Brama Traoré
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brama Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | JC de Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1993 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Burkina Faso | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–2000 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| 199?–2020 | Burkina Faso U20 | ||
| 1999–2024 | Burkina Faso U23 | ||
| 2005–2008 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| 2012–2015 | Burkina Faso A' | ||
| 2019–2022 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| 2023– | Burkina Faso | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brama "Chercheur" Traoré (born 22 March 1962) is a Burkinabé former footballer who is the current manager of the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed "Chercheur", Brama Traoré played domestically within Burkina Faso for JC de Bobo Dioulasso Youth and RC Bobo Dioulasso between 1980 and 1993.[1][2]
He won the 1984 and 1987 editions of the Coupe du Faso and the 1992–93 Leader's Cup while playing for RC Bobo Dioulasso.[3]
International career
[edit]He represented Burkina Faso between 1986 and 1993.[1][3]
Managerial career
[edit]He has managed RC Bobo Dioulasso over three spells between 1995 and 2022, and he won the 2007 Coupe du Faso with the club.[2]
He then managed the Burkina Faso U20, U23 and A' teams between 1999 and 2024, where his team finished runners-up at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.
Traoré became the Burkina Faso national team manager on 11 March 2024.[2] His first gane in charge was a 2–1 friendly loss against Libya on 22 March 2024.[4]
Honours
[edit]As a player
[edit]RC Bobo Dioulasso
- Coupe du Faso
- Champions (2): 1984, 1987
- Runners-up (1): 1985
- Leader's Cup
- Champions (1): 1992–93
As a manager
[edit]RC Bobo Dioulasso
- Burkinabé Premier League
- Third-place (2): 1984–85, 1987–88
- Coupe du Faso
- Champions (1): 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Burkina Faso U23
- Alexandria International Tournament
- Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003
- UFOA-B Tournament
- Third place (2): 2008, 2022
- CEN-SAD Niamey Games
- Champions (1): 2008
- UNAF International Junior Tournament
- Champions (1): 2009
- Rézé International Junior Cup
- Champions (1): 2010
- International Espoir Tournament
- Champions (1): 2010
- Ibiza International Junior Tournament
- Champions (1): 2010
- Burkina Faso 50th Anniversary Tournament
- Runners-up (1): 2010
- Jeux de la Francophonie
- Runners-up (1): 2023
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Football - Burkina Faso: Who is Brama Traoré the new coach of the Etalons?". Sport News Africa. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2025: Meet the Coach: Brama Traoré (Burkina Faso)". 22 January 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b Bazie, Yiyé Yannick (12 March 2024). "Burkina Faso Stallions: Who is the new coach Brama Traoré?". Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Burkina Faso 1–2 Libya". futebolnational.com.