Amara Traoré

Amara Traoré (born 25 September 1965) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who is the head coach of Horoya AC in the Guinée Championnat National.

Amara Traoré
Personal information
Full name Amara Traoré
Date of birth (1965-09-25) 25 September 1965
Place of birth Saint-Louis, Senegal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Horoya AC (head coach)
Youth career
1986–1987 ETICS Mboro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Bastia 54 (22)
1990–1992 Le Mans 40 (6)
1992–1996 Gueugnon 137 (58)
1996–1997 Metz 24 (6)
1997–1998 Châteauroux 18 (3)
1998 Al Wahda FC
1999–2003 Gueugnon 113 (39)
Total 386 (134)
National team
1987–2002 Senegal 36 (14)
Teams managed
2007–2009 ASC Linguère
2009–2012 Senegal
2013 AS Kaloum
2013– Horoya AC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He managed the Senegalese national team and ASC Linguère in Senegal.

Playing career

Club

Traoré played for several teams, including SC Bastia, FC Gueugnon, FC Metz,[1] all in France.[2]

International

He also played for the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

Traoré was named Senegal manager in December 2009,[3][4] and he was in charge of the national team for more than two years, until February 2012. In March 2013, he took the head coaching job with the Guinean side AS Kaloum.[5]

References
  1. Profile Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz
  2. Amara Traoré – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
  3. http://www.seneweb.com/news/article/27478.php
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Traore lands coaching job at AS Kaloum". StarAfrica.com. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.


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