Cheick Tioté

Also known as Cheick Ismaël Tioté, Cheick Ismael Tiote, Cheick Tiote

Ivorian footballer (1986–2017)

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Cheick Tioté was an Ivorian association football player who competed as a midfielder. Born in Yamoussoukro in 1986, he held Ivorian citizenship and spoke French. His professional career began in 2005, during which he played for clubs including FC Twente, Newcastle United F.C., Roda JC Kerkrade, and R.S.C. Anderlecht. He wore the number 24 shirt and participated in the Premier League.

Tioté represented the Ivory Coast national team in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2010 and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He died in Beijing on June 5, 2017, from a myocardial infarction resulting from natural causes. He was a Muslim.

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Key facts

2017: Beijing Enterprises Group
Full name: Cheick Ismaël Tioté
Date of birth: ( 1986-06-21 ) 21 June 1986
Place of birth: Yamoussoukro , Ivory Coast
Date of death: 5 June 2017 (2017-06-05) (aged 30)
Place of death: Beijing , China
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position: Defensive midfielder
1998 2005: FC Bibo
Years: Team
2005 2008: Anderlecht
2007 2008: → Roda JC (loan)
2008 2010: Twente
2010 2017: Newcastle United
2009 2015: Ivory Coast

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Ivory Coast

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Yamoussoukro
Place of death: Beijing
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: French
Religion: Islam
Participant in: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Sport: association football
Member of team: Ivory Coast men's national football team
Position played: midfielder
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Ivory Coast
Mass: 85
Image: Cheick Ismael Tiote 8920.JPG
Height: 180

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Commons category: Cheick Ismael Tioté
date of birth: 1986-06-21
sport number: 24
date of death: 2017-06-05
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: myocardial infarction
start of work period: 2005-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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Cheick Ismaël Tioté ( French pronunciation: [ʃɛik ismaɛl tjote]; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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