Former Wigan Defender Steve Gohouri's Body Found in a River After Going Missing for Three Weeks

Former Wigan and Ivory Coast defender Steve Gohouri was found dead in the Rhine River, in the German city of Krefeld, according to the BBC. Gohouri was reported missing on December 12 after attending a Christmas party for his current club TSV Steinbach, and was supposed to visit his family in Paris shortly thereafter, though he never arrived.

Wigan shared their thoughts via Twitter this evening:

We are saddened to hear reports of our former defender Steve Gohouri passing away. Our thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/aPeoseAk8g
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) January 2, 2016

Gary also shared some words on former team mate Steve Gohouri after today's match. #wafc pic.twitter.com/VUcKwwAilk
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) January 2, 2016

Gohouri emigrated from Ivory Coast to the suburbs of Paris when he was five years old. He would later go on to represent the Ivory Coast national team starting in 2006, and played in the 2008 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers, where he scored the opening goal against Madagascar.

Police are reporting that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Gohouri's death. He was 34 years-old when he passed.