Basile Boli

Basile Boli
Boli in 2005
Personal information
Full name Basile Boli
Date of birth (1967-01-02) 2 January 1967
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 RC Paris 254 (4)
1990–1994 Marseille 131 (20)
1994–1995 Rangers 28 (2)
1995–1996 Hapoel Beer Sheva 11 (0)
1996–1997 Urawa Reds 32 (2)
Total 456 (28)
International career
1986–1993 France 45 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Basile Boli (born 2 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender, and currently television sports presenter. He spent the majority of his career in the 1980s and 1990s with Auxerre and Marseille, and towards the end of his career had spells at Scottish club Rangers, at Monaco, and at Japanese side Urawa Reds. Although born in Ivory Coast, he also made 45 appearances and scored one goal for the France national team, and was part of the France squad at the 1992 European Championship.