Aliou Cissé

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Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese professional football coach and former player. Who is currently the head coach of Angola national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which reached the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations Final and for being the first Senegal manager to win the tournament in 2022 after reaching the final in 2019. Having begun his career in France, he later played for English clubs Birmingham City and Portsmouth. Cissé was a defensive midfielder who also, on occasion, played at centre-back. Cissé was the head coach of Senegal from 2015 to 2024, having briefly taken charge of them following Amara Traoré's sacking, in a caretaker role in 2012. He was also the assistant coach of the under-23 side from 2012 to 2013, becoming head coach from 2013 to 2015.

Career

1. 1976
   Born
2. 1994
   Joined Lille OSC
3. 1997
   Joined CS Sedan Ardennes
4. 1998
   Joined Paris Saint-Germain FC
5. 2000
   Joined Senegal men's national association football team
6. 2001
   Joined Montpellier Hérault Sport Club
7. 2002
   Joined Birmingham City F.C.
8. 2004
   Joined Portsmouth F.C.
9. 2004
   Joined Crystal Palace F.C.
10. 2006
    Joined CS Sedan Ardennes
11. 2008
    Joined Nîmes Olympique

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Ziguinchor
• •Citizenship: Senegal, France
• •Known as: association football player, association football national coach, association football coach
• •Sport: association football