John Glélé (born 19 February 1986) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. Born in France, he played for the
Benin national team internationally, making two appearances in 2009.
Club career
Glélé began his career with
EA Guingamp B and was in 2005 transferred to
Amiens SC B. He left the club in 2007, playing the first half of the 2007–08 season for
Cowdenbeath F.C. and the second half for
ASM Belfort
Association Sportive Municipale Belfortaine Football Club is a French association football team from Belfort, Franche-Comté, currently playing in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier in the French football league system.
History
The cl ...
. On 30 January 2008, he signed a contract with
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...
team
APEP Pitsilia.
International career
On 11 February 2009, Glélé made his debut for the
Benin national team in a friendly against
Algeria
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Ghana v Benin
on www.football365.co.za
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Belfort
Footballers from the Territoire de Belfort
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Beninese descent
Black French sportspeople
Beninese men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Benin men's international footballers
Cypriot First Division players
Cypriot Second Division players
En Avant Guingamp players
Amiens SC players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
APEP FC players
ASM Belfort players
Beninese expatriate men's footballers
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
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