Jacques Zimako

{{Short description|New Caledonian footballer (1951–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jacques Zimako | fullname = | image = Jacques Zimako en 1975.jpg | caption = Zimako in 1975 | birth_date = {{birth date|1951|12|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Lifou]], [[New Caledonia]], [[French Fourth Republic|France]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|12|8|1951|12|28}} | height = 1.75m | currentclub = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1972–1977 | clubs1 = [[SC Bastia|Bastia]] | caps1 = 134 | goals1 = 42 | years2 = 1977–1981 | clubs2 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] | caps2 = 120 | goals2 = 30 | years3 = 1981–1983 | clubs3 = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] | caps3 = 62 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 1983–1985 | clubs4 = [[SC Bastia|Bastia]] | caps4 = 68 | goals4 = 10 | totalcaps = 384 | totalgoals = 90 | nationalyears1 = 1977–1981 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 1987 | nationalteam2 = [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]] | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | manageryears1 = 1995 | managerclubs1 = [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]] }}

'''Jacques Zimako''' (28 December 1951 – 8 December 2021) was a New Caledonian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

==Biography== Zimako was born in [[Lifou]], [[New Caledonia]]. He played for [[SC Bastia]],<ref>[http://bastia78.forzabastia.com/joueurs/autres/zimako_1.htm Photos]</ref> [[AS Saint-Étienne]]<ref>[http://www.asse-stats.com/joueur-jacques-zimako-183.html AS St Étienne profile]</ref> and [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard]]. He was capped 13 times for [[France national football team|France national team]], scoring two goals.<ref>[http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=ZIMAKO%20Jacques Profile]</ref> He was the first footballer of [[Kanak people|Kanak]] origin to play for France and the cousin of [[Marc-Kanyan Case]].

He died on 8 December 2021, at the age of 69.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/6431-on-l-appelait-zimako.html |title=On l'appelait Zimako|author=Philippe Mayen|language=fr|website=Fédération Française de Football|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Saint-Étienne''' * [[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1980–81 French Division 1|1981]]

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