Ivorian star Yaya Touré, former midfielder of Manchester City and Barcelona, aged 37, has received his coaching qualifications in England, where he spent some time with Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers.
Touré has been appointed as the assistant coach of the Ukrainian club Olympic Donetsk in his first coaching experience. This marks his return to Ukraine after 16 years, having previously played with Metalurh Donetsk between 2003 and 2005. The Ivorian star announced the news via his official Twitter page, stating: "I started my professional career in Donetsk, now I'm here to start my coaching career honestly, even my agent was surprised when he learned that I wanted to learn coaching in Ukraine, but I was determined in my decision."
He expressed his excitement about returning to Ukraine to continue his coaching journey, thanking Olympic Donetsk for the warm welcome and expressing his eagerness to share his knowledge and learn further.
Additionally, Olympic Donetsk's announcement of Touré's appointment noted that he had worked with Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers to obtain his coaching license after finishing his playing career with Qingdao Huanghai in China last year. It is worth mentioning that Touré joined Barcelona in 2007, winning La Liga twice and the UEFA Champions League in 2009. He transferred to Manchester City in 2010, where he won the Premier League three times, the English League Cup twice, and the FA Cup once. Currently, Olympic Donetsk is in seventh place in the Ukrainian league with 17 points from 12 matches.
