Luc Agbala

Luc Agbala Watékou (23 September 1947 – 18 October 2010) was a Togo international football forward and referee.

Luc Agbala
Personal information
Full name Luc Agbala Watékou
Date of birth (1947-09-23)23 September 1947
Place of birth Kandé, Togo
Date of death 18 October 2010(2010-10-18) (aged 63)
Place of death Paris, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1972 Diables Rouges de Lomé
1972–1977 Lomé I
National team
?–? Togo 11 (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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]

Officiating career

After he retired from playing football, Agbala took officiating courses and became an international referee. He officiated matches until 1992,[2] including a 1986 World Cup qualifier between Sierra Leone and Morocco.[4] He also was the executive director of the Stade Omnisports de Lomé.[1]

Personal

Agbala died in Paris at age 63 on 18 October 2010.[5]

References
  1. "Agbala Luc: le canonnier du football togolais" (in French). The Togolais. 9 June 2006.
  2. Satchivi, Ekoué (28 October 2010). "Agbala Luc Watékou, le canonnier du football" (in French). Togocity.com.
  3. Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel & Mazet, François (6 June 2008). "African Nations Cup 1972". RSSSF.
  4. FIFA. "Match Report - Sierra Leone - Morocco 0:1 (0:0)". 30 June 1984. Retrieved on 24 April 2013.
  5. "Nécrologie : L'ancien joueur togolais et ancien arbitre de football Luc Agbala Watékou est mort" (in French). mo5-togo.com. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.


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