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Kodjovi Dodji Obilale (born 8 October 1984 in Lomé) is a Togolese football goalkeeper who currently plays for GSI Pontivy.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kodjovi Dodji Obilale | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | GSI Pontivy | ||
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2006 |
Career
Dodji began his career with Chamois Niortais F.C. before signed a contract with FC Lorient in 2003. After one year in Lorient turned back to Togo and signed a contract with Étoile Filante de Lomé[5], here played three years[6]. In July 2006 turned back to France moved to CS Quéven, who played 56 games in two years, than left the club in summer 2008 to signing a contract with GSI Pontivy[7] .
International
He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. Obibale is the only member of the World Cup squad to play for a club in Togo.
2010 African Cup of Nations shooting
On January 8, a bus carrying the Togo football team to the African Cup Of Nations was fired at by a group of rebel terrorists just after they had crossed the Congo border. Obibale was one of the two players who were reported to have bullet wounds[8] <ref>http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idOk2cEQaoQwWz_85JMSiTwd9xhg
References
- ^ Playerhistory Profile
- ^ Kodjovi Obilalé Dodji. Un Epervier en Bretagne
- ^ Kodjovi Dodji Obilale at Foot-National.com
- ^ Profile on National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Football: de la fiche de Kodjovi Obilalé
- ^ Transfert : Obilale à Pontivy !
- ^ Effectif Football Pontivy GSI
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8449319.stm