Blaise_Kouassi_(footballer,_born_1975)

Blaise Kouassi (footballer, born 1975)

Blaise Kouassi (footballer, born 1975)

Ivorian former professional footballer (born 1975)


Koffi Blaise Kouassi (born 2 February 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He works as assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.

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Club career

Kouassi was born in Abidjan. He previously played for ASEC Mimosas in his homeland, in France for En Avant Guingamp, Troyes AC in Ligue 1, Angers in the Ligue 2[3] and for Al-Rayyan in Qatar.

International career

He earned 37 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

Coaching career

On 28 May 2010, Kouassi was named as the new assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.

Personal life

He holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[4] He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 1 December 2005.[5]

Honors

Ivory Coast


References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. Blaise Kouassi at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Blaise Kouassi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  4. "Blaise Kouassi - Ligue1.fr". Ligue1 (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. "JORF n° 0281 du 3 décembre 2005 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2023.



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