Luc Agbala

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Luc Agbala
Personal information
Full name Luc Agbala Watékou
Date of birth(1947-09-23)23 September 1947
Place of birth Kandé, Togo
Date of death 18 October 2010(2010-10-18) (aged 63)
Place of death Paris, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1972 Diables Rouges de Lomé
1972–1977 Lomé I
International career
?–? Togo 11 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luc Agbala Watékou (23 September 1947 – 18 October 2010) was a Togo international football forward and referee.

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Playing career

Born in Kandé, Agbala began playing club football for local side Diables Rouges de Lomé, now Dynamic Togolais. He made his first division debut in 1966, scoring a goal in the match. He would lead the Togo league in scoring twice and won the championship with Dynamic Togolais in 1970 and 1971. [1]

In 1972, Agbala moved to France to study physiotherapy. He returned to Togo and played for Lomé I, a fusion of Dynamic Togolais, Etoile Filante de Lomé and Modèle Lomé. He helped the club reach the semi-finals of the 1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs. [2]

Agbala made eleven appearances for the senior Togo national football team and participated in the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, Togo's first. [3]

Officiating career

After he retired from playing football, Agbala took officiating courses and became an international referee. He officiated matches until 1992, [2] including a 1986 World Cup qualifier between Sierra Leone and Morocco. [4] He also was the executive director of the Stade Omnisports de Lomé. [1]

Personal

Agbala died in Paris at age 63 on 18 October 2010. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Agbala Luc: le canonnier du football togolais" (in French). The Togolais. 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 Satchivi, Ekoué (28 October 2010). "Agbala Luc Watékou, le canonnier du football" (in French). Togocity.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel & Mazet, François (6 June 2008). "African Nations Cup 1972". RSSSF .
  4. ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - Sierra Leone - Morocco 0:1 (0:0)". 30 June 1984. Retrieved on 24 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nécrologie : L'ancien joueur togolais et ancien arbitre de football Luc Agbala Watékou est mort" (in French). mo5-togo.com. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.


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