Amara Traoré (born 25 September 1965) is a Senegalese former professional

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in the

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. He managed the Senegal national team and ASC Linguère in Senegal.

Playing career

Traoré played for several teams, including

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, all in France. He holds Senegalese and French nationalities. He also played for the Senegal national team and was a participant at the

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Managerial career

Traoré was named

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manager in December 2009, and he was in charge of the national team for more than two years, until February 2012. In March 2013, he took the head coaching job with the Guinean side AS Kaloum.

Honours

Gueugnon *

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: 1999–2000

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* * Living people 1965 births Footballers from Saint-Louis, Senegal Men's association football forwards Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Senegal men's international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players SC Bastia players Le Mans FC players LB Châteauroux players FC Gueugnon players FC Metz players Al Wahda FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 1994 African Cup of Nations players ASCE La Linguère players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Senegalese football managers Senegal national football team managers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations managers Horoya AC managers Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate football managers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Guinea Expatriate football managers in Guinea 20th-century French sportsmen 20th-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub