Oumar Barro
{{short description|Burkinabé footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Oumar Barro
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Upper Volta
| height = 1.74 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1997–1998
| clubs1 = EF Ouagadougou
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1998–1999
| clubs2 = Mamelodi Sundowns
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1999–2002
| clubs3 = Brøndby
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2003–2010
| clubs4 = Rail Club Kadiogo
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2003
| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/burk-recintlp.html | title=Burkina Faso - Record International Players }}
| nationalcaps1 = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 10
}}
Oumar Barro (born 3 June 1974) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer. A midfielder, Barro gained 29 caps for the Burkina Faso national team, and had a three-year stint with Brøndby of the Danish Superliga between 1999 and 2002.
Club career
After having played in his home country Burkina Faso for EF Ouagadougou and shortly in South Africa for Mamelodi Sundowns,{{cite news |title=Sundowns leave Pirates behind |url=https://mg.co.za/article/1998-03-19-sundowns-leave-pirates-behind/ |work=The Mail & Guardian |date=19 March 1998 |language=en-ZA}} Barro signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby on 7 September 1999.{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Marco de los |title=Brøndby ruster op |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/broendby-ruster-op |work=Berlingske.dk |date=6 September 1999 |language=da}}{{cite news |title=Spiller fra Burkina Faso til Brøndby IF |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/spiller-fra-burkina-faso-til-broendby-if |work=Berlingske.dk |date=7 September 1999 |language=da}} He had a slow start to his career in Europe, mainly a reserve behind Peter Graulund and Ruben Bagger. In his first start for the club on 2 October 2000, he scored a hat-trick against Haderslev FK.{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Brian Haagen |title=Barro bragede |url=https://www.bt.dk/sport/barro-bragede |work=B.T. |date=2 October 2000 |language=da}} The three goals proved to be his only for the club from Vestegnen, as he terminated his contract by mutual consent on 11 September 2002.{{cite news |title=Oumar Barros kontrakt ophævet - Brøndby IF |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2002/09/11/oumar-barros-kontrakt-ophaevet |work=brondby.com |date=11 September 2002 |language=da}} He ended his career in his native Burkina Faso with Rail Club Kadiogo.{{cite news |last1=Zingue |first1=Sylvain |title=11e journée du championnat national de football : RCK # ASECK : suprématie totale des Faucons – leFaso.net |url=https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article13054 |work=lefaso.net |date=17 March 2006 |language=fr}}
International career
Barro represented the Burkina Faso national team at the 1998 African Nations Cup tournament, which finished fourth after losing to Congo DR on penalties in the bronze final. He was later part of the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cup teams, which finished bottom of their respective groups in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He played 29 matches for national team and scored 5 goals.{{fact|date=September 2023}}
Career Statistics
=International=
:Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barro goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Oumar Barro |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|20 December 1996}} |Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |{{fb|Gabon}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|22 December 1996}} |Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |{{fb|Ghana}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|27 February 1998}} |Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |{{fb|COD|1997}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|4–4 |
| style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|11 January 2000}} |Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |{{fb|Cameroon}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|23 April 2000}} |Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |{{fb|Ethiopia}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|6
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|16 July 2000}} |rowspan="2"|Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mauritania}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 |rowspan="2"|2002 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|2–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|3 September 2000}} |Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria |{{fb|Algeria}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |2002 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|16 December 2001}} |Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |{{fb|Togo}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|11 January 2002}} |Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |{{fb|Egypt}} |style="text-align:center"|1–2 |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |Friendly |
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|13842}}
- {{in lang|da}} [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=16&id=33 Brøndby IF profile]
{{Burkina Faso Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Burkina Faso Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Burkina Faso Squad 2002 African Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barro, Oumar}}
Category:Burkinabé men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Burkina Faso men's international footballers
Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players
Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players
Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players
Category:Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
Category:Rail Club du Kadiogo players
Category:Burkinabé expatriate men's footballers
Category:Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Category:Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:21st-century Burkinabé people
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