13 Facts About Bonaventure Kalou

Bonaventure Kalou was born on 12 January 1978 and is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Bonaventure Kalou played in Rotterdam for six seasons as a first team regular.

Bonaventure Kalou mainly played as a winger, but played as a striker when necessary.

When Bonaventure Kalou decided to leave Feyenoord and try his luck in another European competition, the Ligue 1, at AJ Auxerre, Salomon was sent to Feyenoord's partner Excelsior on loan, before taking over his brother's role.

Bonaventure Kalou played two seasons at Auxerre, where he developed further as a striker and an attacking midfielder as opposed to a winger.

Bonaventure Kalou scored one of PSG's goals as they won the 2006 Coupe de France Final; the second consecutive season he had scored in the final.

Bonaventure Kalou returned to the Netherlands in 2008 with SC Heerenveen, with whom he won the Dutch Cup in 2009.

Heerenveen beat FC Twente in the final, and Bonaventure Kalou scored a goal.

In February 2011, Bonaventure Kalou announced his retirement from professional football.

Bonaventure Kalou played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup for the Ivory Coast.

Bonaventure Kalou scored the winning goal in their final match, against Serbia and Montenegro.

In 2018 Bonaventure Kalou successfully ran as an independent candidate for Mayor of Vavoua.

Bonaventure Kalou was formerly a Catholic, but told La Croix in 2017 that he had become an Evangelical Christian.