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.

Kassoum Ouédraogo
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-04-12) 12 April 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Upper Volta[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Eendracht Aalst
1991–1993 Darmstadt 98 24 (3)
1993–1995 FC Hessen Kassel 50 (19)
1995–1996 FSV Frankfurt 30 (10)
1996–1998 VfL Osnabrück 24 (7)
1998–1999 Al Wasl FC
International career
1988–1999 Burkina Faso[2] 20 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Kassoum Quedraogo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/burk-recintlp.html [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Kassoum Quedraogo" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Quedraogo, Kassoum". NOZ (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Mit den Lila-Weißen durch den Tag: VfL Osnabrück: "Zico" feiert runden Geburtstag". NOZ (in German). 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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