Oumar Barro (born 3 June 1974) is a Burkinabé former professional

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. A

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, Barro gained 29 caps for the Burkina Faso national team, and had a three-year stint with Brøndby IF of the

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between 1999 and 2002.

Football career

Club career

After having played in his home country Burkina Faso for

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and shortly in South Africa for

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, Barro signed a four-year contract with

club Brøndby on 7 September 1999. He had a slow start to his career in Europe, mainly a reserve behind Peter Graulund and

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. In his first start for the club on 2 October 2000, he scored a hat-trick against Haderslev FK. The three goals proved to be his only for the club from Vestegnen, as he terminated his contract by mutual consent on 11 September 2002. He ended his career in his native Burkina Faso with Rail Club Kadiogo.

International career

Barro represented the Burkinabé national team at the 1998 African Nations Cup tournament, which finished fourth after losing to

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on penalties in the bronze final. He was later part of the

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and

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teams, which finished bottom of their respective groups in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He played 29 matches for national team and scored 5 goals.

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Brøndby IF profile
1974 births Living people Burkinabé footballers Burkinabé expatriate footballers Burkina Faso international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players Rail Club du Kadiogo players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Brøndby IF players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Association football midfielders Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Danish Superliga players 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub