Jacques Zimako (28 December 1951 – 8 December 2021) was a New Caledonian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Biography
Zimako was born in
Lifou,
New Caledonia. He played for
SC Bastia,
[ Photos] AS Saint-Étienne
[ AS St Étienne profile] and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He was capped 13 times for France national team, scoring two goals.
[ Profile] He was the first footballer of
Kanak people origin to play for France and the cousin of
Marc-Kanyan Case.
He died on 8 December 2021, at the age of 69.
Honours
Saint-Étienne
