10 Facts About Boubacar Barry

Boubacar "Copa" Barry was born on 30 December 1979 and is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Exactly four years after his international retirement, Barry retired professionally as a player in March 2019.

Boubacar Barry retired from playing on 2 March 2019, although at that point in time he had not played a match for over two years.

Boubacar Barry was called up to the 2006 World Cup as part of the Ivory Coast national team.

Boubacar Barry started all three matches for the Ivory Coast in Group G in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Boubacar Barry earned clean sheets against Portugal and North Korea.

Boubacar Barry was the first-choice goalkeeper for the Elephants' 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign as they narrowly missed out on qualifying for the second round, following an injury-time defeat to Greece.

Boubacar Barry was called up to the Ivory Coast squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations held in Equatorial Guinea.

Boubacar Barry was benched for most of the tournament in favour of his younger teammate Sylvain Gbohouo, but went on to play in the final following Gbohouo's injury in the semi-final.

The 2015 final finished goalless after normal and extra-time, and Boubacar Barry emerged as the hero by saving two penalties and scoring the winning penalty, overcoming a cramp in the process.