Marco Zoro

Marco Zoro 2005 at the jersey of FC Messina

Marco André Zoro Kpolo (* December 27, 1983 in Abidjan ), short Marco Zoro, is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the position of the defender.

Sports career

Zoro Kpolo changed in the season 1999/ 00 to Salernitana Calcio and for the first time to a foreign club. Here was Zoro Kpolo total of three and a half years before joining FC Messina the winter break of the season 2002/ 03. In the 2003 / 04 season, the Sicilians managed to move up to the highest Italian professional league, Serie A, where the club was able to hold so far. For the 2007/08 season Zoro moved to Benfica in Portugal, but where he could win a regular place itself. During the winter break of the season 2008/ 09 he was put on the transfer list and made a five days trial with Blackburn Rovers with. He was not obliged, after which he was awarded by the end of the season within the league at Vitória Setúbal. For the 2009/10 season, the loan was extended. In 2011, Zoro played in Romania, Universitatea Craiova for where he had 14 missions. From 2012, he moved from Universitatea Craiova with free transfer to the French second division Angers SCO.

Currently Zoro Kpolo part of the team of the Ivorian national football team, with which he took 2nd place in the Africa Cup of 2006, with Zoro Kpolo came to a total of three missions.

Racism

Gained notoriety Zoro Kpolo on 27 November 2005 when he occasion of the Serie A game between FC Messina and Inter Milan of " Inter fans " with each ball contact with monkeys howling, booing and racist abuse as " dirty nigger " etc. was titled. In the 66th minute Zoro Kpolo took the ball and ran to the bank of his team and did not want to continue playing. However, teammates and opposing players could Zoro persuade the game to finish. Then received four " Inter fans ' stadium ban. Because of this and other similar incidents in Italian stadiums all games were kicked off with a five-minute delay on the following match day, in solidarity with Marco Zoro and other dark-skinned players a banner with the slogan were the following Gameday also rolled out "Stop the racism." Nevertheless, the events repeated on 2 April 2006, when it came to the back round match between Messina and Inter Milan. Again Marco Zoro was insulted with racist invective Call.

Achievements

  • 2nd place in the African Cup of Nations 2006 with the Ivorian national football team.
Defender (association football) S.L. Benfica FC Universitatea Craiova OFI Crete Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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