Daouda Karaboué

{{Short description|French handball player (born 1975)}}

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{{Infobox handball biography

| image = Daouda Karaboué (Montpellier HB) - Handball player of France (4).jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|11 December 1975}}

| birth_place = Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

| position = Goalkeeper

| height = 198 cm

| youthclubs1 = Mandelieu | youthyears = 1984-1993

| clubs1 = Montpellier HB | years1 = 1993-2000

| clubs2 = SG Hameln | years2 =2000-2002

| clubs3 = Grasshoppers Zürich | years3 = 2002-2004

| clubs4 = Montpellier HB | years4 = 2004-2010

| clubs5 = Fenix Toulouse Handball | years5 = 2010-2013

| nationalyears1 = 2004-2013

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 151

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| managerclubs1 = Pays d'Aix UC (GK Coach)

| manageryears1 = 2015-

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|Team competition}}

{{MedalGold| 2012 London| Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 2011 Sweden |Team competition}}

{{MedalGold| 2009 Croatia |Team competition}}

{{MedalBronze| 2005 Tunisia |Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 2006 Switzerland | Team competition}}

{{MedalGold| 2010 Austria | Team competition}}

{{MedalBronze| 2008 Norway | Team competition}}

}}

Daouda Karaboué (born 11 December 1975{{cite web |url=http://www.montpellierhandball.com/LEGENDE/joueurs.php?joueur=104 |title=Daouda KARABOUE |website=MontpellierHandball.com |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714113839/http://www.montpellierhandball.com/LEGENDE/joueurs.php?joueur=104 |archive-date=2011-07-14}} in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is a French handball player, he won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/karaboue-daouda-1107493/ |title=Daouda Karaboue |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=15 April 2013 |archive-date=5 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405202430/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/karaboue-daouda-1107493/ |url-status=dead}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/daouda-karaboue-1.html |title=Daouda Karaboué |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203095843/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/daouda-karaboue-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}

He was awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2008 for playing handball at the Beijing Olympics and for having 14 years of sporting activity.{{cite web |url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=F1ACD4990A8DDC2C421046A82D8FC1BA.tpdjo03v_3?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000019761691&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO |title=Décret du 14 novembre 2008 portant promotion et nomination |website=Legifrance.gouv.fr |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030170352/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=F1ACD4990A8DDC2C421046A82D8FC1BA.tpdjo03v_3?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000019761691&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO |archive-date=2018-10-30}}

He retired in May 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-70-48581.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title= Französische Liga sagt drei großen Stars adieu|access-date=10 June 2013|language=de}} In 2015 he became the goalkeeping coach at French club Pays d'Aix UC.{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-70-74637.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Ehemaliger HBL-Profi Karaboue wird Trainer|access-date=14 October 2015|language=de}}