Kossi Agassa (born 2 July 1978) is a French-Togolese former professional

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his club career in France. Between 1999 and 2017, he made 74 FIFA-official appearances for the Togo national team. Having played for the Étoile Filante de Lomé in Togo and

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in the Ivory Coast, he moved to French club

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in 2002 where he stayed until 2006. Following a one-year stint at Spanish club

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, he joined

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in 2008 where he amassed 167 league appearances during an eight-year stay interrupted by a loan to

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in the 2009–10 season. He ended his career after one season at

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Club career

In July 2016, after eight years with

, Agassa became unwanted at the club and was left out of first-team training. On 11 August 2016, he agreed to the termination of his contract.

International career

With over 50 caps for Togo national team he is one of his country's most experienced players, and was called up to the

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as the first-choice goalkeeper. He is known as "Magic Hands". In 2013 he played in all matches at

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when his team reached the quarter-finals.

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* * * 1978 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Togolese men's footballers Togo men's international footballers 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 2 players Étoile Filante du Togo players Africa Sports d'Abidjan players FC Metz players Stade de Reims players Hércules CF players FC Istres players US Granville players Togolese expatriate men's footballers Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Ivory Coast Expatriate men's footballers in Ivory Coast Togolese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Togolese people {{Togo-footy-bio-stub