Alain Gaspoz (born 16 May 1970) is a former professional
football
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er who played as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. Born in Switzerland, he made 21 appearances for the
Benin national team.
Career
Gaspoz was part of the
Benin national team at the
2004 African Nations Cup
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, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.
Honours
FC Sion
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Swiss Championship:
1996–97
*
Swiss Cup
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: 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06
References
External links
Profile by Bagnes Official Site*
1970 births
Living people
People from Entremont district
People from Bagnes
Beninese men's footballers
Swiss men's footballers
Footballers from Valais
Men's association football fullbacks
Benin men's international footballers
Swiss people of Beninese descent
2004 African Cup of Nations players
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
FC St. Gallen players
FC Winterthur players
FC Lugano players
Servette FC players
FC Zürich players
FC Aarau players
FC Sion players
FC Fribourg players
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