| Blaise Kouassi | |
| Fullname: | Koffi Blaise Kouassi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1975 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1998–2000 |
| Years2: | 2000–2005 |
| Years3: | 2005–2006 |
| Years4: | 2006–2007 |
| Years5: | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs5: | Angers |
| Caps2: | 117 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997–2006 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps1: | 37 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2010– |
| Managerclubs1: | Ivory Coast (assistant manager) |
Koffi Blaise Kouassi (born 2 February 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He works as assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.
Kouassi was born in Abidjan. He previously played for ASEC Mimosas in his homeland, in France for En Avant Guingamp, Troyes AC in Ligue 1, Angers in the Ligue 2 and for Al-Rayyan in Qatar.
He earned 37 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.
On 28 May 2010, Kouassi was named as the new assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.
He holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[2] He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 1 December 2005.[3]
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