Rashin Wurie (born 27 December 1972 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a former Sierra Leonean international footballer.

Career

Wurie spent most of his professional career in Belgium, where he played for

K. Boom F.C. K. Boom F.C. (Koninklijke Boom Football Club) was a Belgian football club founded as Rupel FC Boom in 1908 in Boom, near Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the ...

in the Belgian First Division and

Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Associa ...

from 1990 until 1993, as well as K. Beerschot V.A.C. in the Second Division for the 1993–94 through 1996–97 seasons. He also had brief spells with Lok Altmark Stendal and

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

in the German

Regionalliga The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...

International career

He was included in the Sierra Leone national team for the

1996 African Nations Cup The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, ...

in South Africa and also took part in Sierra Leone's

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

campaign. During his playing days for the

Leone Stars The Sierra Leone national football team represents Sierra Leone in men's international association football and it is governed by the Sierra Leone Football Association. The team's nickname is Leone Stars. The team is affiliated to the West Afr ...

(as Sierra Leone national football team is known), he was one of the most entertaining footballers in the national as well as one of the most popular players among the Sierra Leonean fans.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wurie, Rashin 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Freetown Sierra Leonean footballers Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers Sierra Leone international footballers Association football midfielders K. Beerschot V.A.C. players R.A.E.C. Mons players Eintracht Braunschweig players Belgian Pro League players Belgian First Division B players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Belgium Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 1996 African Cup of Nations players