Oumar Barro
Oumar Barro is a Burkinabé former professional footballer. A midfielder, Barro gained 29 caps for the Burkina Faso national team, and had a three-year stint with Brøndby of the Danish Superliga between 1999 and 2002.
Club career
After having played in his home country Burkina Faso for EF Ouagadougou and shortly in South Africa for Mamelodi Sundowns, Barro signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby on 7 September 1999. 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 Haderslev FK. 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. He ended his career in his native Burkina Faso with Rail Club Kadiogo.International career
Barro represented the Burkina Faso national team at the 1998 African Nations Cup tournament, which finished fourth after losing to Congo DR on penalties in the bronze final. He was later part of the 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.Career statistics
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 2 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |||
| 3 | Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1998 [African Cup of Nations] | |||
| 4 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |||
| 5 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 6 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 [African Cup of Nations qualification] | |||
| 7 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 African [Cup of Nations qualification] | |||
| 8 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification | |||
| 9 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | |||
| 10 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |