Sol Bamba has passed away at the age of 39 (Picture: Getty)
Former Premier League defender Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39.
Bamba had spells at English clubs Leicester City, Leeds United, Middlesbrough and Cardiff City, where he is most fondly remembered.
The ex-Ivory Coast international was appointed as manager of Adanaspor last month.
The Turkish club posted on social media that Bamba had fallen ill before their goalless draw with Manisa on Friday night and taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital.
Bamba, the club say, ‘lost his battle for life there’ as they sent their condolences to ‘his family and our community’.
Bamba came through the Paris Saint-Germain academy before playing for Scottish sides Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian in the late 2000s.
He had spells at Championship teams Leicester City and Leeds United before joining Cardiff City in 2016 and enjoying five successful years in the Welsh capital.
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