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.