Blaise Kouassi (footballer, born 1975)

Koffi Blaise Kouassi (born 2 February 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He works as assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.

Club career
Kouassi was born in Abidjan. He previously played for ASEC Mimosas in his homeland, in France for En Avant Guingamp, Troyes AC in Ligue 1, Angers in the Ligue 2 and for Al-Rayyan in Qatar.

International career
He earned 37 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

Coaching career
On 28 May 2010, Kouassi was named as the new assistant manager of the Ivory Coast national football team.

Personal life
He holds both Ivorian and French nationalities. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 1 December 2005.

Honors
Ivory Coast
 * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2006