Rashin Wurie Explained

Rashin Wurie
Fullname:Rashin Wurie
Birth Date:27 December 1972
Birth Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Freetown United
Years1:1990–1993
Years2:1993–1997
Years3:1997–1999
Years4:1999
Years5:2000
Years6:2000–2001
Clubs1:Boom
Clubs2:Beerschot
Clubs3:Mons
Clubs4:Pâturages
Clubs5:Lok Altmark Stendal
Clubs6:Eintracht Braunschweig
Caps1:51
Goals1:5
Caps2:75
Goals2:9
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Caps4:12
Goals4:2
Caps5:12
Goals5:0
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1994–2002
Nationalteam1:Sierra Leone

Rashin Wurie (born 27 December 1972 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a former Sierra Leonean international footballer.

Career

Wurie spent most of his professional career in Belgium, where he played for K. Boom F.C. in the Belgian First Division and Belgian Second Division from 1990 until 1993, as well as K. Beerschot V.A.C. in the Second Division for the 1993–94 through 1996–97 seasons.[1] He also had brief spells with Lok Altmark Stendal and Eintracht Braunschweig in the German Regionalliga.[2]

International career

He was included in the Sierra Leone national team for the 1996 African Nations Cup in South Africa[3] and also took part in Sierra Leone's 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[4] During his playing days for the Leone Stars (as Sierra Leone national football team is known), he was one of the most entertaining footballers in the national as well as one of the most popular players among the Sierra Leonean fans.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wimmel. Beerschot History: Rashin Wurie. Dutch. 2009-07-01.
  2. Web site: Weltfussball. Rashin Wurie. German. 2013-02-22.
  3. Web site: Courtney, Barrie. African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details. RSSSF. 2009-07-01.
  4. Web site: FIFA. Rashin Wurie. https://web.archive.org/web/20130701035324/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=157668/index.html. dead. July 1, 2013. 2013-02-22.