Brama Traoré

Brama "Chercheur" Traoré (born 22 March 1962) is a Burkinabé football manager and former footballer. He last served as the manager of the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Nicknamed "Chercheur", Brama Traoré played domestically within Burkina Faso for JC de Bobo Dioulasso Youth and RC Bobo Dioulasso between 1980 and 1993.

He won the 1984 and 1987 editions of the Coupe du Faso and the 1992–93 Leader's Cup while playing for RC Bobo Dioulasso.

International career

He represented Burkina Faso between 1986 and 1993.

Managerial career

He has managed RC Bobo Dioulasso over three spells between 1995 and 2022, and he won the 2007 Coupe du Faso with the club.

He then managed the Burkina Faso U20, U23 and A' teams between 1999 and 2024, where his team finished runners-up at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Traoré became the Burkina Faso national team manager on 11 March 2024. His first game in charge was a 2–1 friendly loss against Libya on 22 March 2024. On 14 January 2026, he was relieved of his duties after his team was eliminated in the round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours

As a player

RC Bobo Dioulasso

• Coupe du Faso
• Champions (2): 1984, 1987
• Runners-up (1): 1985
• Leader's Cup
• Champions (1): 1992–93

As a manager

RC Bobo Dioulasso

• Burkinabé Premier League
• Third-place (2): 1984–85, 1987–88

• Coupe du Faso
• Champions (1): 2007
• Runners-up (1): 2006

Burkina Faso U23

• Alexandria International Tournament
• Runners-up (2): 2002, 2003
• UFOA-B Tournament
• Third place (2): 2008, 2022
• CEN-SAD Niamey Games
• Champions (1): 2008
• UNAF International Junior Tournament
• Champions (1): 2009
• Rézé International Junior Cup
• Champions (1): 2010
• International Espoir Tournament
• Champions (1): 2010
• Ibiza International Junior Tournament
• Champions (1): 2010
• Burkina Faso 50th Anniversary Tournament
• Runners-up (1): 2010
• Jeux de la Francophonie
• Runners-up (1): 2023

References