Former Newcastle United footballer has collapsed during training with Beijing Enterprises and died later at hospital.
Tioté began his career in his homeland with FC Bibo before moving to Anderlecht as a teenager. He also played under Steve McClaren at FC Twente in the Netherlands before joining Newcastle in 2010 for £3.5m, going on to make almost 150 appearances.
Tioté also won 52 caps for Ivory Coast and played in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.
Chieck Tioté, 30…. Dead!