| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amara Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
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.
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
- ^ Profile Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz
- ^ Amara Traoré – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- ^ http://www.seneweb.com/news/article/27478.php
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Traore lands coaching job at AS Kaloum". StarAfrica.com. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
External links
- Amara Traoré – FIFA competition record
- Amara Traoré at National-Football-Teams.com