Bobo Baldé
Guinean and French footballer
Dianbobo "Bobo" Baldé (born 5 October 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He played for Mulhouse, Cannes, Toulouse, Celtic, Valenciennes and Arles-Avignon. Born in France, Baldé was a Guinean international and represented them 52 times scoring two goals.
Club career
Early career
Baldé started his career in 1995 at centre back for Marseille, where he stayed until 1997 but could not make the first-team breakthrough, so he had to leave his hometown club to join second division outfit Mulhouse for the 1997–98 season, staying only that year. When Mulhouse were relegated, he joined Cannes on loan in 1998, where he had little success in the league, making 29 appearances and scoring four goals. He left Marseille, moving to Toulouse, whom he helped to promotion during the 1999–00 season. In total, he made 52 league appearances for Toulouse, scoring one goal.
Celtic
Baldé signed for Celtic on 21 July 2001 and became a regular player in Celtic's team. Baldé made 232 appearances (51 as a sub) during his spell as a Hoops' player.
He made his debut on 8 September in a 3–1 win at home to Dunfermline Athletic.
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