Boubacar Sanogo (born 17 December 1982) is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Dimbokro Dimbokro is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Lacs District and N'Zi Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Dimbokro Department. Dimbokro is also a commune. The town is located along the river N'Zi, ap ...

in the

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

, Sanogo started his career in Tunisia and then went to

Al-Ain FC Al Ain Football Club ( ar, نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al Ain FC or simply Al Ain is a professional football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many spo ...

in the

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, where he became well known for winning the

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and being a top goalscorer in the UAE League. He played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern during the 2005–06 season, scoring 10 goals in 24 games, a performance that caught the attention of higher level German clubs. Then, he was transferred to

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in the summer of 2006. His time at Hamburger SV was poor as Sanogo was often criticized and booed by the fans because in 31 games for Hamburg he managed to score only four goals. After the 2006–07 season, he switched to

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

for a fee of €4.5 million, which could have risen to €6 million. On 27 January 2009, Sanogo was loaned out to

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 1899 ...

until the end of the season after he not succeeded in establishing himself in the first team. In his first game, he scored the second goal in Hoffenheim's 2–0 win against

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. His performance was good that 1899 Hoffenheim wanted to sign him on a permanent basis but he returned on 1 July 2009 to

. Since missing a chance of joining 1899 Hoffenheim on a permanent basis, Sanogo joined French club

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on 19 August 2009 on a three-year contract. The transfer fee was €3.5 million. He scored his first goal for Saint-Étienne in a 4–1 win over OGC Nice in the Coupe de la Ligue. During this season, he injured his thigh. He remained injured several months, accumulating physical problems. He was on trial at AJ Auxerre, but Auxerre was not convinced. He returned to ASSE, but he was no longer used by manager

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and on 3 March 2012, Sanogo was released from the club. Following his release from Saint-Étienne, Sanogo and his family returned to Germany, where he eventually signed a deal with 2. Bundesliga club

. In his league debut for his new club, he managed to score a

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during a 2–2 draw in the season opener against

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. During the summer of 2015, Sanogo signed for

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side

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, but was ruled out for the entirety of the

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after suffering a quadriceps tear during training. On 1 May 2017, Sanogo signed for Liga 1 side

Madura United Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java. They currently play in the Liga 1. Established on 10 January 2016, Madura United FC is one of few professional clubs ...

. He was brought in after the club released

Redouane Zerzouri Redouane Zerzouri ( ar, رضوان زرزوري; born 27 April 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Raja Beni Mellal. Career In January 2019, he moved to Berkane Berkane ( ber, translit=Berkane, � ...

due to injury. In late October 2017, he joined German fifth-tier side

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on a contract until the end of the season and scored on his debut away to Chemie Leipzig. Sanogo retired in summer 2018, after his release by Altglienicke.

Post-playing career

Following his retirement from playing Sanogo became a coach at

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. He is the father of the American soccer player Malick Sanogo.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanogo goal''.

References

External links

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