.Aug 31, 2024, 08:04 PM ETFormer Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba has actually died aged 39, Turkish club Adanaspor, where he was technical director, announced on Saturday.Bamba played for Cardiff City, Leeds United and also Leicester Area. He also had spells with Italian side Palermo, Scottish clubs Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian, and also Turkish side Trabzonspor.He created 46 appearances for his country, scoring one objective and also retired in January 2023 and entered training, serving as assistant manager at Cardiff before taking up the part of technical director at Adanaspor." Our specialized director Souleymane Bamba, who became ill before the other day's suit against Manisa Football Club, was needed to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital and also regrettably shed his fight for life," Adanaspor said in a declaration." Our acknowledgements go out to his loved ones and also our neighborhood." Sol Bamba finished his playing occupation at Middlesbrough. Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty ImagesBamba was actually identified along with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2021, however was actually stated cancer-free after a course of chemotherapy.Cardiff Metropolitan area, where Bamba gained promotion to the Premier Organization in his very first season, phoned his influence on the club 'unfathomable.'" It is with the deepest misery that our experts have know this evening about the death of Club folklore, Sol Bamba. He was actually a hero to we all, a forerunner in every dressing room and a real gent," the club mentioned in a claim." This is actually positively unfortunate updates. Sol Bamba has passed away at the age of simply 39. Our inmost acknowledgements to the loved ones," the Ivory Shore nationwide soccer crew pointed out on Instagram.Leeds United contacted him 'some of the nicest individuals in soccer.'" The thought and feelings of everyone at Leeds United are with Sol's family and friends at this heartbreaking time. Rest in tranquility Sol, you will forever be in our centers, the nightclub mentioned in a declaration.