Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (born 26 June 1975 in Lomé, Togo) is a former Togolese football defender and current coach of the Togo national under-20 football team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo | ||
Date of birth | (1975-06-26) 26 June 1975 (age 47) | ||
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 | ||
National team‡ | |||
1992–2006 | Togo | 67 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2018– | Togo U20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2006 |
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. It was his penalty miss that proved decisive as Amiens lost to Strasbourg.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
In January 2018, Abalo was announced as the Togo national under-20 football team coach for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[5]
APOEL
Togo squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations | ||
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Togo squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations | ||
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Togo squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations | ||
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Togo squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Togo squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup | ||
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