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{{Short description|Footballer (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Basile Boli
| image = Basile Boli.jpg
| caption = Boli in 2005
| full_name = Basile Boli<ref name="Legion">{{cite journal |date=31 January 2008 |title=Décret du 30 janvier 2008 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 30 January 2008 on promotion and appointment |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000018038493 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2008 |issue=26 |id=PREX0811182D |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|2|df=y}}<ref name="lequipe">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur11269.html |title=Basile Boli |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Abidjan]],<ref name="lequipe"/> Ivory Coast
| height = 1.82 m<ref name="lequipe"/>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1983–1990
| clubs1 = [[RC Paris]]
| caps1 = 254
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1990–1994
| clubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps2 = 131
| goals2 = 20
| years3 = 1994–1995
| clubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1995–1996
| clubs4 = [[AS Monaco]]
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1996–1997
| clubs5 = [[Urawa Red Diamonds|Urawa Reds]]
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 2
| totalcaps = 456
| totalgoals = 28
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1993
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 45
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}

'''Basile Boli''' (born 2 January 1967) is a French former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]], and currently television sports presenter. He spent the majority of his career in the 1980s and 1990s with [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] and [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], and towards the end of his career had spells at Scottish club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], at [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], and at Japanese side [[Urawa Red Diamonds|Urawa Reds]]. Although born in [[Ivory Coast]], he also made 45 appearances and scored one goal for the [[France national football team|France national team]], and was part of the France squad at the [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 European Championship]].

==Career==
Born in [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast, Boli moved to France at an early age and began his career in local youth football in [[Paris]] before signing for [[AJ Auxerre]] in 1982. A powerful [[Defender (association football)|defender]], Boli made his way into the Auxerre first team and soon made his debut for the [[France national football team|France national team]] in 1986 for whom he went on to win 45 caps. His form meant that he soon became a transfer target for the leading clubs in France. Finally in 1990 Boli signed for [[Olympique de Marseille]] who, under [[Bernard Tapie]], were fast becoming the leading club in France. Boli starred as the club won [[Ligue 1]] in 1991 and 1992 and was also a regular in the club's [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League]] campaign, topping the season off by scoring the only goal of the final against [[A.C. Milan]] that gave the cup to OM. Whilst at the club he even joined teammate [[Chris Waddle]] in recording a song entitled 'We've Got a Feeling'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bide-et-musique.com/artist/511.html |title=Basile Boli et Chris Waddle |publisher=Bide-et-musique.com |access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref> He is remembered by football fans in England for his appearance for France against the [[England national football team|England team]] in [[UEFA Euro 1992|Euro 92]] where he [[headbutt]]ed [[Stuart Pearce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/england/3659307.stm |title=England's track record |publisher=BBC News |date=27 May 2004 |access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref>

Despite his success at Marseille Boli was forced to leave in 1994 following revelations of a match fixing scandal and the relegation of the club. He signed for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] for £2 million in the summer of that year and went on to make 28 league appearances (two goals) during the [[1994-95 in Scottish football|1994–95 season]], securing a league winners' medal. Boli left Rangers at the end of that season and wound down his career with a season back in France with [[AS Monaco FC]] before ending his career in 1997 after a spell in Japan with [[Urawa Red Diamonds]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

===Danse avec les stars===
* In 2018 he participated in [[Danse avec les stars (France season 9)|season 9]] of ''[[Danse avec les stars]]'' (the French version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'') with his partner [[Katrina Patchett]] and finished 7th out of 11 contestants.
This table shows the route of Basile Boli and Katrina Patchett in Danse Avec Les Stars.
Face to face aren't rated.

{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="text-align:Center; background:#ccc; background:#ccc;"
| rowspan="2"|'''Week'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Dancing style'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Music'''
| colspan="4"|'''Judge points'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Total'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Ranking'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Result'''
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#ccc; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|[[Patrick Dupond]]
| style="width:10%; "|[[Shy'm]]
| style="width:10%; "|Chris Marques
| style="width:10%; "|[[Jean-Marc Généreux]]
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| |1
| |[[Samba (ballroom dance)|Samba]]
|''[[Sapés comme jamais]]'' - [[Maître Gims]]
| |7
| |6
| |4
| |4
| |21/40
| |9/11
| |No Elimination
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| |2 (+ imposed figure)
| rowspan="2"|[[Jive (dance)|Jive]] (+5 points)
| rowspan="2"|''[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]'' - [[Van Halen]]
| rowspan="2"|7
| rowspan="2"|6
| rowspan="2"|6
| rowspan="2"|6
| |30/45
| |6=/11
| rowspan="2"|Safe
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| |1+2
| |51/85
| |9/11
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| |3
| |[[Slowfox|Foxtrot]]
[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-Cha-Cha]] (face to face)
|''[[I Believe I Can Fly]]'' - [[R. Kelly]]
''[[You're the First, the Last, My Everything]]'' - [[Barry White]]
| |8
| |6
| |5
| |6
| |25/40
| |8/9
| |Bottom 2 (Safe with 76%)
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| |4
| |[[Salsa (dance)|Salsa]]
|''[[Gangnam Style]]'' - [[Psy]]
| |7
| |7
| |5
| |6
| |25/40
| |7/7
| |Safe
|-style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| |5
| |[[Quickstep]]
Salsa marathon (+4 points)

[[Contemporary dance]] (face to face)
| |''[[Bewitched|Bewitched Theme]]'' - [[Howard Greenfield]]
''La Salsa du démon'' - [[Le Splendid|Le Grand Orchestre du Splendid]] 

''[[Frozen (Madonna song)|Frozen]]'' - [[Madonna]]
| |7

N/A
| |8

N/A
| |5

N/A
| |6

N/A
| |30/54
| |6/7
| |Eliminated (24%)
|-
|}

==Personal life==
Basile is the uncle of current players [[Yannick Boli]], [[Charles Boli]], Roli Boli and [[Kévin Boli]], and is the younger brother of former striker [[Roger Boli]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://footdavant.fr/roger-boli-je-noublierai-jamais-les-supporters-de-lens/|title=Roger Boli : " Je n'oublierai jamais les supporters de Lens " &#124; Foot d'avant|first=Clément|last=Lemaître|date=20 October 2017 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="nft">{{NFT|14200|name=Player - Basile Boli|access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Scottish Cup]], [[Emperor's Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish League Cup]], [[J.League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
|[[1982–83 French Division 1|1982–83]]
|rowspan="8"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|[[1983–84 French Division 1|1983–84]]
|35||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||36||0
|-
|[[1984–85 French Division 1|1984–85]]
|36||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||39||1
|-
|[[1985–86 French Division 1|1985–86]]
|36||2||6||0||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||44||2
|-
|[[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]]
|38||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||42||0
|-
|[[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88]]
|35||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||42||0
|-
|[[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]]
|37||1||8||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||45||2
|-
|[[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]]
|36||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||10{{efn|name=UC}}||1||48||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!252!!4!!27!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!16!!1!!295!!6
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|[[1990–91 Olympique de Marseille season|1990–91]]
|rowspan="4"|Division 1
|38||8||5||2||colspan="2"|–||6{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||2||49||12
|-
|[[1991–92 Olympique de Marseille season|1991–92]]
|34||5||4||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|name=EC}}||0||42||5
|-
|[[1992–93 Olympique de Marseille season|1992–93]]
|32||4||1||0||colspan="2"|–||9{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||42||6
|-
|[[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]
|27||3||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!131!!20!!17!!2!!colspan="2"|–!!19!!4!!167!!26
|-
|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[1994–95 Rangers F.C. season|1994–95]]
|[[Scottish Premier League|Scottish Premier Division]]
|28||2||1||1||1||0||1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||31||3
|-
|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]
|Division 1
|11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||13||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Urawa Reds]]
|[[1996 Urawa Red Diamonds season|1996]]
|rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]
|22||2||0||0||10||3||colspan="2"|–||32||5
|-
|[[1997 Urawa Red Diamonds season|1997]]
|9||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||12||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!2!!0!!0!!13!!3!!colspan="2"|–!!44!!5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!455!!28!!45!!4!!14!!3!!38!!5!!552!!39
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[France national football team|France]]
|1986||4||0
|-
|1987||5||0
|-
|1988||7||0
|-
|1989||1||0
|-
|1990||8||1
|-
|1991||6||0
|-
|1992||11||0
|-
|1993||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!45!!1
|}


:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boli goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Basile Boli
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 17 November 1990 || [[Qemal Stafa Stadium]], [[Tirana]], Albania|| {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 1|UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Auxerre'''
*[[Cup of the Alps|Coppa delle Alpi]]: 1984–85, 1986–87<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alpi85.html | title=Cup of the Alps 1985 | work=[[RSSSF]] | access-date=1 April 2010}}<br>{{cite news | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alpi87.html | title=Cup of the Alps 1987 | work=[[RSSSF]] | access-date=1 April 2010}}</ref>

'''Marseille'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ligue1traveler.com/legends-basile-boli/|title=Legends: Basile Boli|website=Ligue 1 Traveler|date=1 June 2019|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]], [[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League|1992–93]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/50054--marseille-vs-milan/|title=1992/93, Final|website=UEFA|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref>

'''Rangers'''
*[[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Scottish Premier Division]]: [[1994–95 Scottish Premier Division|1994–95]]{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

'''Individual'''
*Division 1 Rookie of the Year: 1984<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html | website = [[RSSSF]] | title = France - Footballer of the Year }}</ref>
*Etoile d'Or: 1989<ref name="RSSSF"/>
*[[World Soccer (magazine)#Eric Batty's World XI|World Soccer World XI]]: 1991<ref name="BTLM80s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=10 March 2014 |title=Eric Batty's World XI's – The Eighties and Nineties |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>
*The Dream Team 110 years of [[Olympique de Marseille|OM]]: 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.om.net/actualites/140213/skoblar-dernier-joueur-de-la-dream-team-des-110-ans|title=Skoblar dernier joueur de la dream team des 110 ans|publisher=OM.net (Olympique de Marseille)|date=24 April 2010|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928043956/https://www.om.net/actualites/140213/skoblar-dernier-joueur-de-la-dream-team-des-110-ans|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Orders'''
*[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 2008<ref name="Legion"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{FFF player}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* {{FIFA player}}

{{1991 World Soccer World XI}}
{{France squad UEFA Euro 1992}}
{{Authority control}}

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