Thierry Gathuessi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thierry Gathuessi | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bafoussam, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sriwijaya | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2005 | Montpellier | 49 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | AS Cannes | 27 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Sète | 30 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Hibernian | 23 | (1) |
| 2009 | Inverness CT | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Raith Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 2010- | Sriwijaya | 36 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004- | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Thierry Gathuessi (born 17 April 1982 in Bafoussam) is a Cameroonian footballer.
He has been capped once at full international level by Cameroon.[1]
Gathuessi joined Hibs from FC Sète in July 2007 following a successful trial period with the club.[1] He scored his only goal for Hibs in a 3–2 win over defending SPL champions Celtic.[2] Due to his aggressive playing style, Hibs fans referred to him as "Hong Kong Thierry", after the cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey.[3]
Gathuessi fell out of favour at Hibs after he conceded two penalty kicks towards the end of the 2007–08 season.[3] He did not play for Hibs in the 2008–09 season, having been told by Mixu Paatelainen during August 2008 that he would not play for Hibs again.[3] Gathuessi was eventually released by Hibs to sign for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2009, along with Filipe Morais.[4][5] He only made one appearance for Inverness, however, before he was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.
Gathuessi had a trial spell with Raith Rovers in November 2009, appearing in a reserve team match[6] and two league matches as a trialist.[7] He then signed a contract with the Kirkcaldy club during the following month.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Hibs complete deal for Gatheussi". BBC Sport website. 23 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6904308.stm.
- ^ "Hibernian 3–2 Celtic". BBC. 23 September 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7005521.stm. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Fraser, Alasdair (15 January 2009). "'Hong Kong' Thierry lashes out at Paatelainen for Hibs departure". The Scotsman. http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/39Hong-Kong39-Thierry-lashes-out.4877893.jp. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ Hibs pair heading for Inverness, BBC Sport, 8 January 2009.
- ^ SQUAD UPDATE, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
- ^ Rovers silent on trialist, The Courier, 12 November 2009.
- ^ a b Rovers snap up Gathuessi, The Courier, 7 December 2009.
[edit] External links
- Thierry Gathuessi career stats at Soccerbase
- Thierry Gathuessi at National-Football-Teams.com
- (French) Profile and stats at L'Équipe
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Bafoussam
- Association football defenders
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Montpellier HSC players
- AS Cannes players
- FC Sète players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- French people of Cameroonian descent
- Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
