Jean-Paul Yaovi Dosseh Abalo (born 26 June 1975 in Lomé, Togo) is a former Togolese football defender and current coach of the Togo national under-20 football team. Club career Abalo played for six seasons in the French Ligue 2 with Amiens SC. In 2006, he moved to APOEL in Cyprus, where he won the 2005–06 Cypriot Cup. Whilst at Amiens, Abalo played in the 2001 Coupe de France Final. It was his penalty miss that proved decisive as Amiens lost to Strasbourg. International career He was the captain of the Togo national football team, was called up to the 2006 World Cup, and represented his country at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. His contribution to the team's World Cup campaign was overshadowed by the red card he received in the opening match against South Korea, as his side suffered a 1–2 defeat. Coaching career In January 2018, Abalo was announced as the Togo national under-20 football team coach for the 2018 Toulon Tournament. Honours APOEL Cypriot Cup: 2005–06 References 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Lomé Togolese footballers Togolese expatriate footballers Togo international footballers Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players APOEL FC players LB Châteauroux players Amiens SC players OC Agaza players USL Dunkerque players Al-Merrikh SC players Ligue 2 players Cypriot First Division players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Association football defenders 21st-century Togolese people