Steve Gohouri

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Personal information
Steve Gohouri
Full name	Steven Lohoré Gohouri
Date of birth	February 8, 1981 (1981-02-08) (age 27)
Place of birth	Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2007-	Paris Saint-Germain Bnei Yehuda Yverdon-Sport FC Bologna FC Vaduz Young Boys Borussia Mönchengladbach	0 (0) 13 (4) 73 (12) 0 (0) 53 (10) 37 (8) 14 (0)
National team²
2007-	Cote d'Ivoire	2 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:59, 14 October 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Steven Lohoré Gohouri (born 8 February 1981 in Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire), known as Steve Gohouri, is a France born Côte d'Ivoire footballer who currently plays as defender for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 2. Bundesliga.

[edit] Football career

Gohouri left BSC Young Boys for Borussia on a three and a half year contract on December 28, 2006 with a transfer fee of €1.5 million ^[1]. He had been linked with other clubs prior to the transfer, including Rangers, Wigan and Newcastle ^[2].

On January 27, 2007, Gohouri made his German Bundesliga debut against Energie Cottbus ^[3]

In March 2007, he was called up to the national team for the friendly against Mauritius and scored a brace. He was also called up for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar in Antananarivo and scored the opening goal in the 3-0 victory against Madagascar.