Jacques Yaméogo (24 July 1943 – 19 June 2010) was a Burkinabé
football
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player and
manager.
Career
Yaméogo was born in
Bobo-Dioulasso. He played for
RC Bobo Dioulasso,
Étoile Filante de Koudougou and
US Yatenga
Union Sportive du Yatenga is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouahigouya in the north of the country.
The club was formed after a fusion between ''Stade Yatenga'' and a smaller club and since 2005 it plays in the Burkinabé Premier League.
R ...
.
Yaméogo led the
Burkina Faso U17 national team at the
FIFA U-17 World Championship in
1999
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and
2001
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. In 2002, he worked with
Pihouri Weboanga
Pihouri Weboanga is a Burkinabé football
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as a head coach of the
Burkina Faso national senior team.
Death
Yaméogo died on 19 June 2010 at his home in
Bobo-Dioulasso.
References
External links
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1943 births
2010 deaths
Footballers from Bobo-Dioulasso
Burkinabé men's footballers
Burkinabé football managers
Burkina Faso national football team managers
2002 African Cup of Nations managers
Burkinabé expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football players not categorized by position
21st-century Burkinabé people