Jean-Jacques Gosso Gosso (born 15 March 1983) is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a

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. He played in Ivory Coast, Israel, Morocco, France and Turkey. He made 22 appearances for the Ivory Coast national team, and was part of the squads at the 2010 and

2012 African Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( ...

Club career

Stella Club

Born in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p ...

, Ivory Coast Gosso started his career at

Stella Club d'Adjamé Stella Club d'Adjamé is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. History It was founded in 1953 in a fusion between ''Red Star'', ''Etoile d'Adjamé'' and ''US Bella''. They play at the Stade Robert Champroux. Current squad ...

. In 2004, he moved to

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

in Morocco until the end of his contract in 2006. After that he traveled to Israel to discuss terms with

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

in 2006. Due to financial constraints at the club, they were unable to come up the player's financial requirements.

Ashdod

Months later Gosso's name came up again but this time word had spread that F.C. Ashdod had agreed terms with the player and that he was due to sign a contract. In the end, Gosso did indeed join F.C. Ashdod where he immediately received a starting position in his first league match against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Monaco

On 8 July 2008, it was announced that Gosso would go on trial with Monégasque side

AS Monaco FC Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Frenc ...

. On 22 July 2008, it was announced that Monaco would sign Gosso after the successful trial on a three-year contract.

Orduspor

Gosso signed a three-year contract with the Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

club

Orduspor Orduspor was a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club was located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But, the last spell in top lev ...

in July 2011. On 18 October 2012, Gosso left the club after his contract was terminated two years early by mutual consent. After finishing the 2012–2013 season at

Mersin İdmanyurdu Mersin Talim Yurdu, formerly Mersin İdman Yurdu, is a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The team played in the Turkish first division for 15 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team pla ...

, Gosso signed a one-year contract at Ankara's Gençlerbirliği.

International career

He was member of the Ivory Coast U-20 squad in

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...

in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to the senior squad for the first time in 2008, and was named as part of the Elephants squad for the

2010 African Cup of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2 ...

in Angola. He was selected for the

in Equatorial Guinea and

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

, playing mostly at right-back.

Career statistics

International

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Honours

* Botola: 2006 *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

runner-up: 2010 Ivory Coast * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:

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References

External links

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Football: la fiche de Jean-Jacques Gosso
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Jean-Jacques Gosso's profile on One.co.il
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gosso, Jean-Jacques 1983 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Association football midfielders Ivorian footballers Ivorian expatriate footballers Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers Ivory Coast international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Stella Club d'Adjamé players Wydad AC players F.C. Ashdod players AS Monaco FC players Orduspor footballers Mersin İdman Yurdu footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Ligue 1 players Israeli Premier League players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Morocco Expatriate footballers in Monaco Expatriate footballers in Turkey Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey