Alou Traoré (born 6 November 1974) is a retired
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...
an international
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played for
Djoliba,
Pyunik
Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik (" Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourho ...
,
Sorkhpooshan
Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar ( fa, سرخپوشان دلوارافزار) was a football team based in Tehran, Iran. They played in the Iranian First Division known as the Azadegan League. They were financially backed by ''Delvar Afzar Industrial ...
,
Saipa
SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iran
...
and
Tractor Sazi
Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...
.
Career
Club
Traoré had two spells in his native Mali playing for
Djoliba, a spell in Armenia with
Pyunik
Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik (" Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourho ...
and a in Iran with
Sorkhpooshan
Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar ( fa, سرخپوشان دلوارافزار) was a football team based in Tehran, Iran. They played in the Iranian First Division known as the Azadegan League. They were financially backed by ''Delvar Afzar Industrial ...
,
Saipa
SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iran
...
and
Tractor Sazi
Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...
.
International
Traoré played for the
Mali national football team
The Mali national football team (French: '' Équipe de football du Mali '') represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and th ...
between 1994 and 2002. He was part of the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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qualifying squad for
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
Alou Traoré player profile on Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar Official Site
Living people
1974 births
Association football defenders
Tractor S.C. players
Malian footballers
Expatriate footballers in Armenia
Expatriate footballers in Iran
FC Pyunik players
Saipa F.C. players
Djoliba AC players
Sportspeople from Bamako
Armenian Premier League players
Mali international footballers
21st-century Malian people
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