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Michel Goba
	Michel Goba
Personal information
Full name	Michel Goba
Date of birth	August 8, 1961 (age 48)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Playing position	Striker
Senior career1
National team
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only.; * Appearances (Goals)

Michel Goba (born August 8, 1961 in Abidjan) is a former international footballer of Ivory Coast. He played on the pitch as a striker. His playing career developed from playing Ligue 2 clubs including Brest, Dunkerque and Abbeville.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Personal life

Goba is the uncle of Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba. He served as a mentor and father-figure to Drogba when he lived with him in France at a young age. ^[3]

[edit] References

^ "Michel Goba" (in French). Wikimedia Commons. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Goba. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
^ Brest is currently in Ligue 2 while Dunkerque and Abbeville, who have played in Ligue 2 in the past, are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs division.
^ "Drogba: I never cared about my problems". FIFA Magazine. FIFA.com. 2005-07-21. http://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/magazine/index/0,1569,108578,00.html?articleid=108578. Retrieved 2007-03-23.

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.

[edit] External links

Michel Goba - Wikipédia fr (French)
Didier Drogba's interview with FIFA

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[0] "Michel Goba" (in French). Wikimedia Commons. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Goba. Retrieved 2007-03-23.

[1] Brest is currently in Ligue 2 while Dunkerque and Abbeville, who have played in Ligue 2 in the past, are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs division.

[2] "Drogba: I never cared about my problems". FIFA Magazine. FIFA.com. 2005-07-21. http://www.fifa.com/en/regulations/magazine/index/0,1569,108578,00.html?articleid=108578. Retrieved 2007-03-23.

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