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Top Facts about Corentin Tolisso, Bayern Munich Goal Scoring Machine

Corentin Tolisso is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the German club Bayern Munich and the France national team. The French footballer was a member of the squad who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Find out the untold top facts about Corentin Tolisso.

The French footballer is best known by the nickname Coco. Just with a quick look at Corentin scoring sheet you will know that the young footballer has a strong ability in scoring. The footballer has an unusual record of scoring goals. It is estimated that in every six games he scores a goal. The story is getting better and better so don’t miss it.

The footballer has an interesting storyline with incredible events. In addition to the details of Corentin Tolisso transfer market stats and his football career we will reveal his untold storyline off the pitch as well. The footballer is a married man, find out the details about Corentin Tolisso wife and the couple’s love story. We will start the story with

Corentin Tolisso childhood.

 

Top Facts about Corentin Tolisso, You Probably Didn’t Know 

Corentin Tolisso won numerous Bundesliga titles and awards during his career. From such a young age Corentin was a big fan of Bayern Munich. With his arrival at the German club, he transformed into the goal-scoring machine of the club. According to Corentin Tolisso stats he scored 10 goals only in his first season. Find out the

top facts about Corentin Tolisso

in the following.

Corentin Tolisso Childhood and Family  

Now let’s start with Corentin Tolisso childhood. He was born on 3 August 1994, in Tarare, France to French mother Marie Chanta and African father Vincent Tolisso. Corentin comes from a simple family. The footballer grew up with his sister Marina in Thizy which is a small village located in the eastside of France. His father used to work as a postman and his mother worked as a director of disabled people's home back in Thizy. Speaking of simple lifestyle and humble beginning the footballer once said about his past: “I know where I come from, and that will remain so.”

He added: “This is my character; it shows how my parents raised me.” At such a young age, the young boy dreamed of becoming a professional footballer.

Corentin Tolisso parents

wanted him to pursue his education and didn’t think his high hopes to pursue football is serious especially that he was physically weak and fragile. Despite all the obstacles, the young and fragile kid was determined to fulfill his dream. Corentin Tolisso parents wanted what was best for their son and insisted that he should at least finish his high school education.

Tolisso A Bayern Munich Fan from The Age of Six 

Corentin Tolisso age

was only 6 when he watched

Bayern Munich

play at the UEFA Champions League. Their victory made little Corentin become a fan and he wore the team’s shirt. Scroll down to see the little boy in a Bayern Munich shirt. Tolisso was determined to play football, and he started by joining the local club and youth team stade

Amplepuis

. He worked hard and dedicated himself completely to become a remarkable footballer.

At the same time, the little footballer went to school. This was a good platform for young Corentin to showcase his talents. Before he became a tough midfielder the footballer played as a forward. He even scored a hat-trick in a 4-4 draw over his future club Olympique Lyonnais. The little boy had remarkable scoring abilities at such a young age. Find out more top facts about Corentin Tolisso in the following.

Corentin Tolisso Rise to Fame

 Back in 2004, Corentin Tolisso parents agreed that their son pursue football more competitively and he joined FC Pays to fulfill his dream. The young footballer showed such a remarkable performance and raised above all youth ranks. His speed, control of the ball which all led to goal scoring highlighted him from the rest of the team. Corentin features caught the attention of

Lyon

Academy, which is a French professional football club. Corentin Tolisso age was 13 when he signed up for Lyon's academy.

Corentin Tolisso Bitter Debut 

As we mentioned before and based on

Corentin Tolisso transfer market stats

the footballer joined Lyon. Six years later on 10 August 2013, Corentin made his debut for the club. He came in as a substitute in the 92nd minute in a 4-0 home win against Nice but the young footballer debut wasn’t so pleasant as he entered the pitch just a few seconds later the referee blew his whistle. Nobody noticed Corentin on the pitch and TV was showing footage of the last goal scored by the team. Poor Corentin went unnoticed on his first appearance and he didn’t even get the chance to touch the ball. 

Corentin Tolisso Outstanding Performance at Lyon

The young star didn’t give up and he continued making his European club competition debut on 24 October 2013 in a 1-0 victory against

HNK Rijeka

in the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. After a week the young star signed his first professional contract with the club until 2017. In the following season absence and injury of the team footballers provided the opportunity for the young footballer to shine.

In the 2014-15 season, he appeared in all the Ligue 1 games. According to

Corentin Tolisso stats

, he scored 7 goals that season. By the end of the season Tolisso along with his teammates, Nabil Fekir and Anthony Lopes extended his contract until 2020 due to outstanding performance. The following season he continued with his remarkable style of play and scored five goals and made six assists as the team finished the season ahead of Paris Saint-German. Find out more top facts about Corentin Tolisso in the following.

Tolisso Rejects a Forty Million Euro Offer

Tolisso's style of play and goals earned him several admirers from around Europe. In July 2016, the footballer was offered less than €40 million to join Serie A side,

Napoli

. He rejected the offer and showed his commitment to the Lyon club and confirmed that he will stay at his current club. The footballer scored his first Ligue 1 goal of the 2016-17 season on 27 August in a 4-2 defeat against

Dijon

.

He scored his first-ever goal in a UEFA club competition on 14 September in a 3–0 UEFA Champions’ League group stage home victory against Dinamo Zagreb. In 2016, following the regular captain Maxime Gonalons and vice-captain Alexandre Lacazette's injury, Tolisso was handed the captain’s armband and captained the team in the first-ever Rhône derby over Saint-Étienne at Lyon's new stadium, Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Learn more

top facts about Corentin Tolisso

in the following.

Tolisso First Red Card in His Whole Career

In February, the footballer received his first red card in his whole career for a foul on

Fabien Lemoine

in stoppage-time. Prior to Tolisso's expulsion, his teammate

Rachid Ghezzal

was sent off the pitch too for making a move on the same player. Lyon was defeated, and Both footballers showed such bad behavior that president Jean-Michel Aulas declared that they will both be severely punished for their actions. Based on Corentin Tolisso stats he finished the season with 14 goals and seven assists in 47 games in all competitions. The footballer’s name was on the list of UEFA Europa League squad of the season as well.

The Most Expensive Signing of Bayern Munich

Based on Corentin Tolisso transfer market stats on 14 June 2017, Bayern Munich announced that the football star will be signing a four-year contract worth more than €40 million in addition to €6 million potential bonuses. This was the highest price for a footballer in Bundesliga. The Most Expensive Signing of Bayern Munich which Lyon made a lot of profit from it. The previous record belongs to Javi Martínez. Bayern Munich spent €40 million to buy him from Athletic Bilbao in August 2012. Later the record was broken on 5 July 2017 by the sale of Alexandre Lacazette to Arsenal for more than €50 million.

Tolisso was a big fan of Bayern Munich since he was six years old. He never thought that one day he will play for this club. The football star commented about his transfer to the German club: “My agent called me to tell me about Bayern's interest, and a few days later, I met them, it’s one of the top three clubs in Europe with a great playing philosophy which suits me. I went for it without any hesitation. When I was little, it was already a club that meant something to me. There were French players there like Willy Sagnol and Bixente Lizarazu, there were big names…”

Tolisso Style of Play

Tolisso has remarkable capability when it comes to scoring goals as we mentioned before, it is estimated that the footballer scores every six games. Just in his first season at the club, he scored 10 goals and amazed everyone with his style of play. When the young star arrived at the club, former France international Jean-Pierre Papin compared him to

Toni Kroos

. Kroos is highly regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world.

Papin stated: “Tolisso is a bit like [Toni] Kroos in terms of his style of play, he can defend, he can attack and he can play an important role in midfield. He has great technique, is dangerous in front of goal and can also make goals.” in an interview with the French magazine Onze Mondial the young star commented upon his comparison to other football legends like Kroos, Luka Modric, Thiago, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard: “I try to be as effective as possible, Control, pass, control, pass, move, then to be decisive – assist, goal.” Find out more

top facts about Corentin Tolisso

in the following.

Corentin Tolisso Remarkable Goal

On 4 March 2018 in 4-0 win against

Freiburg

the footballer scored a long-range goal that everyone from around the world admired. He later commented that the goal was a result of hard work and extra shifts on training ground. “I practice these type of shots after training with our assistant coach Peter Hermann,” Tolisso told the German publication kicker. The extra work paid off [against Freiburg] and I'm delighted because of that,” the football star added. Tolisso is a hard-working footballer who is now living his dream.

The footballer is widely adored and he has a legendary quote. In one of his Instagram posts he captioned: “Don’t dream your life… live your dreams.” This became one of the famous quotes of the footballer. “For me everyone has their life, everyone has their story, everyone has had their difficulties,” he told Onze Mondial. “You can’t manage to become a professional by clicking your fingers without any problems, or without any sacrifice. It’s at that time that it was complicated for me – my mindset took shape.” Learn more top facts about Corentin Tolisso in the following.

Corentin Tolisso International Career

As we mentioned before Tolisso’s father is African. He was born in a country named Togo which is located on the west side of Africa. According to the top facts about Corentin Tolisso, this made him allegeable to represent Togo at the national level due to his roots. In 2016, Claude Le Roy Togo's manager declared that he would try to convince the footballer to represent Togo. However, the young star showed his commitment to France and denied any ties to Togo.

 In an interview, he stated: “I’m not disowning Togo, the country my family originally came from. But I was born here and grew up here [in France].” Tolisso represented France national team at various levels. He was also included in the senior squad for the first time in March 2017, against

Luxembourg

and Spain. He made his debut on 28 March 2017, over Spain. The next year on 17 May 2018, he once again was included in the 23-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 6 July, the football star started the quarter-final match over

Uruguay

.

He assisted Antoine Griezmann to this goal which resulted in France's victory. On 15 July, Tolisso appeared in the 73rd minute, substituting Matuidi, as France defeated Croatia 4–2 in the final, to win their second World Cup title. His first goal on the national level came on 17 November 2019, when he scored the first goal in a 2-0 over Albania, during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification. Find out facts about

Corentin Tolisso personal life

in the following.

Corentin Tolisso wife

Enough about Tolisso's career and professional information let’s get into the details of Corentin Tolisso personal life. The popular footballer is a married man.

Corentin Tolisso wife

is Sandra Tolisso. Sandra was born on 3 August 1994 in France. The stunning beauty supports her man in every up and down. She often visits the stadiums to watch Corentin games in both the national team and club. During the 2018 World Cup, she attended the stadium along with Corentin's sister, Marine. She wasn’t the only football wag who came to support her husband.

Antoine Griezmann’s wife Erika Choperena and Maria Salaues, Paul Pogba‘s girlfriend, were there as well. Unlike other famous couples in football, the French footballer tries to keep his love life as private as possible so there aren’t much details found about Corentin Tolisso personal life. The couple is long-time sweethearts and now that they are married, the fans are excited about

Corentin Tolisso children

and any further information regarding the couple’s relationship. Corentin and Sandra currently don’t have any plans to have a child. Maybe in the future, keep up for more details. Find out facts about Corentin Tolisso net worth in the following.

Corentin Tolisso Net Worth and Salary

Now let’s get into the details of

Corentin Tolisso salary

and earnings in the following. For a football star who once was the most expensive signing of Bayern Munich, Corentin Tolisso salary and income must be sky-high. As we mentioned before Corentin earned more than €40 million when he joined the German club Bayern Munich. Prior to his signing with Bayern Munich, the footballer was offered less than €40 million to join Serie A side, Napoli.

Corentin is a remarkable young footballer who unlike other players didn’t have to work on his skills and performance much to prove himself worthy. He had remarkable skills and the ability to score goals from the first day. Several clubs are eager to have him on board. Now let’s talk numbers and see how much does the footballer makes. Tolisso makes 7 Million Euros annually and more than €500k monthly.

Corentin Tolisso net worth

is the staggering amount of 41 Million Euros. Find out more top facts about Corentin Tolisso in the following.

Corentin Tolisso Social Media Accounts

Now let’s get into the details of

Corentin Tolisso social media accounts

. The football star is popular worldwide and everyone from around the world follows him on Instagram. He is available by the username of

@Corentintolisso

. More than 1 million people follow him and so far the footballer has posted around 300 photos mostly on the pitch. Judging by his posts Corentin doesn’t share many photos of his wife and as we mentioned before unlike other couples they try to keep their relationship low profile.

Looks like Tolisso is a big fan of Call of Duty Video game series. Recently he posted a photo and captioned: “ Thanks @activision for this mobile gaming station! Can’t wait to play call of duty.” As for other Corentin Tolisso social media accounts the footballer has an account on Facebook and it is available by the username of

@CorentinTolisso

. More than 2 million fans follow his Facebook account. On Twitter, the footballer so far has tweeted more than 300 times. You can follow his account which is signed up by the username of

@CorentinTolisso

and see his tweets. Hope you got all the information needed.

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