Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1979)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Boubacar Diarra | ||
Date of birth | (1979-07-15) 15 July 1979 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1996 | Real Bamako | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Djoliba AC | 15 | (1) |
1997–2007 | SC Freiburg | 228 | (2) |
2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern[1] | 3 | (0) |
2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 5 | (0) |
2008–2010 | FC Luzern | 37 | (0) |
2010 | Liaoning Hongyun | 22 | (0) |
2011–2012 | AS Bamako | ||
International career | |||
1998–2004 | Mali | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Boubacar Diarra (born 15 July 1979) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as central defender. Having started his senior career with Djoliba AC, he moved to Germany in 1997 joining SC Freiburg where he amassed over 200 league matches in a decade-long spell. He signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2007 but only spent half a season there. He went on to play for Swiss club FC Luzern and Liaoning Hongyun of China before returning to Mali with AS Bamako.[2]
Career
Born in Bamako, Diarra started his career at Djoliba AC.
In 1997, he moved to Europe joining German club SC Freiburg where he spent a decade. Following a short period with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where his chance to play was limited by a broken arm, he joined Swiss club FC Luzern in 2008.[3]
On 11 March 2010, Diarra left Lucerne and joined Chinese Super League club Liaoning Hongyun.[4]
Honours
Mali
- Africa Cup of Nations fourth place: 2002[5][6]
References
- ^ "Diarra, Boubacar" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Boubacar Diarra". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Luzern verstärkte sich mit Diarra". Blick (in German). 10 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Diarra ins "Reich der Mitte"". Blick (in German). 10 March 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details".
- ^ "African Nations Cup 2002".
External links
- Boubacar Diarra at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- 1 M. Sidibé
- 2 D. Diakité
- 3 S. Diawara
- 4 A. Coulibaly
- 5 F. Diawara
- 6 M. Diarra
- 7 Dabo
- 8 B. Touré
- 9 Bagayoko
- 10 S. Coulibaly
- 11 D. Sidibé
- 12 Keïta
- 13 Camara
- 14 Doukantié
- 15 B. Diarra
- 16 Kéïta
- 17 Dr. Coulibaly
- 18 Dissa
- 19 Ad. Diakité
- 20 Haïdara
- 21 Da. Coulibaly
- 22 Ab. Diakité
- Coach: Kasperczak
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