Denké Kossi Wazo

Denké Kossi Wazo

Personal information
Full name	Denké Kossi Wazo
Date of birth	18 May 1958 (1958-05-18) (age 53)
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978-1984	Aiglons de Lomé
1984-1985	Châteauroux	25	(0)
1985-1986	Bourges
1986-1987	Swiss club
1987-1988	Decize
National team
1980-1984	Togo	70	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Denké Kossi Wazo (born 18 May 1958) is a former Togo international football player.

Club career

Born in Lomé, Wazo began playing club football for local side Aiglons de Lomé. After participating in the African Cup of Nations finals in Côte d'Ivoire, Wazo attempted to join an Ivorian club, however he was caught and repatriated to Togo.^[1]

In June 1984, Wazo became the first Togolese footballer to move to Europe when he joined French Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux. The following season, he joined Ligue 2 rivals FC Bourges. He had a brief spell in Switzerland before finishing his career with Sud Nivernais Imphy Decize.^[1]

International career

Wazo made 70 appearances for the Togo national football team, including one FIFA World Cup qualifying match. He played for Togo at the 1984 African Cup of Nations finals.^[2]

After retiring from playing, Wazo became a technical adviser to the Togo national football team at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Satchivi, Ekoué (19 June 2006). "Denké Kossi Wazo : un des meilleurs libero du football togolais" (in French). Le Togolais. http://www.letogolais.com/article.html?nid=2718. 
2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/84a-det.html. 

External links

• Denké Kossi Wazo – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Cintana
• Profile at Footballdatabase.eu

Persondata
Name	Wazo, Denke Kossi
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	18 May 1958
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Date of death
Place of death