El-Hadji Diouf

Biography

The attacker considered for its foul temper is currently among the manpower of Bolton Wanderers. After its successes in France with Sochaux, Rennes and especially Lens where it made its best season with 10 goals and where it made party of the best players of league 1, the large English club Liverpool repurchases it for 10M€. However, its behavioral problems (multiple spittles, car accident without driving license) and the fact that the new trainer of Liverpool (Raphael Benitez) dédice not to make it play push the framing of the Reds to lend it for the season 2005-2006 to the Bolton Wanderers, which repurchases it after one successful season where it marks 9 goals. He is also international Senegalese. At present, one can say that he knew his hour of glory at the time of the world cup of 2002 when the " Lions of Téranga " (nickname of the national team sénégalaise) the quarterfinals of the competition and match lost against Turkey reached, thing that only a African team until had succeeded there (Cameroun in 1990).

Unfortunately, Diouf lived one season half-tone in 2005-2006, only 3 goals with Bolton, no marked with the EDGE with Senegal. It profits all the same from the extenuating circumstances compared to its performances 2005-2006: only 3 matches played EDGE including one full (against Zimbabwe) due to wound (absences: against Nigeria and Guinea, replacement against Ghana, sunken as substitute against Egypt) and more than 3 months of unavailability for its club for operation of a hernia to Germany (of its return of the EDGE to the end of April). It was not thus any more Diouf of 2002 which marked 10 goals with Lens and gave decisive master keys. Spending several times on billiards after its return of wound, it did not make any effort to return on its best level and this, even if it explained it him even by the fear of being wounded again (this wound is the first of its career); what however causes the anger of Sam Allardyce (his coach of Bolton) his guard. But it surprises everyone and reappears completely during the season 2006-2007 by marking 5 goals and by distributing 6 decisive master keys, forming a brilliant duet with the French attacker Nicolas Anelka. He is elected 4th the best attacking of PremierLeague, 11th better player of PremierLeague and the most active player of Bolton, he réssucite also with Senegal where he starts again to mark! He is courted more and more by large clubs! During this season 2007-2008, Diouf must confirm its beautiful former season, but the beginning of the season of the club does not seem to be promising because juice that there it is relégable in spite of some individualities like Diouf and Anelka.

Often criticized not to mark many goals, Diouf is more one frontier runner and a creator of occasions that a striker!

Prize list

Second better striker Africa zone of the eliminating heats of the world cup 2002:8 achievements (behind of the Ivory Coast Ibrahima Bakayoko 9 achievements)
Balloon of gold African 2001
Finalist of the EDGE 2002 with Senegal (match lost with the shootings with the goals against Cameroun)
Vice-champion of L1 (France) in 2002 with Lens
Quarter of finalist to the world cup 2002 with Senegal (match lost in prolongation 1-0 against Turkey)
7th better player of the world cup 2002: it was retained among 10 the best of the world cup whose gaining trio is: Oliver Kahn (gold balloon with 147 votes of the media present), Ronaldo (money balloon with 126 votes) and Hong Myung Bo, the Korean southern captain (bronze balloon with 108 votes)
Balloon of gold African 2002 (2nd of sharp)
Victorious of the cut of the league in 2003 with Liverpool
Appointed on March 4th, 2004 in London on list FIFA 100 (centenary FIFA: 125 larger still alive players) revealed by the legendary Peeled footballer and the FIFA (other African: Roger Milla, Abédi Peeled, George Weah, Okocha)
Half Finalist of the EDGE 2006 (4th)
Elected better Senegalese footballer the 50 last years (2007)
Elected 16th better African footballer of all times (2007)
Elected better player of Bolton Wanderers of the season 2006-2007

Career

Current season (Bolton: 2007-2008)

Matches: 10
titular: 9 (substitute: 1)
Goals: 0
Master keys: 4
played Minutes: 797
Paperboards: yellows: 4, reds: 0
Position with the classification: 20th (- 1) (5pts/10MJ/1V/2N/7D/9BM/16BC/-7DB)
Better performance: 2 decisive master keys against Reading

UEFA 2008

Match: 3
titular: 2 (substitute: 1)
Goals: 1
Master keys: 0
Paperboards: yellows: 1, reds: 0
Result: No one 1-1 vs Barga

Current events 2007/2008

Despite everything the rumors, Diouf will not leave and will play at least until the mercato of winter in Bolton, its decision will surely depend on the results of the cub!

Diouf announced its international retreat, being irritated by the incompetence of the sénégalaise federation to organize the matches and to pay the premiums in time!

Diouf could reconsider its decision after the victory of Senegal against Guinea (3-1) as the premiums were paid in time!

Diouf and its accomplice Nicolas Anelka have some to be given a little enough to make for their clubs and that the club does not advance!

Bolton Wanderers: Last match

Match of PremierLeague championship Bolton: 1-0: Manchester United (Goal of Anelka to the 11th min. Diouf which returned from wound is illustrated like the man of the match. NB: Bolton forever beaten Manchester United since December 22nd, 1978, in First League)

Senegal: Last match

Match of qualification for the EDGE 2008 in Ghana /Victoire >>Sénégal: 5-Burkina Faso: 1 (Diouf: 1but) Senegal is qualified for the EDGE 2008 in Ghana!

Bonds

the Community of the supporters of El hadji Diouf and all the Lions of Senegal
Card, stats and photographs of DIOUF
Card and regularly updated stats of El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf

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