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 27)
Place of birth    Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 6 ft 1½ in (1.87 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Birmingham City
Number 23
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2004
2004–2007
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–		 Auxerre
Juventus
→ Monaco (loan)
→ Levante (loan)
Birmingham City		 119 (19)
014 0(0)
025 0(5)
032 0(5)
026 0(5)   
National team2
2002–2004 France 009 0(3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:45, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 29, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Olivier Kapo, full name Narcisse-Olivier Kapo-Obou (born 27 September 1980 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), is a French international, Ivorian-born football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Birmingham City.

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[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 another French club (Monaco) for the 05-06 season.

Kapo spent the last term on loan at Primera Liga outfit Levante, amassing five goals in thirty appearances for the Spanish club.

[edit] Birmingham City

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

[edit] Personal life

Olivier is married and has a daughter, Farel-Andrea (born April 5, 2004).

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Birmingham sign midfielder Kapo", BBC Sport, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. 

Kapo likes French connection - Birmingham Mail http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/sport/tm_method=full%26objectid=19484958%26siteid=50002-name_page.html

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