Rafan Sidibé
Rafan Sidibé (born 12 March 1984) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Born in Bamako, Sidibé played for JS Centre Salif Keita and Stade Malien in his native Mali before moving to Algeria where he joined MC Alger of the Algerian Championnat National in 2005. On 20 February 2006, while playing for MC Alger in the return leg of the Arab Champions League 2005–06 quarterfinals against ENPPI Club, Sidibé suffered a double fracture of the tibia.[1] He underwent surgery the next day[2] but was sidelined until 10 January 2007, when he came back scoring a goal in a friendly against Fiorentina.[3][4][5]
After three years with MC Alger Sidibé signed with league rivals MSP Batna. After one season with MSP Batna, he signed with Olympic Safi in the Moroccan Botola.[6]
International career
[edit]Sidibé was part of the Malian 2004 Summer Olympics football team, which exited in the quarter-finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to France in the next round.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ ENPPI (Egypte) 1-2 MC Alger Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. DZ foot. Retrieved 18 February 2011
- ^ MCA Sidibé a été opéré hier. djazairess.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011
- ^ Blog of MC Alger. mc-alger.skyrock.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011
- ^ Blog of Moloudia-Alger Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 February 2011
- ^ Transferts : Quelques gros coups effectués Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. DZ foot Retrieved 18 February 2011
- ^ "La Fiche de Rafan SIDIBE". DZ Foot. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Rafan Sidibe Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
External links
[edit]- Rafan Sidibé at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rafan Sidibé at WorldFootball.net
- Rafan Sidibé at Olympedia
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