Thierry Gathuessi (born 17 April 1982) is a retired Cameroonian

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who plays as defender.

Career

Gathuessi joined Hibs from

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in July 2007 following a successful trial period with the club. He scored his only goal for Hibs in a 3–2 win over defending

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Celtic. Due to his aggressive playing style, Hibs fans referred to him as "Hong Kong Thierry", after the cartoon character

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. Gathuessi fell out of favour at Hibs after he conceded two

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s towards the end of the 2007–08 season. He did not play for Hibs in the 2008–09 season, having been told by

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during August 2008 that he would not play for Hibs again. Gathuessi was eventually released by Hibs to sign for

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in January 2009, along with

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. He only made one appearance for Inverness, however, before he was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. Gathuessi had a trial spell with

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in November 2009, appearing in a

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match and two

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matches as a trialist. He then signed a contract with the Kirkcaldy club during the following month.Rovers snap up Gathuessi
, '' The Courier'', 7 December 2009. In January 2015, he was reported to have signed with Persiram.

Honours

;Sriwijaya Winner * Indonesia Super League: 2011–12 ;Arema Cronus Winner *East Java Governor Cup: 2013 Winner *Menpora Cup: 2013 Winner *

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: 2014/15 Runner-up * Indonesia Super League:

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References

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