Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (born 26 June 1975 in

Lomé Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

) is a former

lese football defender and current coach of the Togo national under-20 football team.

Club career

Abalo played for six seasons in the French Ligue 2 with Amiens SC. In 2006, he moved to APOEL in Cyprus, where he won the

2005–06 Cypriot Cup The 2005–06 Cypriot Cup was the 64th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 54 clubs entered the competition. It began on 10 September 2005 with the first round and concluded on 13 May 2006 with the final which was held at GSZ Stadium. APOEL ...

. Whilst at Amiens, Abalo played in the 2001 Coupe de France Final. It was his penalty miss that proved decisive as Amiens lost to Strasbourg.

International career

He was the captain of the

Togo national football team The Togo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football du Togo) represents Togo in international football and is controlled by the Togolese Football Federation. The national football team of Togo made their debut in the FIFA Worl ...

, was called up to the

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, and represented his country at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. His contribution to the team's World Cup campaign was overshadowed by the red card he received in the opening match against

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, as his side suffered a 1–2 defeat.

Coaching career

In January 2018, Abalo was announced as the Togo national under-20 football team coach for the

2018 Toulon Tournament The 2018 Toulon Tournament (officially french: 46ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 46th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 26 May to 9 June 2018. Engl ...

Honours

APOEL *

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: 2005–06

References

* 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Lomé Togolese footballers Togolese expatriate footballers Togo international footballers Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players APOEL FC players LB Châteauroux players Amiens SC players OC Agaza players USL Dunkerque players Al-Merrikh SC players Ligue 2 players Cypriot First Division 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 Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Association football defenders 21st-century Togolese people {{Togo-footy-bio-stub