Harouna Diarra (born 26 October 1978) is a

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

an former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Diarra played for

OFI Crete OFI may refer to: * Overseas Filipino Investors, Filipino expatriates who contribute to the economy of the Philippines through remittances, buying property, and creating businesses * OFI Crete, a Greek association football club based on the island ...

in the Greek

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

from 1997 to 1999. He later played for

Naoussa F.C. Naousa F.C. or F.A.S. Naousa ( el, Φ.Α.Σ. Νάουσα) is a Greek professional football club based in Naousa, Imathia, Naousa plays in the Football league 2 which last year emerged local champion (Epsi imathias) History The club was establish ...

Panelefsiniakos F.C. Panelefsiniakos F.C. ( el, Πανελευσινιακός Α.Ο.), the ''Panelefsiniakos Athletic Club'', is a association football, football club based in the city of Eleusis, Elefsina, Greece. The club currently competes in Football League (G ...

and Kalamata F.C. in the Greek

Beta Ethniki The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...

. Diarra made a few appearances for the

Mali national football team The Mali national football team ( French: '' Équipe de football du Mali '') represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and th ...

, including

2000 African Cup of Nations The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field ...

qualifiers.

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* Living people 1978 births Association football midfielders Malian footballers Mali international footballers AS Real Bamako players OFI Crete F.C. players Naoussa F.C. players Panelefsiniakos F.C. players Paniliakos F.C. players Kalamata F.C. players Stade Malien players Malian expatriate footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-footy-bio-stub