Brama "Chercheur" Traoré (born 22 March 1962) is a Burkinabé former

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who is the current manager of the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Nicknamed "Chercheur", Brama Traoré played domestically within Burkina Faso for JC de Bobo Dioulasso Youth and

RC Bobo Dioulasso Racing Club de Bobo Dioulasso, also known as RC Bobo Dioulasso, is a Burkinabé professional football club based in Bobo-Dioulasso. They play their home games at the Stade Municipal. The club colours are black and white. The club was founded in ...

between 1980 and 1993. He won the 1984 and 1987 editions of the Coupe du Faso and the 1992–93 Leader's Cup while playing for

International career

He represented

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between 1986 and 1993.

Managerial career

He has managed RC Bobo Dioulasso over three spells between 1995 and 2022, and he won the 2007 Coupe du Faso with the club. He then managed the Burkina Faso U20, U23 and A' teams between 1999 and 2024, where his team finished runners-up at the

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. Traoré became the Burkina Faso national team manager on 11 March 2024. His first gane in charge was a 2–1 friendly loss against

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on 22 March 2024.

Honours

As a player

RC Bobo Dioulasso *

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** Champions (2): 1984, 1987 ** Runners-up (1): 1985 * Leader's Cup ** Champions (1): 1992–93

As a manager

RC Bobo Dioulasso *

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** Third-place (2): 1984–85, 1987–88 *

** Champions (1): 2007 ** Runners-up (1): 2006 Burkina Faso U23 * Alexandria International Tournament * Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003 * UFOA-B Tournament ** Third place (2): 2008, 2022 * CEN-SAD Niamey Games ** Champions (1): 2008 * UNAF International Junior Tournament ** Champions (1): 2009 * Rézé International Junior Cup ** Champions (1): 2010 * International Espoir Tournament ** Champions (1): 2010 * Ibiza International Junior Tournament ** Champions (1): 2010 * Burkina Faso 50th Anniversary Tournament ** Runners-up (1): 2010 *

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** Runners-up (1):

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References

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