Urbain Some

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Urbain Some

| image = Urbain Some.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Some in 2006

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Republic of Upper Volta

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1997–2001

| clubs1 = USFA Ouagadougou

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2002–2003

| clubs2 = Ottawa Wizards

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 19

| years3 = 2004

| clubs3 = Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2005

| clubs4 = Toronto Lynx

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2006

| clubs5 = Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| nationalyears1 = 1998–2000

| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2007–2018

| managerclubs1 = Université du Québec men

| manageryears2 = 2008–2018

| managerclubs2 = Université du Québec women

}}

Urbain Some(born 20 February 1979) is a Burkinabé former international football midfielder and head coach who played in the Burkinabé Premier League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL First Division. He is currently the president and co-founder of the Planet Soccer Academy.

Playing career

Some began his professional career in his native Burkina Faso in the Burkinabé Premier League with Union Sportive des Forces Armées, with the club he won league titles in 1998, and 2000.{{Cite web|date=25 June 2017|title=Urbain Somé - P_S_A|url=http://www.planetsocceracademy.com/about/urbain-some-en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625132138/http://www.planetsocceracademy.com/about/urbain-some-en|archive-date=25 June 2017|access-date=24 June 2020}} In 2002, he went abroad to play with the Ottawa Wizards in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.{{Cite web|date=25 December 2002|title=CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League|url=http://www.cpsl.ca/gallery/ottawa_wizards.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021225094528/http://www.cpsl.ca:80/gallery/ottawa_wizards.asp|archive-date=25 December 2002|access-date=25 June 2017}} In his debut season with Ottawa he assisted in securing the league treble (CPSL Championship, CPSL Canada Cup, and the Eastern Conference title).{{Cite web|date=21 October 2002|title=Wizards rule|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/505749439/?terms=Ottawa+Wizards|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Windsor Star|page=24|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=30 September 2002|title=Another title for Wizards|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/466824338/?terms=Ottawa+Wizards|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Ottawa Citizen|page=26|language=en}} The following season he returned to the Wizards and helped the club to an undefeated season, but the club withdrew from the postseason after a dispute with the CPSL board of directors.{{Cite web|last=Desaulniers|first=Darren|date=4 December 2003|title=Pro soccer league revokes Wizards franchise|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/466837457/?terms=Ottawa+Wizards|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Ottawa Citizen|page=23|language=en}} In 2004, he played with Ottawa St. Anthony Italia in the Ottawa-Carleton Soccer League, and featured in the 2004 Open Canada Cup.{{Cite web|date=5 July 2004|title=Soccer - St. Anthony's moves on|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/466825245/?terms=Urbain+Some+Toronto+Lynx|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Ottawa Citizen|page=21|language=en}}

In 2005, he was signed by the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division by his former Wizards head coach Hubert Busby, Jr., who signed him due to a shortage of players from injuries and suspensions.{{Cite news|last=Koreen|first=Mike|date=15 May 2005|title=DIFFERENT VENUE, same old result.|newspaper=Toronto Sun}} He made his debut for the club in the home opener against the Montreal Impact.{{Cite web|last=Fritz-Gerald|first=Sean|date=16 May 2005|title=Loss a microcosm of Lynx's whole season|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/514384322/?terms=Urbain+Some+Toronto+Lynx|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The National Post|page=34|language=en}} He scored his first goal for the club on 31 May 2005 in a match against the Rochester Rhinos in 5–3 defeat.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/urbain-some/|title=Urbain Some {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=25 June 2017}} In 2006, he returned to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia, and was named the team captain.{{Cite web|last=Cleary|first=Martin|date=9 September 2006|title=Ottawa soccer continues to flourish|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/466893965/?terms=Urbain+Some|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Ottawa Citizen|page=25|language=en}} Throughout the season he contributed in securing the Ontario Cup, and the Canadian National Challenge Cup.{{Cite web|last=Lackner|first=Chris|date=10 October 2006|title=Italia celebrates national men's title|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/466892122/?terms=Urbain+Some|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Ottawa Citizen|page=25|language=en}} He managed to win his second Open Canada Cup by defeating his former club the Toronto Lynx in a 2–0 victory over the professional club.{{Cite web|date=18 October 2006|title=Fruits of Victory|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/466852633/?terms=Urbain+Some|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Ottawa Citizen|page=33|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Cleary|first=Martin|date=30 September 2006|title=Double-Digit Soccer Scores|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/466893162/?terms=open+canada+cup|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Ottawa Citizen|page=28|language=en}}

International career

Some played for the Burkina Faso national team in 1998, where he made his international debut in a match against Guinea in a World Cup qualifier match.{{Cite web|url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154236/index.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130701124932/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154236/index.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 1 July 2013|title = FIFA.com Urbain Some|website = FIFA.com|publisher = FIFA}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/31974/Urbain_Some.html|title=Urbain Some|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=25 June 2017}}

Managerial career

In 2007, he was named the head coach for the Université du Québec en Outaouais men's team, and in 2008 he served as the women's head coach for the university. He also formed the Planet Soccer Academy with Marc-Cyrille Kamdem in 2012.{{Cite web|title=Planet Soccer Academy|url=http://planetsocceracademy.weebly.com/|access-date=24 June 2020|website=Planet Soccer Academy}}{{Cite web|date=8 January 2019|title=Planet Soccer Academy|url=http://www.planetsocceracademy.com/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108050249/http://www.planetsocceracademy.com/index.html|archive-date=8 January 2019|access-date=24 June 2020}}