Moussa_Traoré_(footballer,_born_1971)
Moussa Traoré (footballer, born 1971)
Ivorian footballer
For other people named Moussa Traoré, see Moussa Traoré (disambiguation).
Moussa Traoré (born 25 December 1971)[3] is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[4]
Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...
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Date of birth | (1971-12-25) 25 December 1971 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Rio Sport d'Anyama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Rennes[2] | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | Olympique Alès | 164 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Angers | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | US Créteil-Lusitanos | 59 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Al-Shabab | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Choisy-le-Roi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | US Stade Tamponnaise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Ivory Coast U17 | 6 | (5[3]) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1998 | Ivory Coast | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Traoré started his career in the Ivory Coast at Rio Sport in Anyama.[citation needed]
In 1987, he won the Golden Shoe award at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]
He moved to France as a teenager to further his playing career in 1990. Later, he became a member of the Ivory Coast team that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1992. He played in two further continental competitions in 1996 and 1998 for the Elephants. He also featured in an unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[3]
- "Moussa Traoré". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- "Moussa Traore profile". lfp.fr. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- Moussa Traoré – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers : du championnat professionnel français, 1932-1997. Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 2738466087.
- "Canada 1987: USSR best by far". FIFA.com. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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