Ĭissé returned late to pre-season training in July 2003, which led manager Steve Bruce to place him on the transfer list. His season, however, was cut short after picking up an injury in February that ruled him out for the rest of the season. Though the sending-off was rescinded, he went on to receive five yellow cards in six games, ultimately accumulating ten yellow cards before the New Year. Cissé made his first appearance for the club at Arsenal on the opening day of the season, but was sent off. Īfter captaining the Senegal national team to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Cissé transferred to English club Birmingham City for their 2002–03 season, their debut season in the Premier League. He also spent the majority of the 2001–02 season on loan at Montpellier Herault SC. He began his career with Lille OSC before moving onto CS Sedan Ardennes and then Paris Saint-Germain. He was also the assistant coach of the under-23 side from 2012 to 2013, becoming head coach from 2013 to 2015.īorn in Ziguinchor, Senegal, Cissé moved to Paris at the age of nine where he grew up with dreams of playing for Paris Saint-Germain. Cissé was a defensive midfielder who also, on occasion, played at centre back.Ĭissé has been the head coach of Senegal since 2015, having briefly taken charge of them following Amara Traoré's sacking, in a caretaker role in 2012.

Having begun his career in France, he later played for English clubs Birmingham City and Portsmouth. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which reached the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations Final and for being the first Senegal manager to win the tournament in 2022 after reaching the final in 2019. *Club domestic league appearances and goalsĪliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese football coach and former player who is the manager of the Senegal national team.

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