Brama Traoré
Brama "Chercheur" Traoré is a Burkinabé football manager and former footballer. He last served as the manager of the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
Nicknamed "Chercheur", Brama Traoré played domestically within Burkina Faso for JC de Bobo Dioulasso Youth and RC Bobo Dioulasso between 1980 and 1993.He won the 1984 and 1987 editions of the Coupe du Faso and the 1992–93 Leader's Cup while playing for RC Bobo Dioulasso.
International career
He represented Burkina Faso between 1986 and 1993.Managerial career
He has managed RC Bobo Dioulasso over three spells between 1995 and 2022, and he won the 2007 Coupe du Faso with the club.He then managed the Burkina Faso U20, U23 and A' teams between 1999 and 2024, where his team finished runners-up at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie.
Traoré became the Burkina Faso national team manager on 11 March 2024. His first game in charge was a 2–1 friendly loss against Libya on 22 March 2024. On 14 January 2026, he was relieved of his duties after his team was eliminated in the round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Honours
As a player
RC Bobo DioulassoCoupe du Faso- * Champions : 1984, 1987
- * Runners-up : 1985Leader's Cup
- * Champions : 1992–93
As a manager
RC Bobo DioulassoBurkinabé Premier League- * Third-place : 1984–85, 1987–88Coupe du Faso
- * Champions : 2007
- * Runners-up : 2006
- Runners-up : 2002, 2003UFOA-B Tournament
- * Third place : 2008, 2022CEN-SAD Niamey Games
- * Champions : 2008UNAF International Junior Tournament
- * Champions : 2009Rézé International Junior Cup
- * Champions : 2010International Espoir Tournament
- * Champions : 2010Ibiza International Junior Tournament
- * Champions : 2010Burkina Faso 50th Anniversary Tournament
- * Runners-up : 2010Jeux de la Francophonie
- * Runners-up : 2023