Souleymane Sané

Souleyman Sane
Personal information
Full name Souleymane Jean Sane
Date of birth (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Vitry-Sur-Seine
1981–1982 ES Viry-Châtillon
1982–1985 FV Donaueschingen
1983–1984 → Blagnac FC (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 SC Freiburg 106 (56)
1988–1990 1. FC Nürnberg 57 (12)
1990–1994 SG Wattenscheid 09 117 (39)
1994–1995 FC Tirol Innsbruck 48 (23)
1995–1997 Lausanne-Sport 57 (27)
1997–1999 SG Wattenscheid 09 45 (9)
1999 LASK 10 (0)
2000 FC Schaffhausen
2000–2004 Rot-Weiß Leithe[2]
2004–2009 Schwarz-Weiß Südfeldmark
2009–2010 DJK Wattenscheid
International career
1990–1997 Senegal 23 (11)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Zanzibar (coach)
2009–2010 DJK Wattenscheid[3] (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Souleymane Jean Sané (born 26 February 1961) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of Germany forward Leroy Sané.[4]

Playing career

Sané was born to Senegalese diplomats, and moved to France at the age of four. He chose to be a footballer, much to the chagrin of his father, and played football at amateur level. In 1982, he was called up for military service, and according to the law he could be based close to his home as a promising sportsman. For this to happen, the FFF had to send over the necessary papers, but due to Sané being on his summer holiday at the time, he was unable to contact his parents. The application was missed, and Sané was ordered to serve in Germany.[5]

Whilst in Germany he played football part-time for FV Donaueschingen, where he was scouted by 2. Bundesliga side SC Freiburg. He signed his first professional contract in 1985. During three years at the club, he scored 56 goals and was top scorer in 1988. He then spent two seasons at 1. FC Nürnberg, and in 1990, signed for SG Wattenscheid 09, then a Bundesliga club. He was noted for his speed, being able run 100 metres in 10.7 seconds, and for being one of the first African players to play in the Bundesliga.[5]

In 1994, he joined FC Tirol Innsbruck, finishing as the Austrian Bundesliga's top scorer at the end of the season. He then returned to Wattenscheid for two seasons. Sané played in Austria for Linz and also in Switzerland representing Schaffhausen in the latter part of the nineties. He would return to the Ruhr valley, where his family were situated, and played for different amateur clubs in the region.[5]

In all, he scored 51 goals in 174 (West) German top-flight appearances.[6]

Coaching career

Sané worked as a coach for the Zanzibar national team from 2008 to 2011, and as a player-coach for DJK Wattenscheid during the 2009–10 season.[3]

Personal life

Sané is married to Regina Weber, and has three sons, all of which were in Schalke 04's youth academy.[5] His sons Leroy Sané and Sidi Sané are professional footballers. He holds French citizenship.[7]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Souleyman Sané". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Souleymane “Sammy” Sané" (in German). Glubberer.de. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "»Der Samy ist da!«" (in German). 11Freunde. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ^ Zocher, Thomas (25 March 2014). "Schalke reward academy star Leroy Sane with two-year deal". SkySports.com. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d Michael Yokhin (12 November 2015). "Leroy Sane shines for Schalke with Germany star wanted by Liverpool". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. ^ Matthias Arnhold (31 October 2013). "Souleyman Sané - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  7. ^ "5 things you need to know about Manchester City target Leroy Sane". aol.co.uk. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ Souleyman Sané weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 March 2014


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