Sierra Leonean footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rashin Wurie | ||
Date of birth | (1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Freetown United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Boom | 51 | (5) |
1993–1997 | Beerschot | 75 | (9) |
1997–1999 | Mons | 22 | (0) |
1999 | Pâturages | 12 | (2) |
2000 | Lok Altmark Stendal | 12 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
1994–2002 | Sierra Leone | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rashin Wurie (born 27 December 1972 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a former Sierra Leonean international footballer.
Career
Wurie spent most of his professional career in Belgium, where he played for K. Boom F.C. in the Belgian First Division and Belgian Second Division from 1990 until 1993, as well as K. Beerschot V.A.C. in the Second Division for the 1993–94 through 1996–97 seasons. He also had brief spells with Lok Altmark Stendal and Eintracht Braunschweig in the German Regionalliga.
International career
He was included in the Sierra Leone national team for the 1996 African Nations Cup in South Africa and also took part in Sierra Leone's 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. During his playing days for the Leone Stars (as Sierra Leone national football team is known), he was one of the most entertaining footballers in the national as well as one of the most popular players among the Sierra Leonean fans.
References
- "Beerschot History: Rashin Wurie" (in Dutch). Wimmel. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- "Rashin Wurie" (in German). Weltfussball. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- "Rashin Wurie". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
External links
- Rashin Wurie at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Sierra Leone squad – 1996 African Cup of Nations | ||
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Freetown
- Sierra Leonean men's footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers
- Sierra Leone men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- K. Beerschot V.A.C. players
- R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players