Mamadou Keïta

Mamadou Keïta
Personal information
Date of birth	20 October 1947
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Date of death	9 April 2008 (aged 60)
Place of death	Mali
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
196?–197?	Stade Malien
International career
19??–197?	Mali
Managerial career
1983–1984	Mali U-17
1993–1997	Mali
	Gonfreville Alliance Club (Bouaké)
	ASC Bouaké
	Africa Sports d'Abidjan
	AS Denguélé
	Stade Malien
	AS Biton
	Jeunesse Athletic Club (Port-Gentil)
	Club Sport Batavéa (Libreville)
2004–2005	Mali
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mamadou Keïta (born 20 October 1947 in Bamako, death 9 April 2008) was a Malian professional football player and manager.

Career

After primary studies in Bagadadji and secondary studies in the Technical School and Secondary Normal School in Bamako, Mamadou Keïta studied at the College of Sports in Cologne (Germany) where he obtained a Sport Teacher Certificate, Diploma for Football 1974/1975.

Mamadou Keïta played for the Stade Malien from Bamako. He was a player of the Mali national football team and played in particular during the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations in Yaoundé, where he named best goalkeeper.

Mamadou Keïta has coached several Ivorian clubs (Gonfreville Alliance Club (GAC) in Bouaké, ASC Bouaké, Africa Sports d'Abidjan, AS Denguélé in Odienné), Malian clubs (Stade Malien, AS Biton in Segou) and Gabonese club (Jeunesse Athletic Club in Port-Gentil, Club Sport Batavéa (CBS) in Libreville).^[1]

In 1983-1984, he led the junior national team of Mali (the "eagles"). In 1993, he became coach of the Mali national football team for the 1994 African Cup of Nations.^[2]

Since August 2004 until February 2005 he again coached the Mali national football team.^[3]

Mamadou Keïta died on 9 April 2008.^[4]