Urbain Some(born 20 February 1979) is a Burkinabé former international

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and head coach who played in the

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, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the

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. He is currently the president and co-founder of the Planet Soccer Academy.

Playing career

Some began his professional career in his native

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in the

with

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, with the club he won league titles in 1998, and 2000. In 2002, he went abroad to play with the

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in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. In his debut season with Ottawa he assisted in securing the league

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( CPSL Championship, CPSL Canada Cup, and the Eastern Conference title). The following season he returned to the Wizards and helped the club to an undefeated season, but the club withdrew from the postseason after a dispute with the CPSL board of directors. In 2004, he played with

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in the Ottawa-Carleton Soccer League, and featured in the 2004 Open Canada Cup. In 2005, he was signed by the

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of the

by his former Wizards head coach

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, who signed him due to a shortage of players from injuries and suspensions. He made his debut for the club in the home opener against the Montreal Impact. He scored his first goal for the club on 31 May 2005 in a match against the

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in 5–3 defeat. In 2006, he returned to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia, and was named the team captain. Throughout the season he contributed in securing the

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, and the

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. He managed to win his second Open Canada Cup by defeating his former club the Toronto Lynx in a 2–0 victory over the professional club.

International career

Some played for the

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in 1998, where he made his international debut in a match against

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in a World cup qualifier match.

Managerial career

In 2007, he was named the head coach for the

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men's team, and in 2008 he served as the women's head coach for the university. He also formed the Planet Soccer Academy with Marc-Cyrille Kamdem in 2012.

Honors

USFA Ouagadougou

Champions (2): 1998, 2000

Ottawa Wizards

* CPSL Championship (1):

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* CPSL Canada Cup (1): 2002 * CPSL Eastern Conference title (2): 2002, 2003

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia

(1): 2006 *

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(1): 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Some, Urbain 1979 births Living people Association football midfielders Burkinabé footballers Burkinabé expatriate footballers Burkina Faso international footballers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Ottawa Wizards players Toronto Lynx players USL First Division players US des Forces Armées players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Canada Burkinabé football managers 21st-century Burkinabé people