Soccer-Former Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba dies aged 39


Soccer Football - FA Cup Quarter Final - Middlesbrough v Chelsea - Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Britain - March 19, 2022 Middlesbrough's Sol Bamba reacts REUTERS/Scott Heppell/ File Photo

(Reuters) - Former Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba has died aged 39, Turkish club Adanaspor, where he was technical director, announced on Saturday.

Bamba played for Cardiff City, Leeds United and Leicester City. He also had spells with Italian side Palermo, Scottish clubs Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian, and Turkish side Trabzonspor.

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