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Guinea · 2000s

Dianbobo Baldé

Stalwart CB, also CDM Right-footed leaderanchor
Rating
82
Caps
52
Goals
2
Life
1975
Clubs
Toulouse, Celtic, AC Arles
#8
Editorial rank of 33 for Guinea
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Forty thousand Celtic fans picked Baldé as the club's first Player of the Year in 2003, the season the 1.96m centre-back played 12 of their 13 UEFA Cup ties on the road to the final in Seville. He won five Scottish league titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups at Parkhead, lost that final 3-2 to Porto, and took 52 caps to four Africa Cup of Nations with Guinea. Career record: 52 caps and 2 goals for Guinea; club career at Toulouse, Celtic, AC Arles.

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Career record

1995–1999Olympique de Marseille
1997–1998FC Mulhouse
1998–1999AS Cannes
1999–2001Toulouse
2001–2009Celtic
2009–2011Valenciennes
2011–2012AC Arles
Guinea52 caps, 2 goals

Shared the era

Guinea legends whose careers overlapped Baldé's

The world's great CBs

Around Baldé in the almanac

One rank above: Petit Sory at #7.

One rank below: Ibrahima Traoré at #9.

Guinea's editorial top five: Naby Keita · Pascal Feindouno · Cherif Souleymane · Serhou Guirassy · Titi Camara.