Koffi Blaise Kouassi (born 2 February 1975) is an Ivorian former professional

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, who played as a defender. He works as assistant manager of the

Ivory Coast national football team The Ivory Coast national football team (French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by th ...

Club career

Kouassi was 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 ...

. He previously played for ASEC Mimosas in his homeland, in

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for

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Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a French association football club, based in Troyes, who play in Ligue 1, the highest level of France's football league system, and plays its home matches at the ...

in Ligue 1,

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in the Ligue 2 and for

Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...

in Qatar.

International career

He earned 37 caps for the

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, and was called up to the

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Coaching career

On 28 May 2010, Kouassi was named as the new assistant manager of the

Personal life

He holds both Ivorian and French nationality.

Honors

Ivory Coast * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2006

References

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* 1975 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Men's association football defenders Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France French men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players ASEC Mimosas players En Avant Guingamp players ES Troyes AC players Angers SCO players Al-Rayyan SC players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub