Thomas Dossevi

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Thomas Dossevi
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Dossevi with Togo in 2006
Personal information
Full name Thomas Folivi Dossevi [1]
Date of birth (1979-03-06) 6 March 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Chambray-lès-Tours, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker, winger
Team information
Current team
 Boulogne (U19 Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 ASOA Valence 26 (7)
2001–2003 Châteauroux 33 (4)
2003–2005 Stade Reims 35 (8)
2005–2007 Valenciennes 51 (8)
2007–2010 Nantes 41 (9)
2010–2011 Swindon Town 27 (3)
2012 Chonburi 10 (4)
2013–2014 Valenciennes B 14 (0)
2015–2016 USL Dunkerque 9 (0)
Total246(43)
International career
2002–2012 Togo [2] 29 (2)
Managerial career
2019– Boulogne (U19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Folivi Dossevi (born 6 March 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker and winger. He is the manager of Boulogne's U19 squad. Born in France, he recorded 29 caps and two goals for the Togo national team from 2002 to 2012.

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Club career

Early career

Dossevi was born in Chambray-lès-Tours, France. He spent his early career at ASOA Valence and Châteauroux and Stade Reims.[ citation needed ]

Valenciennes

In the summer transfer window, Dossevi joined Valenciennes [ citation needed ]. Ahead of a new season, L'Équipe reported that Dossevi was on the verge of leaving Valenciennes. [3]

Nantes

In August 2007, Dossevi joined FC Nantes. [4]

Swindon Town

Whilst on trial at the club, he scored twice in Swindon Town's 3–2 win over Nottingham Forest on 31 July 2010. [5] He signed a one-year contract at the club for the 2010–11 season on 3 August 2010, with an option of extending this contract by a further 12 months. [6] His first Football League goal for the club came in a 2–2 draw with Hartlepool United on 14 August 2010. [7] He left Swindon by mutual consent on 26 April 2011, having scored 3 goals in 31 appearances. [8]

Chonburi

Dossevi signed one-year contract with Chonburi on 9 March 2012, the deadline day of Thai Premier League.[ citation needed ]

International career

Dossevi was a member of the Togo national team, for which he was called up to the 2006 World Cup.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

During his time in USL Dunkerque, Dosevvi also worked as a coach for the club. Retiring in the summer 2016, he became a scout at Standard Liège and worked for the club in two years. On 1 October 2019, Dosevvi was appointed manager of US Boulogne's U19 squad. [9]

Personal life

Thomas is the son of former Togolese player Pierre-Antoine Dossevi. He was one of the surviving witnesses of a bus shooting in Angola during the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Thomas Dossevi at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Dossevi on departure (in French:Dossevi sur le départ)" (in French). L'Équipe. 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dossevi joined Nantes (in French:Dossevi rejoint Nantes)" (in French). L'Equipe. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dossevi eyes Swindon deal". Sky Sports. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Swindon Town sign Togo striker Thomas Dossevi". BBC Sport. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Hartlepool 2–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Striker Thomas Dossevi leaves Swindon by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  9. ↑ THOMAS DOSSEVI, NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DES U19, usbco.com, 1 October 2019
  10. ↑ "Togo team bus attacked by gunfire in Angola". the Guardian. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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