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{{short description|Burkinabé footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Oumar Barro
| image          = 
| fullname       = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1974|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]]
| height         = 1.74 m
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = 
| youthyears1    = 
| youthclubs1    = 
| years1         = 1997–1998
| clubs1         = [[Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou|EF Ouagadougou]]
| caps1          = 
| goals1         = 
| years2         = 1998–1999
| clubs2         = [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]]
| caps2          = 
| goals2         = 
| years3         = 1999–2002
| clubs3         = [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]
| caps3          = 19
| goals3         = 3
| years4         = 2003–2010
| clubs4         = [[Rail Club du Kadiogo|Rail Club Kadiogo]]
| caps4          = 
| goals4         = 
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2003
| nationalteam1  = [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/burk-recintlp.html | title=Burkina Faso - Record International Players }}</ref>
| nationalcaps1  = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 10
}}
'''Oumar Barro''' (born 3 June 1974) is a Burkinabé former professional [[association football|footballer]]. A [[midfielder]], Barro gained 29 caps for the [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso national team]], and had a three-year stint with [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] of the [[Danish Superliga]] between 1999 and 2002.

==Club career==
After having played in his home country Burkina Faso for [[Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou|EF Ouagadougou]] and shortly in South Africa for [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sundowns leave Pirates behind |url=https://mg.co.za/article/1998-03-19-sundowns-leave-pirates-behind/ |work=The Mail & Guardian |date=19 March 1998 |language=en-ZA}}</ref> Barro signed a four-year contract with [[Danish Superliga]] club [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] on 7 September 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Marco de los |title=Brøndby ruster op |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/broendby-ruster-op |work=Berlingske.dk |date=6 September 1999 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Spiller fra Burkina Faso til Brøndby IF |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/spiller-fra-burkina-faso-til-broendby-if |work=Berlingske.dk |date=7 September 1999 |language=da}}</ref> He had a slow start to his career in Europe, mainly a reserve behind [[Peter Graulund]] and [[Ruben Bagger]]. In his first start for the club on 2 October 2000, he scored a hat-trick against [[SønderjyskE Fodbold|Haderslev FK]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Brian Haagen |title=Barro bragede |url=https://www.bt.dk/sport/barro-bragede |work=B.T. |date=2 October 2000 |language=da}}</ref> The three goals proved to be his only for the club from [[Vestegnen]], as he terminated his contract by mutual consent on 11 September 2002.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oumar Barros kontrakt ophævet - Brøndby IF |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2002/09/11/oumar-barros-kontrakt-ophaevet |work=brondby.com |date=11 September 2002 |language=da}}</ref> He ended his career in his native Burkina Faso with [[Rail Club du Kadiogo|Rail Club Kadiogo]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zingue |first1=Sylvain |title=11e journée du championnat national de football : RCK # ASECK : suprématie totale des Faucons – leFaso.net |url=https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article13054 |work=lefaso.net |date=17 March 2006 |language=fr}}</ref>

==International career==
Barro represented the [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso national team]] at the [[1998 African Nations Cup]] tournament, which finished fourth after losing to [[Congo DR national football team|Congo DR]] on penalties in the bronze final. He was later part of the [[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] and [[2002 African Nations Cup]] teams, which finished bottom of their respective groups in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He played 29 matches for national team and scored 5 goals.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

==Career Statistics==
===International===
:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barro goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Oumar Barro
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|20 December 1996}}
|[[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]], Benin
|{{fb|Gabon}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso vs. Gabon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/5815/Burkina_Faso_Gabon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|22 December 1996}}
|Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	
|{{fb|Ghana}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso vs. Ghana|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/5816/Burkina_Faso_Ghana.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|27 February 1998}}
|[[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]], Burkina Faso
|{{fb|COD|1997}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–4
|[[1998 African Cup of Nations]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso vs. DR Congo|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16658/Burkina_Faso_Dr_Congo.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|11 January 2000}}
|[[Stade du 4 Août]], Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
|{{fb|Cameroon}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/5778/Burkina_Faso_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|23 April 2000}}
|Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	
|{{fb|Ethiopia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22987/Burkina_Faso_Ethiopia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|16 July 2000}}
|rowspan="2"|Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mauritania}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso vs. Mauritania|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22990/Burkina_Faso_Mauritania.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|3 September 2000}}
|[[Stade du 5 Juillet]], [[Algiers]], Algeria
|{{fb|Algeria}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|2002 African Cup of Nations qualification	
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria vs. Burkina Faso|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22485/Algeria_Burkina_Faso.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|16 December 2001}}
|Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	
|{{fb|Togo}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso vs. Togo|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/5775/Burkina_Faso_Togo.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|11 January 2002}}
|[[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], Egypt
|{{fb|Egypt}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Egypt vs. Burkina Faso|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19924/Egypt_Burkina_Faso.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|13842}}
* {{in lang|da}} [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=16&id=33 Brøndby IF profile]

{{Burkina Faso Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Burkina Faso Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Burkina Faso Squad 2002 African Cup of Nations}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barro, Oumar}}
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Burkinabe men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Burkina Faso men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Danish Superliga players]]
[[Category:Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players]]
[[Category:Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players]]
[[Category:Brøndby IF players]]
[[Category:Rail Club du Kadiogo players]]
[[Category:Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in South Africa]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa]]
[[Category:Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Denmark]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark]]
[[Category:21st-century Burkinabe people]]


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