Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amara Traoré | ||
Date of birth | September 25, 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Louis, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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) |
1998 | Châteauroux | 18 | (3) |
1998–2003 | 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 and correct as of 13:20, March 13, 2014 (GMT -04:00). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:05, April 9, 2008 (GMT -04:00) |
Amara Traoré (born September 25, 1965) is a retired Senegalese footballer who is currently the head coach of Horoya AC in the Guinée Championnat National.
He managed the Senegalese national team and ASC Linguère in Senegal.
Traoré played for several teams, including SC Bastia, FC Gueugnon, FC Metz, all in France.
He also played for the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Traoré was named Senegal manager in December 2009, 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.