Boubacar Barry

Boubacar Barry

Barry playing for Ivory Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Boubacar Barry[1]
Date of birth	(1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth	Marcory, Ivory Coast
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	ASEC Mimosas	17	(0)
2001–2003	Rennes B	23	(0)
2003–2007	Beveren	107	(0)
2007–2017	Lokeren	239	(1)
2017–2018	OH Leuven	0	(0)
Total		386	(1)
International career
2000–2015	Ivory Coast	82	(0)
Managerial career
2018–2019	OH Leuven (goalkeeping coach)
2021–2022	Gent U21 (goalkeeping coach)
2023–	Lokeren-Temse (goalkeeping coach)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2006 Runner-up 2012 Winner 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Boubacar "Copa" Barry (born 30 December 1979) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at ASEC Mimosas, he moved to France in 2001, where he played for Rennes' reserve team. In 2003, he joined Belgian side Beveren where he stayed four years. He then spent ten years at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen amassing 239 league appearances. At international level, he played for the Ivory Coast national team before his retirement from international football in March 2015, but continued to play for his club, Lokeren. Exactly four years after his international retirement, Barry retired also professionally as a player in March 2019.