Denké Kossi Wazo Explained

Wazo
Fullname:Julien Kossi Denké
Height:1.85 m
Birth Date:18 May 1958
Birth Place:Lomé, Togo
Death Place:Limoges, France
Position:Defender
Years1:1978–1984
Years2:1984–1985
Caps2:25
Goals2:0
Years3:1985–1986
Years4:1986–1987
Clubs4:Swiss club
Years5:1987–1988
Nationalyears1:1980–1984
Nationalteam1:Togo
Nationalcaps1:70
Nationalgoals1:?

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 Aiglons de Lomé. 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.

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.

Personal

Denké died in France at age 55.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tributes are paid to Togo's first overseas player . BBC.co.uk . BBC Sport . Blame . Ekoue . 25 March 2014 . Julien Kossi Denke ... more popularly known as Wazo.
  2. Web site: Le Togolais . Satchivi . Ekoué . Denké Kossi Wazo : un des meilleurs libero du football togolais . Denké Kossi Wazo: one of the best Togolese football libero . French . 19 June 2006 . 2 November 2011 . 16 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170816011324/http://www.letogolais.com/article.html?nid=2718 . dead .
  3. Web site: Courtney . Barrie . African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details . . 12 June 2009.
  4. Web site: FIFA . Décès de Denke, ancien international togolais . Denke died, former Togo international . French . 23 March 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140326143837/http://fr.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=2302211/ . 26 March 2014 .