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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Souleymane Jean Sane | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He is the father ofGermany forwardLeroy Sané.[4]
Sané was born to Senegalesediplomats, 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 thelaw he could be based close to his home as a promising sportsman. For this to happen, theFFF 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 forFV Donaueschingen, where he was scouted by2. Bundesliga sideSC 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 at1. FC Nürnberg, and in 1990, signed forSG Wattenscheid 09, then aBundesliga 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 theBundesliga.[5]
In 1994, he joinedFC Tirol Innsbruck, finishing as theAustrian Bundesliga's top scorer at the end of the season. He then returned to Wattenscheid for two seasons. Sané played in Austria forLinz and also in Switzerland representingSchaffhausen in the latter part of the nineties. He would return to theRuhr 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]
Sané worked as a coach for theZanzibar national team from 2008 to 2011, and as a player-coach forDJK Wattenscheid during the 2009–10 season.[3]
Sané is married toRegina Weber, and has three sons, all of which were inSchalke 04's youth academy.[5] His sonsLeroy Sané andSidi Sané are professional footballers. He holds French citizenship.[7]
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