Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (born 26 June 1975) is a Togolese former footballer who played as a defender. He is the current coach of the Togo national under-20 football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Paul Dosseh Abalo | ||
| Birth name | Yaovi Dosseh Abalo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | OC Agaza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | OC Agaza | ||
| 1993–1995 | Saint-Christophe Châteauroux | 29 | (1) |
| 1995–2005 | Amiens SC | 273 | (7) |
| 2005 | USL Dunkerque | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | APOEL | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Merrikh | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Déols 36 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1992–2006 | Togo | 67 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018– | Togo U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2006 | |||
Club career edit
Abalo played for six seasons in the French Ligue 2 with Amiens SC.[1] He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 29 January 1998 and legally changed his name from Yaovi to Jean-Paul.[2]
In 2006, he moved to APOEL in Cyprus, where he won the 2005–06 Cypriot Cup. Whilst at Amiens, Abalo played in the 2001 Coupe de France Final. It was his penalty miss that proved decisive as Amiens lost to Strasbourg.[3]
International career edit
He was the captain of the Togo national football team, was called up to the 2006 World Cup, and represented his country at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.[4] His contribution to the team's World Cup campaign was overshadowed by the red card he received in the opening match against South Korea, as his side suffered a 1–2 defeat.[5]
Coaching career edit
In January 2018, Abalo was announced as the Togo national under-20 football team coach for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[6]
Honours edit
APOEL
References edit
- ^ Jean-Paul Abalo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- ^ "JORF n° 0027 du 1 février 1998 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Strasbourg claim Cup". BBC. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Jean-Paul Abalo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "South Korea 2-1 Togo". BBC Sport. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "OFFICIEL : le Togo participera au Festival International Espoirs 2018". Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- Jean-Paul Abalo at National-Football-Teams.com
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