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Blaise Kouassi (footballer, born 1975)

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Blaise Kouassi
Personal information
Full name Koffi Blaise Kouassi[1]
Date of birth (1975-02-02) 2 February 1975 (age 49)
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)
2005–2006 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

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.

Club career

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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

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He earned 37 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

Coaching career

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On 28 May 2010, Kouassi was named as the new assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.

Personal life

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He holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[4] He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 1 December 2005.[5]

Honors

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Ivory Coast

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ Blaise Kouassi at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Blaise Kouassi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  4. ^ "Blaise Kouassi - Ligue1.fr". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ^ "JORF n° 0281 du 3 décembre 2005 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "African Nations Cup 2006".
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