Olivier Kapo

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Olivier Kapo
Personal information
Full name	Narcisse-Olivier Kapo-Obou
Date of birth	27 September 1980 (1980-09-27) (age 28)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Wigan Athletic
Number	23
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2004 2004–2007 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–	Auxerre Juventus → Monaco (loan) → Levante (loan) Birmingham City Wigan Athletic	119 (19) 014 0(0) 025 0(5) 032 0(5) 026 0(5) 019 0(1)
National team2
2002–2004	France	009 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:46, Sunday 24 May 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 07:46, 18 April 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Narcisse-Olivier Kapo-Obou (born 27 September 1980), known as Olivier Kapo, is a French international footballer born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, who plays as a midfielder for Wigan Athletic.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Kapo joined Juventus from French club Auxerre in the summer of 2004, but he struggled to adapt to life in Turin and as a result was loaned to Monaco for the 05-06 season.

Kapo spent the 2006–07 season on loan at Primera Liga outfit Levante, scoring five goals in thirty appearances for the Spanish club.

[edit] Birmingham City

Kapo signed for Birmingham City on 29 June 2007 for a fee of £3 million.^[1] He scored on his Premier League debut against Chelsea on 12 August 2007.^[2]

[edit] Wigan Athletic

Kapo signed for Wigan Athletic on 16 July 2008, signing a three-year deal for a fee reported as £3.5 million, a move which reunited him with former manager Steve Bruce. ^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Olivier Kapo career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e France squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Landreau • 2 Mexès • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Boumsong • 5 Gallas • 6 Dacourt • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly • 9 Cissé • 10 Giuly • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Rothen • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Kapo • 18 Pedretti • 19 Sagnol • 20 Marlet • 21 Dabo • 22 Govou • 23 Coupet • Coach: Santini