Jean-Paul Abalo
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Paul Abalo Yaovi
Date of birth	26 June 1975 (1975-06-26) (age 34)
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
1991–1992	OC Agaza
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1993 1993–1995 1995–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006 2007	OC Agaza St-Christophe Chateauroux Amiens SC USL Dunkerque APOEL Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. Al-Merrikh	029 0(1) 273 0(7) 004 0(0) 003 0(0) 009 0(0)
National team2
1992–2006	Togo	067 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jean-Paul Abalo Yaovi (born 26 June 1975 in Lomé, Togo) is a former Togolese football defender, who last plays for Al-Merrikh Sudan.

[edit] Club career

Abalo previously played six seasons in the French Ligue 2 with Amiens SC.^[1]

[edit] International career

He was the captain of the Togo national football team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.^[2] However, his contribution to the team's campaign was overshadowed by the red card he received in the opening game against South Korea.

[edit] References

• Profile at National Football Teams

v • d • e Togo squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Tchagnirou • 2 Nibombé • 3 Abalo • 4 Adebayor • 5 Tchangai • 6 Aziawonou • 7 Salifou • 8 Gaffar • 9 Dogbé • 10 Cherif Touré • 11 Coubageat • 12 Akoto • 13 Mathias • 14 Olufadé • 15 Romao • 16 Agassa • 17 Kader • 18 Sènaya • 19 Alidu • 20 Assemoassa • 21 Atte-Oudeyi • 22 Obilale • 23 Guzayou • Coach: Keshi

v • d • e Togo squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Tchagnirou • 2 Nibombé • 3 Abalo • 4 Adebayor • 5 Tchangai • 6 Aziawonou • 7 Salifou • 8 Agboh • 9 Dossevi • 10 Cherif Touré • 11 Malm • 12 Akoto • 13 Forson • 14 Olufadé • 15 Romao • 16 Agassa • 17 Kader • 18 Sènaya • 19 Assemoassa • 20 Erassa • 21 Atsou • 22 Obilale • 23 A. Touré • Coach: Pfister

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