Burkinabé footballer (1943–2023)
Idrissa "Saboteur" Malo Traoré (24 December 1943 – 3 December 2023) was a Burkinabé football manager and player. He managed the Burkina Faso national team.
Playing career
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
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
Traoré died on 3 December 2023.[3]
References
- ^ "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
- Idrissa Traoré at WorldFootball.net
- Idrissa Traoré at Soccerway
