Basile Boli
Vasile Boli (born 2 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender, and a current television sports presenter.
 Boli in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Basile Boli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | Auxerre | 254 | (4) |
| 1990–1994 | Marseille | 131 | (20) |
| 1994–1995 | Rangers | 28 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Monaco | 11 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Urawa Reds | 32 | (2) |
| Total | 456 | (28) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1993 | France | 45 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Boli moved to France at an early age and began his career in local youth football in Paris before signing for AJ Auxerre in 1982. A powerful defender, Boli made his way into the Auxerre first team and soon made his debut for the French national team in 1986 (going on to win 45 caps altogether). His form meant that he soon became a transfer target for the leading clubs in France. Finally in 1990 Boli signed for Olympique de Marseille who, under Bernard Tapie, were fast becoming the leading club in France. Boli starred as the club won Ligue 1 in 1991 and 1992 and was also a regular in the club's 1992–93 UEFA Champions League campaign, topping the season off by scoring the only goal of the final against A.C. Milan that gave the cup to OM. Whilst at the club he even joined teammate Chris Waddle in recording a song entitled 'We've Got a Feeling'.[2] He is remembered by football fans in England for his appearance for France against the England team in Euro 92 where he headbutted Stuart Pearce.[3]
Despite his success at Marseille Boli was forced to leave in 1994 following revelations of a match fixing scandal and the relegation of the club. He signed for Rangers F.C. for £2 million in the summer of that year and went on to make 28 league appearances (2 goals) during the 1994–95 season, securing a league winners' medal. Boli left Rangers at the end of that season and wound down his career with a season back in France with AS Monaco FC before ending his career in 1997 after a spell in Japan with Urawa Red Diamonds.
Personal life
Basile is the uncle of current players Yannick Boli, Charles Boli, and Kévin Boli, and is the younger brother of former striker Roger Boli.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre | 1982–83 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1983–84 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||||
| 1984–85 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||||||
| 1985–86 | 36 | 2 | 36 | 2 | ||||||
| 1986–87 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988–89 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989–90 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 252 | 4 | 252 | 4 | ||||||
| Marseille | 1990–91 | Division 1 | 38 | 8 | 38 | 8 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 34 | 5 | 34 | 5 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 4 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 131 | 20 | 131 | 20 | ||||||
| Rangers | 1994–95 | Premier Division | 28 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Monaco | 1995–96 | Division 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Urawa Reds | 1996 | J1 League | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 5 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 456 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 469 | 31 | ||
References
- "Décret du 30 janvier 2008 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 30 January 2008 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2008 (0026): 1818. 31 January 2008. PREX0811182D. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Basile Boli et Chris Waddle". Bide-et-musique.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- "England's track record". BBC News. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- Lemaître, Clément. "Roger Boli : « Je n'oublierai jamais les supporters de Lens » | Foot d'avant".
- Player - Basile Boli at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Legends: Basile Boli". Ligue 1 Traveler. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- "1992/93, Final". UEFA. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- "France - Footballer of the Year". RSSSF.
- "Skoblar dernier joueur de la dream team des 110 ans". OM.net (Olympique de Marseille). 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basile Boli. |
- Basile Boli at National-Football-Teams.com
- Basile Boli at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile of Rangers career
- Basile Boli at IMDB
- Basile Boli Evénements at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 October 2007)
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