Police confirm death of former Wigan Athletic defender Steve Gohouri

Police have confirmed that the body found in the River Rhine near Dusseldorf is that of missing former Wigan Athletic defender Steve Gohouri.

The 34-year-old had been unaccounted for since attending a Christmas party with his current team, German fourth-tier side TSV Steinbach.

Dusseldorf Police said that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the events of the former Ivory Coast international's death.

A statement read: "On December 31, 2015, the corpse of initially an unknown man was found in the Rhine near Krefeld. In the meantime, the dead could be identified as the 34-year-old who had been reported missing on December 12 2015. An autopsy showed no evidence of violence by third parties."

Gohouri spent two-and-a-half years at Wigan between January 2010 and summer 2012 after joining the Latics from Borussia Monchengladbach.