Sammy Traoré

Sammy Traoré

Traoré with Paris Saint-Germain in May 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-02-25) 25 February 1976
Place of birth	Créteil, France
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2002	Créteil-Lusitanos	149	(1)
2002–2006	Nice	112	(11)
2006–2012	Paris Saint-Germain	67	(1)
2007–2008	→ Auxerre (loan)	25	(1)
Total		353	(14)
International career
2001–2008	Mali	20	(1)
Managerial career
2016–	Maccabi Créteil FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976 in Créteil) is a French and Malian football manager, as a player his preferred position was a defender. He made good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and also start attacking moves.

Traore was a regular and successful member of the Mali national team between 2001 and 2008.

Managerial career

In July 2016, Traoré, a Muslim, was appointed as manager of the Jewish-supported Maccabi Créteil FC based in Paris.

Honors

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France: 2009–10

Mali

• Africa Cup of Nations four place: 2004

External links

• Sammy Traoré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)