Full name Kaba Diawara 1994–1998 Bordeaux 1993–1994 Toulon Height 1.78 m | Years Team Role Footballer Place of birth Toulon, France Name Kaba Diawara | |
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Date of birth (1975-12-16) 16 December 1975 (age 40) | ||
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Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975 in Toulon) is Guinean footballing pundit and former striker. Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, Rennes, Olympique de Marseille, Nice and Paris Saint-Germain. The striker as well featured in England for clubs Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Arsenal. He then went on to link up with sides in Spain and Turkey. The striker then joined up in 2009 with Ligue 1 outfit Arles-Avignon where he eventually ended his playing days. Diawara is of current a footballing pundit with French network Canal +.
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- Kaba diawara quand on se dit intelligent on ne tient pas les propos de willy sagnol
- Career
- International career
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
Career
Born in Toulon, Diawara played for Premier League clubs Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United. His solo goal in English football came for Blackburn in a 6–1 League Cup win over Rochdale.
In France, he featured for sides such as Bordeaux and Paris St Germain with whom he got to the 1997 and 2000 Coupe de la Ligue finals respectively. Diawara earned runners up medals with those clubs on both occasions.
In the 2006–2007 season, he transferred to Süper Lig team Gaziantepspor. At Gaziantepspor he got little playing time. As such in January 2008 he signed a six-month contract with Ankaragücü of which is also of Turkey. On August 2008, he moved to Alki Larnaca in Cyprus. He was eventually released by Larnaca in December of that year. Diawara then signed for French side AC Arles-Avignon on a free transfer in 2009. At Avignon Diawara went on to bring an end to his playing days.
International career
The striker played for the French national U-21 team, but chose to represent Guinea at senior level. Diawara was then called up to Guinea's squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He went on to score a sum of two goals within the Cup of Nations of which Guinea got to the quarterfinals of.
Personal life
Diawara is of present a football pundit with French network Canal +.