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Blaise Kouassi (footballer, born 1975)
Koffi Blaise Kouassi (born 2 February 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He works as assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koffi Blaise Kouassi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2000–2005 | Guingamp | 117 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Troyes | 45 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Al-Rayyan | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Angers | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Ivory Coast[2] | 37 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010– | Ivory Coast (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Kouassi was born in Abidjan. He previously played for ASEC Mimosas in his homeland, in France for En Avant Guingamp, Troyes AC in Ligue 1, Angers in the Ligue 2[3] and for Al-Rayyan in Qatar.
International career edit
He earned 37 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.
Coaching career edit
On 28 May 2010, Kouassi was named as the new assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.
Personal life edit
He holds both Ivorian and French nationality.[4]
Honors edit
Ivory Coast
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:2006[5]
References edit
- ^ (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Blaise Kouassi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived)
- ^ "Blaise Kouassi - Ligue1.fr". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 2006".
External links edit
- Blaise Kouassi at National-Football-Teams.com