Seydou Zerbo

Seydou Zerbo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-06-01) 1 June 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Burkina Faso
Managerial career
Years	Team
	Commune FC
	Rail Club du Kadiogo
	Santos FC
	Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou
	Bankuy Sport de Dédougou
	AS SONABEL
	ASFA Yennenga
2019–2021	Burkina Faso (local)
2022–2023	Asante Kotoko SC
2024–	CNSS Sport

Seydou Zerbo (born 1 June 1963) is an Burkinabé football manager who manages CNSS Sport.

Career

Nicknamed "Krol" after Netherlands international Ruud Krol, Zerbo worked as manager of Burkinabé side Commune FC, helping the club win their first league title. After that, he was appointed manager of Burkinabé side Rail Club du Kadiogo, before being appointed manager of Burkinabé side Santos FC. Following his stint there, he was appointed manager of Burkinabé side Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou, helping the club win the 2011 Coupe du Faso.^[1] Subsequently, he worked as manager of Burkinabé sides Bankuy Sport de Dédougou, AS SONABEL, and ASFA Yennenga.

In 2019, he was appointed manager of the Burkina Faso local-based national football team and managed the team at the 2020 African Nations Championship.^[2] However, they finished third out of four teams in their group so did not reach the knockout stages of the tournament. Two years later, he was appointed manager of Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko SC. Another two years later, he was appointed manager of Beninese side CNSS Sport.

Management style

While managing teams, Zerbo has preferred to use the 4–2–3–1 formation. Cameroonian newspaper Cameroon Tribune wrote that "[Zerbo] knows how to make himself heard. Rigorous, he especially places a point of honor on discipline on and off the field".^[3]

References

1. "Seydou Zerbo dit " Krol " en pompier à l`ASFA-Yennenga" [Seydou Zerbo known as “Krol” as a firefighter at ASFA-Yennenga] (in French). aOuaga.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
2. "Seydou Zerbo dit Krol : " J'ai découvert un autre football au Ghana "" [Seydou Zerbo aka Krol: “I discovered another football in Ghana”] (in French). Sidwaya. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
3. "Seydou Zerbo: le dompteur" [Seydou Zerbo: the tamer] (in French). Cameroon Tribune. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.