Abdou Razack Traoré

Abdou Razack Traoré ( born December 28, 1988 in Abidjan ) is an Ivorian football player who also possesses the citizenship of Burkina Faso.

Career

Association

Abdou Razack Traoré early 2007 joined a free transfer from Raja Casablanca from Morocco to Norway Rosenborg Trondheim. There, until August 2009, his compatriot Didier Ya Konan worked, which now stands at 96 Hanover under contract. In his first season the midfielder completed 18 league games for Rosenborg. At the end Traoré reached a slightly disappointing 5th place with his team. Also in the UEFA Champions League 2007 /08 collected the young Ivorians already first international experience and played in all six group games. In the 2008 season, Rosenborg failed to improve the ranking table from the previous year and was again fifth. Traoré was canceled for the last two games out of the squad after he had his teammates Øyvind Storflor beaten up during a training session. In a roundabout way through the Intertoto Cup, his team had / 09 qualified for the UEFA Cup in 2008, but where you retired without a win in the group stage. In 2009, the midfielder was with Rosenborg Norwegian champion, came in 30 games but only ten times used.

In the 2010/11 season Traoré played initially on loan for the Polish first division Lechia Gdańsk. After 5 goals from 12 games, he was finally obliged during the winter break 2010/11. Throughout the season, he scored twelve goals in 27 games. After he scored in the following season only four goals in 24 games, he was able to convince in the first round in 2012/13 with 9 goals in 13 games again and make many international clubs attention. In December 2012, Lechia announced that they could not extend the end of December 2012 expiring contract of Traoré for financial reasons.

In January 2013, Traoré reached an agreement with the first division al - Ettifaq from Saudi Arabia. Nevertheless, he decided a few days later for a change to the Turkish first division side Gaziantepspor. He signed a contract until the end of June 2016.

National

Since 2011, the native Ivorians Traoré represents internationally the choice of Burkina Faso. In January 2012, he was part of the squad for the African Cup in 2012, came in the tournament but not used. Beginning of January 2013 he was appointed to the extended squad for the African Cup of Nations 2013.

Achievements

• Norwegian Champion: 2009
• Norwegian Soccer Supercup: 2010