:Ousmane Bangoura

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ousmane Bangoura

| image = Ousmane Bangoura - Sporting Charleroi.JPG

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|1}}

| birth_place = Conakry, Guinea

| height = {{height|meter=1.70}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1996–1997

| youthclubs1 = Étoile de Guinée

| years1 = 1997–2004

| years2 = 2004–2006

| years3 = 2006

| clubs1 = Niort

| clubs2 = Charleroi

| clubs3 = Ginde

| caps1 = 181

| caps2 = 27

| caps3 = 7

| goals1 = 20

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1995

| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006

| nationalteam1 = Guinea U-17

| nationalteam2 = Guinea

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 5

| pcupdate = 24 June 2009

| ntupdate = 3 February 2006

}}

Ousmane Bangoura (born 1 December 1979) is a retired Guinean football striker. He last played for Shenyang Ginde in 2006.

Injury

While playing a league match on 7 July 2006, the 26-year-old Ginde striker suffered a ruptured eyeball after being caught in the face by Qingdao's Lyu Gang (Chinese:呂剛). It happened while he was trying to head the ball and his opponent tried to kick it away. This resulted in the opponent's studs catching Bangoura in the eye. Lu Gang was only punished with a yellow card.

On 10 August 2006 it was reported that Bangoura's eye was saved, but he was blinded in that eye. At the moment he can only sense light but it is thought that the situation may improve over the coming months. A compensation package has been agreed that will see him receive his wages in full and an insurance payout of US$12,550, he will also receive US$100,000 of donations collected from Chinese league managers and players.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4779807.stm | title=Compensation for blinded Bangoura | publisher=BBC | date=10 August 2006 | accessdate=4 April 2021}}

Bangoura was then released by Ginde thus retired from professional football. He once sued Ginde for a concealment over his injury condition and conflict of compensation to FIFA but without response. He is now a youth coach of French club Niort.[http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/sdzk/2008/01-14/021@102445.htm That house costs me football and eyeball (in Chinese)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627083255/http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/sdzk/2008/01-14/021@102445.htm |date=27 June 2009 }}. URL accessed 24 June 2009

Personal life

Bangoura acquired French nationality by naturalization on 21 December 2001.{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0298 du 23 décembre 2001 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/2001/12/23/0298 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=20512 |language=FR |format=PDF}}

Notes

External links

{{NFT player|pid=2780}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105013440/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=195543/index.html FIFA's profile]
[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2006-07/10/content_637693.htm Shenyang's Bangoura may lose eye] on Chinadaily.com

Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Conakry

Category:Guinean men's footballers

Category:21st-century Guinean sportsmen

Category:Naturalized citizens of France

Category:French men's footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Chamois Niortais FC players

Category:Royal Charleroi S.C. players

Category:Guangzhou City F.C. players

Category:Ligue 2 players