Denké Kossi Wazo

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Wazo
Personal information
Full name Julien Kossi Denké
Date of birth (1958-05-18)18 May 1958
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Date of death 16 March 2014(2014-03-16) (aged 55)
Place of death Limoges, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984
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

Julien Kossi Denke[1] (18 May 1958 – 16 March 2014), known as Wazo, was a Togo international football player.

Club career[]

Born in Lomé, Denké began playing club football for local side . 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.[2]

In June 1984, Denké 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.[2]

International career[]

Denké 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.[3]

After retiring from playing, Wazo became a technical adviser to the Togo national football team at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.[2]

Personal[]

Denké died in France at age 55.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Ekoue, Blame (25 March 2014). "Tributes are paid to Togo's first overseas player". BBC.co.uk. BBC Sport. Julien Kossi Denke ... more popularly known as Wazo
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Satchivi, Ekoué (19 June 2006). "Denké Kossi Wazo : un des meilleurs libero du football togolais" [Denké Kossi Wazo: one of the best Togolese football libero] (in French). Le Togolais.
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Décès de Denke, ancien international togolais" [Denke died, former Togo international] (in French). FIFA. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014.

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