Oumar Kondé Explained

Oumar Kondé
Birth Date:1979 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Binningen, Switzerland
Height:1.87 m
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:–1994
Youthclubs1:SC Binningen
Youthyears2:1994–1995
Youthclubs2:Basel
Years1:1995–1998
Clubs1:Basel
Caps1:58
Goals1:0
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:Blackburn Rovers
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1999–2005
Clubs3:SC Freiburg
Caps3:115
Goals3:2
Years4:2005–2006
Clubs4:Hansa Rostock
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:2006
Clubs5:Hibernian
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2006–2008
Clubs6:Panionios
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Years7:2008–2011
Clubs7:FC Zürich
Caps7:18
Goals7:0
Years8:2009
Clubs8:Chengdu Blades (loan)
Caps8:14
Goals8:0
Years9:2011
Clubs9:TOT FC
Years10:2011–2012
Clubs10:SC Binningen
Years11:2012–2013
Clubs11:FC Kreuzlingen
Caps11:15
Goals11:1
Years12:2013–2015
Clubs12:SC Binningen

Oumar Kondé (born 19 August 1979) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender in the 1990s and 2000s.

Career

Youth football and FC Basel

Born in Binningen, Switzerland, Kondé started his youth football with career with local club SC Binningen in his native Switzerland. In 1994 he moved to FC Basel and joined their first team during their 1995–96 season signing his first professional contract under head-coach Claude Andrey.

Kondé played his debut for the club in the Swiss Cup game on 10 March 1996. It was an away match and won 2–0 against FC Gossau.[1] Kondé played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game on 14 April as Basel were defeated 3–0 by Grasshopper Club.[2] He scored his first goal in the Swiss Cup on 15 March 1997. It was a home match in the St. Jakob Stadium and Basel won 2–1 against Young Boys.[3]

Between the years 1995 and 1999 Kondé played a total of 90 games for Basel scoring a total of four goals. 58 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, six in the Swiss Cup, one in the UI Cup and 25 were friendly games. He scored that one goal in the domestic cup and the others were scored during the test games.[4]

He played for Basel for three and a half years before he was sold to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers for £500,000. However, he made just one appearance for the club as a substitute, in a 0–0 draw with Newcastle United in the FA Cup.[5]

SC Freiburg

Kondé had stints in the German Bundesliga with SC Freiburg and Hansa Rostock

Later years

Kondé next played for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. He was eventually deemed surplus to requirements at the Edinburgh club by manager John Collins.

After a short trial with the Austrian side Sturm Graz, Kondé signed for Greek club Panionios in January 2007.[6] After a six-month spell in Greece, he returned to his homeland on 28 August 2007 and signed a three-year contract for FC Zürich.[7] He left FC Zürich[8] and signed, on 9 March 2009, with the Chinese club Chengdu Blades a loan deal through 31 December 2009.

Kondé spent some time with TOT FC, then he returned to SC Binningen and spent one year with amateur club FC Kreuzlingen and again returned to his club of origin.

Kondé was capped by the Switzerland national under-21 team.[6]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . FC Gossau - FC Basel 0:2 (0:1) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 16 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Grasshopper Club - FC Basel 3:0 (1:0) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 16 November 2020.
  3. Web site: FC Basel - BSC Young Boys 2:1 (1:1) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 16 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . Oumar Kondé - FCB-Statistik . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 16 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Newcastle 0 Blackburn 0. Sporting Life . 14 February 1999 . 27 July 2013.
  6. News: Neil Murray and Iain Collin. Konde leaves Easter Road for Greek club Panionios. The Scotsman. 31 July 2011. Johnston Press . 23 January 2007.
  7. Web site: FC Zürich verpflichtet Defensivspieler Kondé . news.ch . German . 17 March 2012 . 28 August 2007.
  8. Web site: FCZ-Stürmer Alphonse wieder verletzt . 13 January 2009. German . 17 March 2012 . NZZ Online.