Mama Ouattara

Mama Ouattara (22 June 1951 – June 12, 2004) was a footballer from Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire. He was a player for French clubs Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier HSC, Olympique Avignonnais and homeland club Stade d'Abidjan, as well as the Ivory Coast national team.

Following his playing career he pursued a career in coaching, being assigned a job in the Ivory Coast national team setup in 2002. He took the Ivorian junior team to second place at the 2003 African Youth Championship in Burkina Faso and subsequently led the team to the World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. He became the right-hand man to former national team coach Henri Michel.

He died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52, following a training session before the Côte d'Ivoire v Egypt World Cup qualifying game.

External links

• Ivory Coast lose coach
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Name	Ouattara, Mama
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Date of birth	22 June 1951
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Date of death	June 12, 2004
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