Jean-Paul Abalo
Jean-Paul Abalo|
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| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo |
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| Date of birth |
(1975-06-26) 26 June 1975 |
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| Place of birth |
Lomé, Togo |
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| Height |
1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
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| Playing position |
defender |
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| Youth career |
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| 1991–1992 |
OC Agaza |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1992–1993 |
OC Agaza |
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| 1993–1995 |
Saint-Christophe Châteauroux |
29 |
(1) |
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| 1995–2005 |
Amiens SC |
273 |
(7) |
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| 2005 |
USL Dunkerque |
4 |
(0) |
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| 2006 |
APOEL |
3 |
(0) |
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| 2006 |
Ethnikos Piraeus |
9 |
(0) |
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| 2007–2008 |
Al-Merrikh |
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| 2008–2009 |
FC Déols 36 |
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| National team‡ |
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| 1992–2006 |
Togo |
67 |
(1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2007.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006 |
Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (born 26 June 1975 in Lomé, Togo) is a former Togolese football defender, who last played for Al-Merrikh in Sudan.
Club career
Abalo played for six seasons in the French Ligue 2 with Amiens SC.[1] 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 in which they lost to Strasbourg on penalties, and it was Abalo's penalty miss which proved decisive.[2]
International career
He was the captain of the Togo national football team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.[3] However, his contribution to the team's campaign was overshadowed by the red card he received in the opening game against South Korea.
Honours
APOEL
- 2005–06
References
