BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
Ousmane Dabo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ousmane Dabo | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Laval, Mayenne, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Forcé | ||
| 1985–1990 | Stade Lavallois | ||
| 1990–1995 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1998 | Rennes | 40 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Internazionale | 13 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Vicenza (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Parma | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | AS Monaco | 16 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Vicenza (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Atalanta | 52 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Lazio | 79 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Manchester City | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Lazio | 47 | (1) |
| 2011 | New England Revolution | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 321 | (11) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | France | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2008 | |||
He has previously played for Rennes, Internazionale, Vicenza, Parma, Monaco, Atalanta, Lazio, Manchester City and New England Revolution. He has represented France three times at full international level. His younger brother, Moussa, is currently without a club and also plays as a midfielder.
Football career
Early career
Dabo started his career at Stade Rennais, before he and team-mate Mikaël Silvestre were signed by Inter Milan in 1998.[1]Dabo was not a regular first team player for Inter, and a few months later he was loaned out to Vicenza, where he made 13Serie A appearances. Dabo spent the following season at Parma under Arrigo Sacchi, making sixteen appearances. In June 2000, Inter stated Silvestre and Dabo were bought for only 3 million Italian Lira and sold for 30 million.[2] In June 2000 he changed clubs again, returning to the French league with Monaco in an exchange deal involving Sabri Lamouchi.[3] Six months later he returned to Vicenza on loan,[4] and in the close season made a permanent move to Atalanta.[5] At the Bergamo club he secured regular first team football, and in 2003 he gained a call-up to the France national team for theFIFA Confederations Cup, which Dabo described as "a surprise".[6]
Lazio
In summer of 2003 Dabo joined Lazio, along with team-mate Luciano Zauri,.[7] at first an co-ownership deal but raised to a total of €3.225M and €5.65M transfer fees after Lazio bought duo remain rights in June 2004.[8] Dabo became an important and popular part of the Lazio midfield due to his organised style of play, making 79 appearances for the club.
Manchester City[edit]
After interest from a variety of Premier League clubs in 2006, Dabo joined Manchester City on a Bosman transfer, signing a three-year contract.[9] Dabo cited a positive impression of the club arising from a friendly match between Manchester City and Lazio at the City of Manchester Stadium as one of his main reasons for joining Manchester City.[10] His debut for the club came in the opening match of the season, a 3–0 Premier League defeat to Chelsea.[11] On his third City appearance he received a red card for an aerial challenge with Reading's Steve Sidwell, and was suspended for three matches.[12]However, a knee ligament injury sustained in training resulted in a much longer absence,[13] and he did not make another appearance until mid-December. He then had a run of thirteen consecutive appearances, but was sidelined by injury. Upon his return to fitness he struggled to regain his place in the team, making only one further appearance in the 2006–07 season.
Confrontation with Joey Barton
On 1 May 2007, Dabo was assaulted by his team mate Joey Barton at City's training ground. Dabo stated that he had been hit several times, and had to go to hospital after suffering injuries to his head during the incident, including a suspected detached retina.[14] Dabo requested that the police press charges against Barton,[15] and as a result, on 16 May 2007, Barton was arrested and questioned by Greater Manchester Police. Barton pleaded guilty to the assault.[16] Barton later claimed on 8 April 2011 that, in fact it was Dabo who started the fight, and he was merely defending himself.[17] After Barton signed for Olympique de Marseille on 1 September 2012 on a season-long loan, Ousmane Dabo questioned the arrival of the Englishman at the Rhone club and called his former teammate a coward for constantly hitting him when he was face down on the floor.[18]
Return to Lazio
He was put on the transfer list by Sven-Göran Eriksson along with team mates Danny Mills and Paul Dickov. Mills and Dickov both ended up going out on loans, but Dabo remained at the club. After just playing the League Cup game in 29 August 2007, he finally re-signed for S.S. Lazio on 30 January 2008, cost only €263K. He signed a contract until 30 June 2010. On 13 May 2009, he scored the winning penalty in a penalty shoot-out to give Lazio a 6–5 win after a 1–1 draw, over Sampdoria in the 2009 Coppa Italia Final.[19]
New England Revolution
After seven months without a club, Dabo signed with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution on 8 February 2011.[20] He made his MLS debut on 7 May 2011 in a game against the Colorado Rapids.[21]
Dabo retired from football on 18 July 2011 after struggling with injuries throughout the 2011 MLS season.[22]
Honours
- Lazio
- France
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