ASEC Mimosas

Amicale Sportive of Employés de Commerce Mimosas, better known by the acronym ASEC Mimosas or at international matches ASEC Abidjan, is an Ivorian football club from the former capital Abidjan.

The club was founded in 1948 dominated the Ivorian league and already has over 20 titles and won several cup successes. In addition, in 1998 succeeded the victory of the CAF Champions League and then the success in the African Supercup.

The club is known internationally primarily for its excellent youth work. In 1993 he designed Jean -Marc Guillou at the training ground of Mimosas a boarding school, where the young people education is offered, they play get medical care and exercising regularly and. While Guillou as manager at KSK Beveren changed many young players there to be recommended in the Belgian First Division for other clubs. Many former players like Kolo Toure, Aruna, Salomon Kalou, Didier Zokora, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué and Gilles Yapi Yapo support the boarding school.

ASEC Mimosas usual, the backbone of the Ivorian national football team, so in 1992 than could be obtained with players such as Abdoulaye Traoré and Donald -Olivier Sié the African Nations Cup. However, active players were at the Football World Cup 2006 due to the Civil War, included only in foreign countries.

Achievements

  • Ivorian Cup (23x ):
  • Ivorian Cup Winners' Cup (16x):
  • CAF Champions League winners ( 1x): 1998
  • African Supercup winner ( 1x): 1999

Well-known former players and coaches

  • Emmanuel Eboué
  • Jean -Marc Guillou, founder of the boarding
  • Patrick Liewig
  • Gadji - Celi Saint -Joseph
  • Laurent Pokou
  • Donald -Olivier Sié
  • Philippe Troussier
  • Abdoulaye Traoré
  • Aruna
  • Romaric
  • Gervinho
  • Yaya Touré
  • Eugène Koffi Kouamé
  • Kolo Touré
  • Arthur Boka
  • Didier Ya Konan
  • Didier Drogba
  • Did'dy Guela
  • William Dassagaté ( Beninese national team )
  • Junior Salomon ( Beninese national team )
  • Amani Yao
  • Daniel Yeboah
  • Abdul- Ganiyu Iddi
  • Amadou Sakanogo
  • Moustapha Sakanoko, participants in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013
  • Jean Soro, Ivorian national team and two-time participants as national coach at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Jean-Marc Guillou 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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