Ibrahim Dossey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Dossey Allotey | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 9 December 2008 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | FC Braşov | 48 | (0) |
| 2003 | Rapid Bucureşti | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | FC Braşov | 42 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Unirea Sânnicolau Mare | 23 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | FCM Târgovişte | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 129 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Ghana U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
 |
1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Ibrahim Dossey (24 November 1972 in Accra – 9 December 2008 in Bucharest) was a Ghanaian football goalkeeper.
Career
Dossey was born in Accra, Ghana. He played in Romania for Rapid Bucureşti, FC Braşov, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Unirea Sânnicolau Mare. Dossey was brought to Romania by former Ghana and Accra Hearts of Oak coach Petre Gavrilă in 2000.
Death
Dossey had signed with FCM Târgovişte two days before he crashed his car on 13 September 2008, near Breaza, Prahova County, and fell into a coma. His wife and two children were not hurt in the accident.[1] He was in a coma for nearly three months, before he died in Bagdasar Arseni Hospital-Bucharest on 9 December 2008, aged 36.[2] He was buried in Hârşova, Romania on 10 December.[3]
International
His team won Africa's first Olympic football medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Reactions
Bogdan Lobonţ: "I cannot believe it! I had hoped that Dossey’s medical condition would improve. I am sad, Romanian football has lost a valuable goalkeeper. God rest his soul!"
Tedy Dragomir (the owner of Playboy): "We are deeply pained by this, I cannot believe it. We tried so hard in order to make him well. We had almost collected all the money needed for his treatment."
Ioan Neculaie (the owner of FC Braşov): "I met Dossey only as a player for the club I own, but I can say about him that I never heard anyone saying bad things about him. His character was an example. It is unbelievable."[4]
References
- ^ Ibrahim Dossey in a Coma. GhanaHomePage, 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Ghanaian goalkeeper Dossey dies". BBC Sport. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ Video: Emotional tributes for Dossey as he is buried Archived 24 January 2013 at archive.today. GhanaSoccernet.com.
- ^ Ibrahim Dossey (24.11.1972 - 9.12.2008). GhanaWeb.
External links
- 1992 Olympic football tournament (FIFA.com)
- Ibrahim Dossey at RomanianSoccer.ro (archived) (in Romanian)
- Accident news report
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1972 births
- 2008 deaths
- Road incident deaths in Romania
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Ghana
- Olympic bronze medalists for Ghana
- FC Rapid București players
- SR Brașov players
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Liga I players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Association football goalkeepers