Komlan Agbeko Assignon (born 21 January 1974) is a Togolese former professional

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who played as a

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. Assignon has played with a number of French clubs, including

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and

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. His final year of play was with

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in Kuwait. Assignon capped for the Togo national team at the

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and

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. In total he got 20 caps and four goals.

Personal life

Assignon's son, Lorenz Assignon, is a professional footballer for

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References

1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Lomé Association football midfielders Togolese footballers Togo international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players AS Cannes players AS Beauvais Oise players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Al Jahra SC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Kuwait Premier League players Togolese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Togolese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait 21st-century Togolese people {{Togo-footy-bio-stub