:Mama Ouattara
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Mama Ouattara (22 June 1951 – June 12, 2004) was a footballer from Bouna, Ivory Coast. He played for French clubs Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier HSC, Olympique Avignonnais and homeland club Stade d'Abidjan, as well as the Ivory Coast national team.
Following his playing career he pursued a career in coaching, being assigned a job in the Ivory Coast national team in 2002. He took the Ivorian junior team to second place at the 2003 African Youth Championship in Burkina Faso and subsequently led the team to the World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. He became the right-hand man to former national team coach Henri Michel.
He died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52, following a training session before the Ivory Coast v Egypt World Cup qualifying game.
External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3803155.stm Ivory Coast lose coach]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080224034732/http://www.mhscfoot.com/histoire_joueur_o.php Profile]
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Category:Ivorian men's footballers
Category:Ivory Coast men's international footballers
Category:Nîmes Olympique players
Category:Montpellier HSC players
Category:Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Sportspeople from Zanzan District
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:AC Avignonnais players
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