Souleyman Sané

Samy Sané

Personal information
Full name	Souleymane Sané
Date of birth	(1961-02-26) 26 February 1961
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Viry Sur-Sein
1981–1982	ES Viry-Châtillon
1982–1985	FV Donaueschingen
1983–1984	→ Blagnac FC (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	SC Freiburg	106	(56)
1988–1990	1. FC Nuernberg	57	(12)
1990–1994	SG Wattenscheid 09	117	(39)
1994–1995	FC Tirol Innsbruck	58	(23)
1995–1997	FC Lausanne-Sport
1997–1999	SG Wattenscheid 09	45	(9)
1999	LASK Linz	10	(0)
2000	FC Schaffhausen
2000–2004	Rot-Weiß Leithe
2004–2009	Schwarz-Weiß Südfeldmark
2009–2010	DJK Wattenscheid
International career
1990–1997	Senegal	55	(?)
Managerial career
2008–2011	Zanzibar (coach)
2009–2010	DJK Wattenscheid (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Souleyman Sané (born 26 February 1961) is a Senegalese-French retired footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of Schalke 04 and Germany forward Leroy Sané.

Playing career

Sané was born to Senegalese diplomats, and moved to France at the age of four. He chose to be a footballer, much to the behest of his father, and played football at amateur level. In 1982, he was called up for military service, and according to the law he could be based close to his home as a promising sportsman. For this to happen, the FFF had to send over the necessary papers, but to due to Sané being on his summer holiday at the time, he was unable to contact his parents. The application was missed, and Sané was ordered to serve across the border in the Black Forest.

There, he played for Donaueschingen part time, where he was scouted by 2. Bundesliga side Freiburg. He signed his first professional contract in 1985. During three years at the club, he scored 56 goals and was top scorer in 1988. He then spent two seasons at Nuernberg, and in 1990, signed for Wattenscheid, then a Bundesliga club. He was noted for his speed, being able run 100 metres in 10.7 seconds, and for being one of the first black players to play in the Bundesliga.

In 1994, he joined FC Tirol Innsbruck, finishing as the Austrian Bundesliga's top scorer at the end of the season. He then returned to Wattenscheid for two seasons. Sané also played in Switzerland, representing Linz and Schaffhausen in the latter part of the nineties. He would return to the Ruhr valley, where his family were situated, and played for different amateur clubs in the region.

In all, he scored 51 goals in 174 (West) German top-flight appearances.

Coaching career

Sané worked as a coach for the Zanzibar national football team from 2008 to 2011, and as a player-coach for DJK Wattenscheid during the 2009–10 season.

Honours

• 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 1987–88 (21 goals)
• Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorer: 1994–95 (20 goals)

Personal life

Sané is married to Regina Weber, and has three sons, all of which were in Schalke 04's youth academy.

External links

• Souleyman Sané at National-Football-Teams.com
• Souleyman Sané profile at Fussballdaten
• Interview December 2007 (German)