Coffi Agbessi Explained

Coffi Agbessi
Fullname:Coffi Franck Edem Agbessi
Birth Date:5 December 1985[1]
Birth Place:Cotonou, Benin
Height:1.65 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2004
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2006
Years4:2007–2011
Nationalyears1:2005
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2005
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:1

Coffi Edem Agbessi (born 5 December 1985) is a retired Beninese professional footballer who predominantly played as a midfielder[2] and represented Benin national team on four occasions.

Club career

Earlier career

Agbessi began his senior club career with Beninese outfit Soleil Cotonou in 2004 and later moved to Libyan Premier League side Olympic Azzaweya SC, where he played until 2005. With Olympic Azzaweya, he has also appeared in the 2005 CAF Champions League but not qualified for the knockout stages.

Mohun Bagan

In 2005, Agbessi signed with National Football League powerhouse Mohun Bagan AC.[3] [4] [5] Club president Swapan Sadhan Bose said, Stephen Abarowei has been instrumental in bringing Agbessi ahead of their NFL season.[6] He showed his class in the 2nd leg of the Kolkata Derby against East Bengal FC in 2006.[7] In that 2005–06 National Football League, Mohun Bagan ended the season with third place Finnish as Agbessi appeared in all games.

With Mohun Bagan from 2005[8] to 2006, Agbessi won the Calcutta Football League in 2005 and the Federation Cup in 2006.[9]

Back to Soleil Cotonou

In 2007, he returned to his previous club Soleil Cotonou and appeared in numerous games of Benin Premier League until his retirement due to injury in 2011.

International career

Benin U20

Agbessi has represented Benin U20 national team at the 2005 African Youth Championship, where they achieved third place. He also scored a goal against Ivory Coast in the tournament.[10] He has also represented Benin U20 team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship under the coaching of Serge Devèze and appeared in all three group matches.[11] Benin finished third in the Group A and bowed out of the tournament.[12] [13]

Senior team

He made his senior international debut for Benin on 27 March 2005 against Ivory Coast in a 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, which ended as a 3–0 loss for Benin.[14]

He scored his first ever goal for "Les Écureuils" on 4 June against Cameroon in the Group-3 final qualification match of World Cup.[15] He has appeared in 4 matches for his country.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first.

Honours

Benin U20

Mohun Bagan AC

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eurosport.com/football/coffi-agbessi_prs53209/person.shtml Coffi Edem Agbessi of Benin, soccer player profile
  2. https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/coffi-agbessi/395161/ Coffi Edem Agbessi soccer player profile
  3. https://article.wn.com/view/2005/12/17/Coffi_from_Benin/ Coffi from Benin: Mohun Bagan to welcome their new foreigner
  4. http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/nfl/news/2006-01_news.html Mohun Bagan name their squad for the 2005/06 season
  5. https://m.rediff.com/sports/nfl06-bagan.htm Mohun Bagan Athletic Club squad for the National Football League 2006
  6. Web site: Benin player for Bagan. The Telegraph. 20 March 2021. 3 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220503161428/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/benin-player-for-bagan/cid/1545197. live.
  7. Web site: East Bengal 3-1 Mohun Bagan : National Football League 2nd Leg 2005-06. EBFCvsMBAC (blogspot). 16 June 2013 . 20 March 2021. 3 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220503161428/http://eastbengalvsmohunbagan.blogspot.com/2013/06/east-bengal-3-1-mohun-bagan-national.html?m=1. live.
  8. Web site: Arunava. Chaudhuri. Season ending Transfers 2005: India. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2005.html. 17 February 2020. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. 1 July 2021. dead.
  9. Web site: Bagan ease past disjointed Fransa - Maiden win for green-and-maroons. The Telegraph (India). 24 March 2021. 3 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220503161429/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/bagan-ease-past-disjointed-fransa-maiden-win-for-green-and-maroons/cid/1059666. live.
  10. Web site: African U-20 Championship 2005. RSSSF. 2017-07-11. 2009-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20090209004647/http://rsssf.com/tablesa/afr-u20-05.html. live.
  11. Web site: Ten-man Benin hang on to deny Japan (1:1). FIFA.com. 5 April 2021.
  12. https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/netherlands2005/index.html FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005
  13. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc05.html RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2005
  14. Web site: Coffi Edem Agbessi with Benin national football team (Statistics). National-Football-Teams. 20 March 2021. 24 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224210302/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/11318/Coffi_Agbessi.html. live.
  15. Web site: Benin v Cameroon, 04 June 2005. 11v11.com. 21 March 2021. 23 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130323062919/http://www.11v11.com/matches/benin-v-cameroon-04-june-2005-254536/. live.
  16. https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/317/Benin_Cameroon.html Benin 1-4 Cameroon (4 June 2005)
  17. Web site: Benin welcomes stars of the future. FIFA.com. 5 April 2021.

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