Kolo Toure played for Arsenal Football Club. The former Ivorian defender joined Arsenal from ASEC Mimosas in 2002 for £150,000. Toure left Arsenal for Manchester City in 2009 for £14m. In total, he made 326 appearances for Arsenal and scored 14 goals. Toure wore the number 5 and number 28 shirts for Arsenal. He was part of the Invincibles squad that won the league without losing a match. Toure was born on March 19, 1981. He is currently a first team coach at Leicester City.
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Arsenal or Manchester City? Referees DO see a difference
Discover the intriguing pattern of yellow card frequency for footballers who've played for both Manchester City and Arsenal.
Arsenal loanee returns and joins 1st-team training
Arsenal's Miguel Azeez returns from Wigan loan spell early, joining first-team training amid family conflict with Wigan boss Shaun Maloney.
Arsenal loanee’s dad in heated argument with manager
Arsenal loan star Miguel Azeez has seen limited game time at Wigan Athletic, leading to heated confrontations between Wigan boss Shaun Maloney and Azeez's father.
Kolo Toure sacked after 9 games with Wigan
Kolo Toure's tenure as Wigan Athletic manager has come to an end, just three months and nine games after he was hired.
Highly-rated Arsenal 20yo heading to Wigan on loan
Miguel Azeez is heading for a move to Kolo Toure's Wigan Athletic on loan, according to a report.
Kolo Toure in trouble after just 5 games as Wigan manager
Kolo Toure is still looking for his first win as Wigan manager after losing his fourth game from five at the weekend, conceding four for the third game in a row.
Kolo Toure becomes Wigan Head Coach, brings in former Arsenal u23 head
Kolo Toure has been appointed first team coach at Wigan and has hired former Arsenal u23s head coach, Kevin Betsy, to work alongside him.
Arsenal’s biggest fallouts: 4 major bust-ups, fights and riots
Arsenal aren't generally known as a club that constantly start brawls, fights and riots, but that just makes the occasions where things do kick off all the more memorable.
Former player discusses how awful tackle on Arsenal stars landed defender a deal
Back in 2002 Arsenal signed Kolo Touré, and the defender went on to be part of the Gunners' unbeaten league season, but it didn't start out so promisingly.
Celtic youngster names the one Arsenal player he hopes to emulate
Celtic youngster Jack Aitchison says he wants to emulate Arsenal's all-time top goalscorer Thierry Henry with the help of former Gunner Kolo Toure.
Jack Wilshere names the three Arsenal players who mentored him after his breakthrough
Jack Wilshere has said he wants to help young players coming through the Arsenal ranks, just as Kolo Toure, Alex Song and Cesc Fabregas did for him in the past.
Former Arsenal defender gives one key factor why partnership worked
Kolo Toure believes that his willingness to listen while playing alongside Sol Campbell at Arsenal was key to their on-pitch partnership.
Arsenal Invincible becomes technical assistant at Celtic as playing days end
Kolo Toure has retired from playing to take up a coaching role at Celtic.
Former Arsenal 36-year-old said this about Arsene Wenger
Ex-Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has backed his old manager Arsene Wenger to succeed in his next two years at the Emirates Stadium.
Ex-Arsenal defender Kolo Toure to coach national team
Kolo Toure has officially been announced as a coach for the Ivory Coast national team.
OTD Arsenal defender hands in transfer request after bust-up with teammate
On 13 April 2009, Kolo Toure demanded a transfer following a falling out with Arsenal teammate at the time, William Gallas.
OTD Arsenal sign centreback
On this day in 2002, Arsenal signed Kolo Toure from ASEC Mimosas after a short trial.
Arsenal Invincible to become coach at Celtic
Kolo Toure looks set to become a player-coach at Celtic under Brendan Rodgers.
'Nobody knew me' Arsenal centre-back claims
Laurent Koscielny has likened his career to former Arsenal defender, Kolo Toure, claiming that no one knew who he was when he first came to north London.
Monday recap: Boys in the USA, Lacazette update, Inter inquiry + more
Monday saw the Gunners jet off to the USA, as well as more developments in a few transfer stories.
Former Arsenal man joins Celtic
Former Gunner, Kolo Toure, has signed for Celtic on a one-year deal.
Infographic: Arsenal’s January signings
Arsenal have made a few decent signings in the winter transfer window.
Invincible hopes daily Arsenal pain helps Liverpool
Kolo Toure is hoping to use the defeat he still thinks about ‘every day’ to spur Liverpool on to Europa League glory.
The former Invincible...
Why Kolo is right about Emirates costing Arsenal Premier League
Former Arsenal player, Kolo Toure, has revealed why he believes Arsenal haven't won the league since our historical Invincible season.
The Liverpool man is convinced...
Manchester City star admits Arsenal's unbeaten season can't be repeated
Last weekend Manchester City lost for the first time this season.
A 2-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United cut short incredibly premature suggestions...
Arsenal's new number five and what he has to live up to
Arsenal have handed their new boy, Gabriel, the number five shirt. We take a look at the last four players to wear that shirt.
Sloppy Seconds – The Verdict on Manchester City’s Ex-Gunners
It seems that since moving to our shiny new stadium, Arsenal have gained a bit of a reputation for being a feeder club.
It started...