Idrissa "Saboteur" Malo Traoré (24 December 1943 – 3 December 2023) was a Burkinabé football manager and player. He managed the Burkina Faso national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idrissa Malo Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Gaoua, Upper Volta | ||
| Date of death | 3 December 2023 (aged 79) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bobo Dioulasso | |||
| Jeanne d'Arc | |||
| International career | |||
| 1964–1970 | Burkina Faso | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1980 | Rail Club Kadiogo | ||
| 1986–1988 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 1992–1996 | Burkina Faso | ||
| 2001–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2006–2007 | Burkina Faso | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Traoré played as a right-back in Burkina Faso with Bobo Dioulasso and Jeanne d'Arc. He represented the Burkina Faso national team from 1964 to 1970.[1]
Managerial career edit
Towards the end of his playing career, Traoré got his management badges and began his managerial career with Rail Club Kadiogo. He moved to the Ivory Coast with ASEC Mimosas in 1986, Djoliba AC 2000. He thereafter was appointed the manager of the Burkina Faso national team from 1992 to 1996, and had another stint with them in 2006.[2]
Death edit
Traoré died on 3 December 2023.[3]
References edit
- ^ "IDRISSA MALO TRAORE (Entraîneur de football) : "J'ai apporté ma touche à l'émergence des jeunes chez les Etalons"". leFaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2 Apr 2021.
- ^ LEPAYS, Editions (25 Sep 2017). "IDRISSA TRAORE DIT SABOTEUR, ENTRAINEUR LES ETALONS LOCAUX : " Je suis le plus gradé de tous les entraîneurs du Burkina"". Editions Le Pays (in French). Retrieved 2 Apr 2021.
- ^ "Drissa Malo Traoré dit Saboteur est décédé" [Drissa Malo Traoré, known as Saboteur, has died]. lefaso.net (in French). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
External links edit
- Idrissa Traoré at WorldFootball.net
- Idrissa Traoré at Soccerway
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