Cheick Tioté, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Ivorian footballer
Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1986
Place of Birth: Yamoussoukro, Lacs Region, Ivory Coast
Date of Death: 05-Jun-2017
Profession: association football player
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Cheick Tioté
- Cheick Ismaël Tioté (21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) French pronunciation: ?[??ik isma?l tjote]) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Formed at FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 2005 with Belgium's Anderlecht.
- In 2008, after a loan at Roda JC, he joined Dutch club FC Twente, winning the Eredivisie in his second season.
- After that, he signed for Newcastle United in England for a fee of £3.5 million.
- Tioté totalled 156 games for Newcastle over six-and-a-half seasons, scoring one goal.
- In February 2017, he joined Beijing Enterprises of the China League One, where he died in June in a training session, at the age of 30. Tioté played 52 times for the Ivory Coast national football team from 2009 to 2015, scoring once.
- He represented the country at two FIFA World Cups and four Africa Cup of Nations, winning the 2015 edition of the latter.
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