Toussaint Natama (born 31 October 1982) is a former Burkinabé international football player.

Career

Born in the

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, Natama began playing football with local side

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. He joined Egyptian Premier League side

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before moving to Belgium in 2001, where he signed a contract with

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side

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. Natama was selected to play for the Burkinabé side that would compete in the

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finals in

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, but was injured in a pre-tournament friendly against Guinea in Marseille, France. The injury left him in a coma for two weeks and with left-side paralysis that ended his football playing career.

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* * 1982 births Living people Burkinabé footballers Burkinabé expatriate footballers Burkina Faso international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players K.V.C. Westerlo players Expatriate footballers in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Belgium Association football forwards 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub