Michel Goba | |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1961 |
Birth Place: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Position: | Striker |
Years2: | 1982 - 1983 |
Years3: | 1983 - 1984 |
Years4: | 1984 - 1985 |
Years5: | 1985 |
Years6: | 1986 - 1989 |
Years7: | 1989 - 1990 |
Clubs1: | Africa Sports |
Clubs2: | Brest |
Clubs3: | AS Angoulême |
Clubs4: | USL Dunkerque |
Clubs5: | Racing Besançon |
Clubs6: | USL Dunkerque |
Clubs7: | SC Abbeville |
Caps2: | 16 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Caps3: | 26 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Caps4: | 28 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Caps5: | 18 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Caps6: | 65 |
Goals6: | 20 |
Caps7: | 16 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 169 |
Totalgoals: | 40 |
Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast |
Michel Goba (born 8 August 1961) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. His career developed from playing in Ligue 2 with clubs including Brest, Dunkerque and Abbeville.
Goba is the uncle of Didier Drogba. He served as a mentor and father-figure to Drogba when he lived with him in France at a young age.[1] His son, Kévin Goba, is also a professional footballer who spent most of his career in the lower divisions of France.[2]