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Pope Bouba Diop died this Sunday at the age of 42. The former Senegal international was the victim of a prolonged illness, according to the BBC.
Known as the mountain, due to its physical size (1.94 meters and 88 kilos), Papa Bouba Diop distinguished himself as one of Senegal’s key players at the 2002 World Cup, having also scored three goals in five games. It is recalled that, in the competition played in South Korea and Japan, the African team left Uruguay and France by the way in the group stage and reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Turkey in extra time (0-1 ).
In terms of clubs, he spent nearly his entire career in European football, where he arrived in 1995 to play for Vevey Sports Helvetics. Neuchâtel Xamax (Switzerland), Grasshoppers (Switzerland), Lens (France), Fulham (England), Portsmouth (England), AEK (Greece), West Ham (England) and Birmingham (England), where he hung his boots 2013.
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