Yaya Toure Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography & More » StarsUnfolded
👨🎤
biology | |
real name | Gnégnéri Yaya Touré |
Nick name | Yay, Firewall, Colossus |
Profession | Ivorian professional football player |
Body Statistics and More | |
high | In centimeters— 189 cm In meters – 1.89 meters feet inches- 6′ 2″ |
weight | In kilograms – 78 kg In pounds— 172 lbs |
body measurement | – Bust: 41 inches – Waist: 34 inches – Biceps: 15 inches |
eye color | Black |
hair color | Black |
football | |
debut | club debut– 2001 for Baveren international premiere– In 2004, for the Ivory Coast national team |
jersey number | 42 |
Location | midfield |
Coach/Tutor | Patrick Van Lekindan |
Achievement | • Toure moved from Monaco to FC Barcelona in 2007 and was part of Barcelona’s historic squad in 2009, which won six trophies in one year. • In 2010, he moved to English club Manchester City, where he won its first league title in 44 years. • Touré has been part of the Ivorian national team since 2004 and helped the team to runners-up in the 2006 and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, and led the team to victory in 2015. • Touré was named African Footballer of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. |
career turning point | • In 2009 he was selected for Barcelona and helped Barcelona win six trophies. |
personal life | |
date of birth | May 13, 1983 |
Age (2016) | 33 years |
place of birth | Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire |
Zodiac Signs/Sun Signs | Taurus |
Country of Citizenship | Ivorian |
hometown | Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire |
School | unknown |
University | unknown |
Education | unknown |
family | Father– Maury Toure
Mother– unknown elder sister– Echatoure |
religion | Islam |
Race | Black Côte d’Ivoire |
dispute | In January 2016, Yaya slammed CAF’s failure to win the African Footballer of the Year, calling the decision “sad” and “indecent” And bring “shame” to Africa. |
Girls, Families & More | |
marital status | Married |
affairs/girlfriend | unknown |
wife | Gineba Toure |
children | son– Dimitri Toure daughter– not applicable |
money factor | |
salary | $15.84 million per year |
net worth | $70 million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Yaya Toure
- Does Toure drink alcohol? :no
- Toure used to play in the streets as a child. He got his first football boots when he was 10 years old.
- Toure joined the ASEC Mimosa Youth Academy in 1996 at the recommendation of his longtime mentor, Patrick van Leyendam.
- During his youth career, he played as a striker. He played as a centre-back, but spent most of his career as a penalty-box midfielder for club and country, where he is considered one of the best in the world.
- He is the younger brother of Kolo Toure and a professional footballer. The brothers played together for 3 years for English club Manchester City.
- Colo moved to Liverpool in 2013, and the brothers first met in March 2015 in a match between Liverpool and Manchester City.
- Touré, the older brother of Ibrahim Touré of Al-Safa’ SC, died on 19 June 2014 after a brief battle with cancer.
- Malawi prostitute Sandra Ntonya, who claimed she had a series of sexual encounters with Manchester City star Yaya Toure in 2015, has revealed she also had sex with the midfielder Brother Kolo of Liverpool slept. Yaya later refuted the claim, saying that his wife, Gineba Touré, was all he needed.
- When Toure played in Portugal and Moscow, he faced a lot of racism, mainly locally.
- A devout Muslim who was voted ‘player of the year’ during the Premier League, Toure rejected Britain’s champagne tradition based on his religious beliefs after the league ended.
- Touré joined the campaign against elephant poaching and in 2013 became a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.
Discover more articles in our categories Celebrity & News et Wiki.
Thanks for visiting we hope our article Yaya Toure Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography & More » StarsUnfolded
, we invite you to share the article on Facebook, pinterest and e-mail with the hashtag ☑️ #Yaya #Toure #Height #Weight #Age #Family #Biography #StarsUnfolded ☑️!