Jacques Yaméogo

Jacques Yaméogo
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-07-24)24 July 1943
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta
Date of death 19 June 2010(2010-06-19) (aged 66)
Place of death Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
RC Bobo Dioulasso
Étoile Filante de Koudougou
US Yatenga
Managerial career
Burkina Faso U17
2002 Burkina Faso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacques Yaméogo (24 July 1943 – 19 June 2010) was a Burkinabé football player and manager.

Career

Yaméogo was born in Bobo-Dioulasso.[1] He played for RC Bobo Dioulasso, Étoile Filante de Koudougou and US Yatenga.[2]

Yaméogo led the Burkina Faso U17 national team at the FIFA U-17 World Championship in 1999 and 2001. In 2002, he worked with Pihouri Weboanga as a head coach of the Burkina Faso national senior team.[3]

Death

Yaméogo died on 19 June 2010 at his home in Bobo-Dioulasso.[2]

References

  1. ^ Jacques Yaméogo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Ouedraogo, Frédéric (24 June 2010). "Football : Jacques Yaméogo repose désormais au cimetière municipal de Bobo-Dioulasso" [Football: Jacques Yaméogo is now buried in the municipal cemetery of Bobo-Dioulasso]. lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Burkina Faso appoint new coach". BBC Sport. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2023.