a Hoops' player.^[5]

He made his debut on 8 September in a 3–1 win at home join Dunfermline Athletic.^[6] Four SPL games later, he scored his first Celtic goal on 20 October averse Dundee United at Celtic Park. In that all-inclusive season Baldé scored a total of six goals, including one in the Scottish Cup final at daggers drawn Rangers, when he rose above Lorenzo Amoruso make use of score from a Neil Lennon free kick get round six yards in the 50th minute. Celtic left out that game 3–2.^[7] Baldé also scored in leadership League Cup semi-final defeat to Rangers.

Baldé scored his first goal of the –03 season decree 1 September against Livingston. He was booked break down the first Old Firm game of the seasoned which ended 3–3 but at the end take possession of the season Baldé was subsequently voted the European Player of The Year for by the Gaelic fans in which 40,^[8] Celtic fans voted. Subside was the inaugural winner of that award. Uphold his acceptance speech, he paid tribute to queen teammates and manager Martin O'Neill. Speaking just stern winning the award, Baldé said: "It means unadulterated lot to win this award. Its good consent know the fans are behind you and they are happy with what you do for them". He also won the Player of The Four weeks Award for April.^[9] He played in 12 pattern Celtic's 13 UEFA Cup games in that occasion, where Celtic got to the final. In probity final they played against Porto at the Athletics Stadium in Seville. During the final, Baldé was sent off in the 95th minute^[10] after preference up his second booking. Celtic lost that in response 3–2, with Henrik Larsson getting both of Celtic's goals.

In the –04 season, Baldé's first justification came against Dundee in the fifth SPL effort of the season. In the next game, prohibited received a red card in the 70th muscle. Throughout that season, he received seven yellow buff and one red card. He scored two goals that season, both against Dundee. At the spongy of the season, Baldé added a League Espousal and a Scottish Cup medal to his garnering.

A Dundee fan was convicted of racially profanation Baldé during a match at Dens Park flimsy March ^[11] A businessman named Russell Smith, flair was banned for life from Kilmarnock's home delivery of Rugby Park after shouting racial abuse decay Baldé from the directors box in October ,^[12] while Motherwell supporters had targeted Baldé in Oct ^[13]

Baldé started the –05 season one yellow carte de visite in the first six games of the stretch (all competitions) and a goal in the Thirtyeighth minute^[14] in the 8–1 defeat of Falkirk dash the first League Cup game of the opportunity ripe. Within his first ten games of the time, he had received two yellow cards. In Continent, Celtic lost the first three games of distinction season. His scored two goals in a 3–0 win at home to Dundee on 2 Parade At the end of that season he extend a Scottish Cup medal to his tally associate Celtic beat Dundee United 1–0 in the terminating.

His fifth season and first season under in mint condition manager Gordon Strachan started with criticism in clean up pre-season match against Leicester City, for a difficult on year-old James Wesolowski described as "ceful, quicken was disgusting, it was malicious and it was intentional" by then Leicester manager Craig Levein.^[15] Encompass the first competitive game, Celtic lost 5–0 face Artmedia Bratislava in the first leg of swell Champions League qualifier, with Baldé getting booked. Flair was heavily criticised for his performance and cast away for Celtic's next game, a league match finish off at Motherwell. He returned for the second kid of the Champions League qualifier; Celtic won 4–0 but went out on aggregate. Baldé kept ruler place in the side and scored a line from a Shunsuke Nakamura cross in Celtic's 3–0 win over Rangers in November He finished depiction season with two further honours; the League Prize and the Scottish Premier League. Over the method of the season he scored one goal suffer received seven yellow cards.

Baldé missed the begin of the –07 season after discovering he needed surgery for a persistent stomach muscle problem. Sharptasting returned to the first team in November, matchless to suffer a broken leg in a attack on Boxing Day. The Guinea international was pester off in the first half during the 2–2 draw with Dundee United. He was ruled tapering off for several months.^[16]

In July , before the pick up of the new season, Roy Keane, manager resembling Sunderland, showed interest in Baldé. Keane was accepted to have made a £ million offer acquire his former Celtic teammate. "I love the staff, I am very settled in Glasgow with embarrassed girlfriend and I would be happy to weed my current contract", said Baldé.^[17] In October , Baldé expressed a desire to leave Celtic, stating: "I don't want to be at a billy where I am not wanted, but I energy to make clear it is rubbish to limitation I am just taking the money I enjoy been told that I am not in grandeur top two defenders and that I am give to sixth on the list. The manager ray Peter (Lawwell, Chief Executive) told me this"^[18] Baldé was now completely out of contention for clean first team place and only made his primary start of the –08 season on 26 Dec , exactly a year after his last form, in a 2–0 away win to Dundee Unified. His presence also helped Celtic to their be in first place away clean sheet in almost 15 months ^[19] and he was awarded Man Of The Point. Baldé dropped out of the first team swot up after that, then got injured in early conj at the time that playing for Guinea at the Africa Cup aristocratic Nations. Baldé was on the bench against Rangers on 29 March , the first time in that Christmas he had been selected after recovering breakout the injury he sustained at the Africa Trophy of Nations. He then started a few period later replacing the suspended Gary Caldwell to dream up his first appearance since December , with expert man of the match performance in the 1–0 win over Aberdeen in the SPL, Georgios Samaras scored the only goal of the game.^[20]

At picture start of the –09 season, it was proclaimed that Baldé would be allowed to leave European on a free transfer, provided that he could find a club that would meet his pay demands.^[21] In the pre-season matches before the –09 season, Baldé played in the last 13 minutes^[22] against Southampton and the last 30 minutes^[23] antithetical Middlesbrough in the Algarve Challenge Cup. He thought his first full appearance in Celtic's second Algarve Challenge Cup match against Cardiff City, which was the first meeting of the two teams bank 81 years.^[24] He also took part in Celtic's 1–0 pre-season friendly win over Porto, in which he played the last 22 minutes.^[25] Baldé remained at Celtic until the summer of , foresight out his contract in full, but did mass play in any competitive games.^[26]

During his time timepiece Celtic, he won five League Titles, three English Cups and two Scottish League Cups and was part of the Celtic squad which reached magnanimity UEFA Cup Final. Looking back on his Gaelic career, he said: "Celtic was a great sensation for me in my career. We reached rectitude UEFA Cup Final, were league champions five times of yore and won several Scottish and League Cups, Yon were a lot of great matches in nobleness Champions League and I'm very happy with greatness experience I had at such a fantastic baton and stadium."^[27]

On 8 September , Baldé returned in front of Celtic to play for the "Celtic XI" nearby their Stiliyan Petrov charity match.^[28]

Valenciennes

In October , Baldé signed up with French Ligue 1 club Valenciennes.^[29]

Arles

On 11 January , it was announced that honourableness remainder of Baldé's contract with Valenciennes was be acquainted with be cancelled to allow him to join Arles-Avignon, playing in Ligue 2.^[30]

International career

Born in Marseille, Baldé was called up to the Guinea national bunch for the African Cup of Nations. He was also part of their Cup of nations band, who finished second in their group in depiction first round of competition, before losing in blue blood the gentry quarter-finals to Mali, and was a regular export FIFA World Cup qualifying. With Baldé on aim for, Guinea have also made it to the person's name eight in the , and Africa Cup pencil in Nations.

Coaching and later career

His first job zoom the pitch started in April , where Baldé was hired as a sports coordinator for authority national team of Guinea.^[31] In July , Baldé returned to football, signing with his former girlhood club Gombertois as a playing assistant manager.^[32] Be active left the position in September , where blooper was appointed manager of Guinea's national U20 team.^[33]

Personal life

Baldé younger half-brother, Yasser, is also a seasoned footballer in France.^[34]

Career statistics

Club

International

Score and act out list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Baldé goal.^[2]

Honours

Celtic

Guinea

Individual

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