Sunday, 3 January 2016

Premier League star found dead in a river



Steve Gohouri played for Wigan in the Premier League



34-year old Steve Gohouri, who played for Wigan Athletic between 2010 and 2012 has been found dead. He was reported missing two weeks ago.

The Ivorian attended his current fourth division German side TSV Steinbach’s Christmas party on December 11 and was due to travel to Paris to meet up with his family. German police confirmed that his body have been found at River Rhine on New Year’s Eve. Dusseldorf Police confirmed there was no violence from a third party.

The official Wigan Athletic twitter account posted a message saying: “We are saddened to hear reports of our former defender Steve Gohouri passing away. Our thoughts are with his family."

Steve Gohouri was born in Ivory Coast but grew up in France and was part of the youth system at PSG. The defender was part of the Ivory Coast 2010 World Cup squad.

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