Wilfried Sanou

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Wilfried Sanou
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Sanou in training in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-16) 16 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Youth career
2000–2001 Planète Champion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Wattens 0 (0)
2002 → Tirol Innsbruck (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2003 Sion 26 (10)
2003–2008 SC Freiburg 97 (9)
2008–2011 1. FC Köln 24 (2)
2010 → Urawa Reds (loan) 26 (2)
2012–2013 Kyoto Sanga 13 (2)
Total191(25)
International career
2001–2014 Burkina Faso 26 (4)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfried Sanou (born 16 March 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker. [1]

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He started his career with Planète Champion in his home country before moving to Austria where he played for Wattens and Tirol Innsbruck. Following a stint at Swiss club Sion he spent many years in Germany's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga with SC Freiburg and 1. FC Köln. He ended his career in Japan with Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyoto Sanga FC.

At international level, Sanou represented the Burkina Faso national team scoring four goals in 25 matches.

Career

Early career

Sanou was born in Bobo-Dioulasso.

SC Freiburg

In SC Freiburg's 2007–08 2. Bundesliga Sanou tore his cruciate ligament on matchday 8 against Erzgebirge Aue which kept him out of action for the rest of the season and limited him to six appearances. With his contract running out at the end of the season, Freiburg were unable to agree a contract extension with Sanou. In his time at the club, he scored five goals in 46 Bundesliga appearances and four goals in 51 2. Bundesliga appearances. [2] [3]

1. FC Köln

In May 2008, 1. FC Köln, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, announced they had agreed a two-year contract Sanou who would arrive on a free transfer. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sanou, Wilfried" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Stürmer aus Freiburg: FC verpflichtet Wilfried Sanou". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Köln schnappt sich Sanou". kicker Online (in German). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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