Fantamady Keita
Personal information
Full name Cheick Fantamady Keita[1]
Date of birth (1949-09-25)25 September 1949
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Real Bamako
1972–1975 Rennes 52 (15)
1975–1976 Angoulême 12 (4)
1976–1977 Pontevedra 17 (7)
1979–1982 Chaumont
International career
Mali
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fantamady Keita (born 25 September 1949) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1][2] A Malian international, he was the leading scorer in the 1972 African Cup of Nations, scoring five goals as Mali reached the final.[3]

Career

Keita began his playing career with AS Real Bamako, before he went on to spend three years (1972–1975) in France with Stade Rennais. He also had a spells with AS Angoulême and ECAC Chaumont.[4]

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fantamady Keita at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Fantamady Keita at BDFutbol
  3. ↑ Owsianski, Jaroslaw. "African Nations Cup 1972 (Final Tournament) - Goal Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Footballeur: Fantamady Keita" (in French). Malijet. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.


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