Kor Sarr (13 December 1975 – 18 February 2019) was a Senegalese professional football player and manager.

Career

Born in

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, Sarr played as a striker in France for

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. After retiring as a player, Sarr managed Senegalese clubs AS Pikine and

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Later life and death

Sarr died on 18 February 2019 in

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at the age of 43.

References

1975 births 2019 deaths Senegalese footballers AS Beauvais Oise players US Laon players Angoulême Charente FC players Stade Malherbe Caen players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Association football forwards Senegalese football managers AS Pikine managers Senegalese expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub