
Guy Demel
Guy Roland Demel
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Guy Roland Demel (born 13 June 1981) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He has been assistant coach of the Ivory Coast national football team since January 2024. He could play in several positions including right back and centre back. Demel started his career in France with Nîmes Olympique before joining English club Arsenal in 2000. He then played in Germany for ten years, signing for Borussia Dortmund in 2001 and then Hamburger SV in 2005. He returned to England with West Ham United in 2011, leaving the club in 2015 and subsequently joining Dundee United. Demel was born in France but represented the Ivory Coast national team from 2004 until his international retirement in 2012, making 35 appearances. He was in the Ivorian squad for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career
- 1981Born
- 1999Joined Nîmes Olympique
- 2000Joined Arsenal F.C.
- 2001Joined Borussia Dortmund II
- 2002Joined Borussia Dortmund
- 2004Joined Ivory Coast men's national football team
- 2005Joined Hamburger SV
- 2006Joined Hamburger SV II
- 2011Joined West Ham United F.C.
- 2015Joined Dundee United F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Orsay
- •Citizenship: France, Ivory Coast
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football