Kassoum Ouédraogo Explained

Kassoum Ouédraogo
Birth Date:1966 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Upper Volta[1]
Height:1.74 m
Position:Forward
Years1:1985–1988
Clubs1:Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
Clubs2:Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Clubs3:Eendracht Aalst
Years4:1991–1993
Clubs4:Darmstadt 98
Caps4:24
Goals4:3
Years5:1993–1995
Clubs5:FC Hessen Kassel
Caps5:50
Goals5:19
Years6:1995–1996
Clubs6:FSV Frankfurt
Caps6:30
Goals6:10
Years7:1996–1998
Clubs7:VfL Osnabrück
Caps7:24
Goals7:7
Years8:1998–1999
Clubs8:Al Wasl FC
Nationalyears1:1988–1999
Nationalteam1:Burkina Faso[2]
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:5

Kassoum Ouédraogo (born 12 April 1966), sometimes spelled as Kassoum Quedraogo, is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a forward.[3] He played internationally for the Burkina Faso national team and at the club level with German clubs Darmstadt 98, FC Hessen Kassel, VfL Osnabrück, FSV Frankfurt and United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl FC.

Career

Ouédraogo first moved abroad to join Tunisian club Espérance Sportive de Tunis from Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou.[4]

He continued his career in Europe where, after playing for Belgian side Eendracht Aalst, he signed with 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.[4] Having become a fan favourite at FC Hessen Kassel, he joined another 2. Bundesliga club in FSV Frankfurt.[4] His spell at FSV Frankfurt was not successful, and Ouédraogo signed for VfL Osnabrück.[4] His started well at Osnabrück scoring 11 goals in pre-season and five goals in his first two league appearances.[5] He scored just twice in the rest of the season and was demoted to the club's second team in the second half of the season.[5] He ended his career after a season in the United Arab Emirates with Al Wasl FC.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kassoum Quedraogo . worldfootball.net . 20 October 2012.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/burk-recintlp.html
  3. Web site: Kassoum Quedraogo . German . fussballdaten.de . 20 October 2012.
  4. Web site: Quedraogo, Kassoum . NOZ . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090210103702/http://www.neue-oz.de/_vfl_osnabrueck/who_is_who/_q/20010718.html . 10 February 2009 . de.
  5. News: Mit den Lila-Weißen durch den Tag: VfL Osnabrück: "Zico" feiert runden Geburtstag . 5 October 2021 . NOZ . 12 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923023614/https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/vfl-osnabrueck/artikel/697034/vfl-osnabruck-zico-feiert-runden-geburtstag . 23 September 2018 . de. live.