Stéphane Konaté
Konaté in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||
| League | Ligue d'Or | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1980 Bouaké, Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | I.N.J.S. (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) | |||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2002: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2023–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Africa Sports | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | ABC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | ASE Essaouira | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | ABC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Palencia | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Gezira | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | ABC / ABC Fighters | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | AS Police | |||||||||||||||||
Coaching | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | HBUC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan | |||||||||||||||||
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As head coach:
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Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian retired basketball player and current coach. He is the current head coach of Jeunsesse Club d'Abidjan of the Ligue d'Or. Konaté played the majority of his career for the ABC Fighters and for the Ivory Coast national team. He is nticknamed "El Jefe" ("The Chef").
Primarily playing as shooting guard, Konaté is a 18-time Ivorian championship winner and was the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup MVP, following ABC's championship in 2005.
Konaté has represented the Ivory Coast national team in several AfroBasket tournaments, and helped the Elephants finish as runners-ups in 2009 and 2021.