Thomas Dossevi

Thomas Dossevi (born 6 March 1979) is a retired Togolese footballer who played as a striker or as winger. He is currently the manager of US Boulogne's U19 squad.

Thomas Dossevi
Personal information
Full name Thomas Folivi Dossevi[1]
Date of birth (1979-03-06) 6 March 1979
Place of birth Chambray-lès-Tours, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 US Boulogne (U19 Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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)
Total 246 (43)
National team
2002–2012 Togo[2] 29 (2)
Teams managed
2019– US Boulogne (U19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Valenciennes

In the summer transfer window, Dossevi joined Valenciennes. 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 2010–2011 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.

International career

Dossevi is a member of the Togolese national team, for which he was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

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 Antoine Dossevi. He was one of the surviving witnesses of a bus shooting in Angola during the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "Thomas Dossevi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. "Dossevi on departure (in French:Dossevi sur le départ)" (in French). L'Équipe. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. "Dossevi joined Nantes (in French:Dossevi rejoint Nantes)" (in French). L'Equipe. 10 August 2007. 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.