Yaya Toure lands new role at Standard Liege

We are delighted to confirm that Refresh client Yaya Toure has taken up the position of assistant coach at Standard Liege ahead of the 2023/24 Belgian Pro League season.

Yaya leaves his role at Tottenham Hotspur academy, where he was coaching Spurs Under-16’s side.

Refresh MD Leon Mann introduced Touré to Tottenham Hotspur in 2022 and has led on the negotiations with Standard Liege.

This role will not be Yaya’s first experience of football in Belgium, having spent three years with Beveren after moving to Europe in 2001.

Since ending his playing career, Yaya has also held positions at Ukrainian side Olimpik Donetsk and Russian team Akhmat Grozny and we are looking forward to seeing the next stage of Yaya’s coaching journey!