Brama Traoré
Burkinabé football manager (born 1962)
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Brama "Chercheur" Traoré (born 22 March 1962) is a Burkinabé football manager and former footballer. He most recently served as the manager of the Burkina Faso national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brama Traoré | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | JC de Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1993 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Burkina Faso | 29 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–2000 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| 199?–2020 | Burkina Faso U20 | ||
| 1999–2024 | Burkina Faso U23 | ||
| 2005–2008 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| 2012–2015 | Burkina Faso A' | ||
| 2019–2022 | RC Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| 2024–2026 | Burkina Faso | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Nicknamed "Chercheur", Brama Traoré played domestically within Burkina Faso for JC de Bobo Dioulasso Youth and RC Bobo Dioulasso between 1980 and 1993.[2][1]
He won the 1984 and 1987 editions of the Coupe du Faso and the 1992–93 Leader's Cup while playing for RC Bobo Dioulasso.[3]
International career
He represented Burkina Faso between 1986 and 1993.[2][3] He earned twenty-nine caps and scored two goals Burkina Faso.[1][4]
Managerial career
He has managed RC Bobo Dioulasso over three spells between 1995 and 2022, and he won the 2007 Coupe du Faso with the club.[1]
He then managed the Burkina Faso U20, U23 and A' teams between 1999 and 2024, where his team finished runners-up at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.
Traoré was the assistant manager of the Burkina Faso national team during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations,[1] and he became the Burkina Faso manager on 11 March 2023.[1] His first game in charge was a 2–1 friendly loss against Libya on 22 March 2024.[5] On 14 January 2026, he was relieved of his duties after his team was eliminated in the round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
Honours
As a player
RC Bobo Dioulasso
- Burkinabé Premier League: third place 1984–85, 1987–88
- Coupe du Faso: 1984, 1987; runner-up 1985
- Leader's Cup: 1992–93
As a manager
RC Bobo Dioulasso
- Coupe du Faso: 2007; runner-up 2006
Burkina Faso U23
- Alexandria International Tournament: runner-up 2002, 2003
- UFOA-B Tournament: third place 2008, 2022
- CEN-SAD Niamey Games: 2008
- UNAF International Junior Tournament: 2009
- Rézé International Junior Cup: 2010
- International Espoir Tournament: 2010
- Ibiza International Junior Tournament: 2010
- Burkina Faso 50th Anniversary Tournament: 2010
- Jeux de la Francophonie: 2023