Oumar Bagayoko (born September 19, 1975) is a retired Malian

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Career

Bagayoko played for

Djoliba AC Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters and three training stadia at Complex Sportif Héréma ...

and briefly in

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria (German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the mos ...

. He later played in Kuwait before starting a career in Greece. Here he played for Athinaikos 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 ...

, later for Thrasyvoulos F.C. and Chalkida-Lilas F.C. in the Greek Gamma Ethniki. Bagayoko made several appearances for the Mali national football team, including a

2000 African Nations Cup 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 ...

qualifier and a

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qualifier against Libya.

References

1975 births Living people Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Djoliba AC players FK Austria Wien players Athinaikos F.C. players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Malian Première Division players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Kuwait Premier League players Football League (Greece) players Gamma Ethniki players Malian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Malian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Malian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Khaitan SC players 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-footy-bio-stub