Tanguy Barro

Barro was born in Orodara. He first joined French club Chamois Niortais from RC Bobo Dioulasso at the age of 20. He left the club in 2006, after achieving promotion to Ligue 2, going on to play for Belgian sides Racing Waregem and Eupen. He spent six months training with 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, followed by trials in Vietnam and Poland. Barro signed with the Chamois Niortais reserves in January 2010, scoring 6 goals in 12 appearances. He moved to Cognac in the summer.

Barro was part of the Burkina Faso under-17 national team which finished second at the 1999 African U-17 Championship. He was a member of the senior national team at the 2002 African Cup of Nations and the 2004 African Cup of Nations, both times failing to pass the group phase.