Alain Bédé

Alain Bédé
Personal information
Full name Alain "James" Bédé
Date of birth (1970-08-20) 20 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Attécoubé, Ivory Coast
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Stella Adjamé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 SC Toulon
1990–1993 ASEC Mimosas
International career
1992 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain "James" Bédé (born 20 August 1970) is a former Ivorian footballer.[1][2]

Club career

Bédé played for Sporting Toulon during the 1987–88 season.[3]

International career

Bédé was a member of the Ivory Coast national football team during the 1992 King Fahd Cup.[4][5]

Personal life

Bédé is the father of gridiron football player Boris Bede.[6] Alain also runs his own football academy, James Bede Soccer Academy (JBSA), in Framingham, Massachusetts. JBSA was established in 1998 as Soccer Skill International before changing to its current name in 2002.[7]

References

  1. ^ "James Bede, Coaching Director, Program Developer". jamesbede.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Alain J Bede". intelius.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Sporting Toulon 1987/1988". pari-et-gagne.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Alain Bede". footballzz.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Alain Bede". eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  6. ^ Bossé, Oliver (2 November 2013). "Du foot au foot, c'est le pied pour Boris Bede". lapresse.ca. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. ^ "JBSA Club History". jamesbede.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.