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Yaya Touré biography, net worth, career and life

Ex-Manchester City footballer Yaya Touré. [Photo/Sky Sports]
  • Yaya Touré was born on 13th May 1983.
  • He is an Ivorian football coach.
  • He is also an academy coach at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
  • Yaya is also Kolo Touré’s younger brother.

Yaya Toure Net worth

Ex-Manchester City footballer Yaya Touré. [

Yaya Touré. Photo/Sporting news]

Yaya Touré’s net worth is something to boast of. His net worth lies at $70 million. He has been progressing well from where he started in his career and has moved to different European clubs. Touré joined club Barcelona a Spanish La Liga for 10 million pounds [$12,218,247]. His next move was at club Manchester City where he signed a five years contract at a fee of 24 million pounds[$29,225,986].

Yaya’s net worth also rose from the various endorsements he had with some companies. He worked with or rather was the promoter. This includes Nissan Motors which is a car manufacturing company as well as Puma which is a cloth line company.

Yaya Touré Biography

Full name Gnegneri Yaya Touré
Date of birth 13 May 1983
Place of birth Bouake, Ivory Coast
Height 1.88m
Position midfielder

Yaya Touré Career

Being an illustrious player, Yaya attracted the attention of the major European clubs who were ready to raise his net worth upon endorsement.

Touré was born in Bouake and joined the ASEC Mimosa youth Academy at the age of thirteen years. This was on a recommendation from his mentor Patrick Van Reijendam.

At 18 years, he began his football career at Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas giving European clubs cravings to have him as he was untouchable on the pitch. Touré aspired to be a striker and played Centre back for Barcelona in the  UEFA Champions League final. For most of his time in his career, he was a box-box midfielder being regarded as one of the best players in his position.

He had stints with Beveren, Metalurh Donetsk, Olympiacos and Monaco before leaving for Barcelona. Having played over 100 matches for the club, he became part of the historic Barcelona team winning six trophies. He moved to Manchester City where he scored several goals in  FA Cup final and semi-final earning Manchester city their first League title in forty-four years.

He holds a Honorius title as an ambassador to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Touré played along with his elder brother Kolo Touré in the Ivory Coast National team and also at Manchester City. He was appointed as the under -16 coach at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Personal life

Yaya Touré as Tottenham coach. [Photo/SportsMax]

Yaya comes from a family that embraces football as a career. His elder brother Kolo is also a footballer and happened to be in the same team as Manchester City. He had another brother who also played football but succumbed to cancer in 2014-Ibrahim Toure. He holds the Islamic faith.

Yaya Touré is married to Gineba.They are said to be agemates and got married at the age of 20 years, blessed with two boys and a girl. He is a family man who holds his family values closely.

Touré was arrested for being drunk and driving two times the limit. Touré was comical defending himself in court saying that he consumed diet cola from a jug at a party without realizing that there was brandy in it. He said that the drink tasted odd, making him fatigued without suspecting that he was somewhat unsteady. Touré was banned from driving for eighteen months and was fined a sum of 54,000 pounds [$65.78].

Touré became a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme in a campaign against elephant poaching in 2013.

Yaya was involved in a scandal that saw him drop from a charity match courtesy of UNICEF. This was on allegations that he was looking for sex workers to hook up with his teammates. The worst of all, he sent a nude in a group with fellow players. Disciplinary action was taken and he stepped back from the charity game. However, he apologized and erased the content.

Luxurious collection.

Yaya has a list of high-end Cars

1. Rolls Royce Wraith worth $300,000

2.Porsche Cayenne 911 GT3

3.Mercedes Brabus, England.

He has a big, beautiful and extraordinary mansion in Cheshire

 

FAQs

1.Where is Yaya Touré from?

Yaya Touré is from Ivory Coast

2.Is Yaya Touré related to Kolo Touré?

Yes. Kolo is Yaya’s elder brother.

3.Is Yaya Touré married?

Yes. Yaya is married to his wife Gineba and they are blessed with three kids. Two boys and a girl.

  1. What’s Touré’s source of income?

His income comes from football and other endorsements from various companies.

5.How old is Yaya Touré?

He is 40 years old.

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