Rahim Ouédraogo Explained

Rahim Ouédraogo
Fullname:Mamy Rahim Assane Ouédraogo
Birth Date:8 October 1980
Birth Place:Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta
Height:1.82 m
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:ASF Bobo
Youthyears2:1996–1998
Youthclubs2:Twente
Years1:1998–2007
Clubs1:Twente
Caps1:141
Goals1:0
Years2:2001–2002
Clubs2:Zwolle (loan)
Caps2:14
Goals2:1
Years3:2007
Clubs3:Skoda Xanthi
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2007–2008
Clubs4:Heracles Almelo
Caps4:19
Goals4:0
Years5:2009
Clubs5:Emmen
Caps5:13
Goals5:1
Years6:2009
Clubs6:Manisaspor
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:2010
Clubs7:Emmen
Caps7:9
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:205
Totalgoals:2
Nationalyears1:1999–2007
Nationalteam1:Burkina Faso
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:4

Mamy Rahim Assane Ouédraogo (born 8 October 1980) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Ouédraogo, whose preferred position on the field was as a defender, joined Twente at the age of 16, accompanying his brother-in-law to Enschede who was going to study.[1] He played for Twente until 2007. In the 2000–01 season, he had a brief stint at Zwolle on loan.

On 5 August 2009, he joined Manisaspor, signing a two-year contract with the Turkish club.[2] However, on 23 December 2009, his contract was mutually terminated.[3] In January 2010, he returned to Emmen, where he had played before joining Manisaspor, signing until the end of the season.[4]

International career

Ouédraogo was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Cup of Nations team, which finished at the bottom of their group in the first round, failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

After football

In February 2011, Ouédraogo started a bus route between the two largest cities in the country: the capital Ouagadougou and his hometown Bobo-Dioulasso. These buses serve the transportation needs of both goods and people. In December 2011, he revealed plans to establish a football school in Bama in 2012, alongside Mamadou Zongo and Ousmane Sanou.[5] In 2012, he established Rahimo FC, and two of his players, Lassina Traoré and Issa Kaboré, subsequently achieved success for Ajax and Manchester City, respectively.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 'Hollandse' voorlopers van huidige helden in Burkina Faso . 14 January 2024 . Voetbal International . 7 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114162917/https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/hollandse-voorlopers-van-huidige-helden-in-burkina-faso . 14 January 2024 . nl.
  2. News: Manisaspor Ouedraogo'yu transfer etti . 14 January 2024 . NTV . 4 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924223908/https://www.ntv.com.tr/spor/manisaspor-ouedraogoyu-transfer-etti,VSHrsD8kNUKoufcF9fLC3Q . 24 September 2021 . tr.
  3. News: Manisaspor Ouedraogo'yu gönderdi . 14 January 2024 . NTV . 23 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414213326/https://www.ntv.com.tr/spor/manisaspor-ouedraogoyu-gonderdi,-LnA1ZzxYU2TO8fyDEzmwQ . 14 April 2021 . tr.
  4. Rahim Ouedraogo keert terug bij FC Emmen . FC Emmen . 14 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231005021730/https://fcemmen.nl/rahim-ouedraogo-keert-terug-bij-fc-emmen/ . 5 October 2023 . nl-NL . 12 January 2010.
  5. News: Rahim Ouédraogo (1980) . 14 January 2024 . Kent u deze Nog . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604031049/https://www.kentudezenog.nl/rahim-ouedraogo-1980/ . 4 June 2023 . nl-NL.
  6. News: Ouédraogo bracht talent naar Amsterdam: 'Die moet alleen naar Ajax, zei ik' . 14 January 2024 . Voetbalprimeur . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024091807/https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/946172/ou-draogo-bracht-talent-naar-amsterdam-die-moet-alleen-naar-ajax-zei-ik-.html . 24 October 2020 . nl-NL.