Ferdinand Coly

Ferdinand Coly
Personal information
Full name	Ferdinand Alexandre Coly
Date of birth	(1973-09-10) 10 September 1973 (age 40)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1996	Stade Poitevin
1996–1999	Châteauroux	91	(8)
1999–2003	RC Lens	74	(2)
2002	→ Birmingham City (loan)	1	(0)
2003–2005	Perugia	40	(2)
2005–2008	Parma	56	(2)
National team‡
2000–2006	Senegal	23	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 May 2006

Ferdinand Alexandre Coly (born 10 September 1973 in Dakar) is a Senegalese former footballer.

Coly moved to France when he was 7 years old.He played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. After impressing at the tournament, he moved from RC Lens to Birmingham City on loan. But this proved to be a poor career move as he only managed a single Premiership appearance, against Arsenal. Coly then moved on to Perugia. In his first season with the Italian club (2003–04), he made 11 appearances but never really impressed. He spent 2004-05 in Serie C (the team descended via playoffs to Serie B then suffered "another relegation", this time in the courts), making 29 appearances and scoring twice. In the summer of 2005 he made a move to Serie A side Parma, where he has been a regular.

External links

• Ferdinand Coly at National-Football-Teams.com