Luc Agbala | |
Fullname: | Luc Agbala Watékou |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1947 |
Birth Place: | Kandé, Togo |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1966–1972 |
Clubs1: | Diables Rouges de Lomé |
Years2: | 1972–1977 |
Clubs2: | Lomé I |
Nationalyears1: | ?–? |
Nationalteam1: | Togo |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | ? |
Luc Agbala Watékou (23 September 1947 – 18 October 2010) was a Togo international football forward and referee.
Born in Kandé, Agbala began playing club football for local side Diables Rouges de Lomé, now Dynamic Togolais. He made his first-division debut in 1966, scoring a goal in the match. He would lead the Togo league in scoring twice and won the championship with Dynamic Togolais in 1970 and 1971.[1]
In 1972, Agbala moved to France to study physiotherapy. He returned to Togo and played for Lomé I, a fusion of Dynamic Togolais, Etoile Filante de Lomé and Modèle Lomé. He helped the club reach the semi-finals of the 1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs.[2]
Agbala made eleven appearances for the senior Togo national football team and participated in the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, Togo's first.[3]
After he retired from playing football, Agbala took officiating courses and became an international referee. He officiated matches until 1992, including a 1986 World Cup qualifier between Sierra Leone and Morocco.[4] He also was the executive director of the Stade Omnisports de Lomé.
Agbala died in Paris at age 63 on 18 October 2010 following a long illness.[5]