{{Short description|French footballer (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kodjo Afanou | image = Kodjo Afanou.jpg | caption = | fullname = Kodjo Julien Afanou | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|11|21}} | birth_place = Tabligbo, Togo | height = 1.80 m | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1992–1996 | youthclubs1 = Bordeaux | years1 = 1996–2006 | clubs1 = Bordeaux | caps1 = 194 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2004–2005 | clubs2 = → Al Ain FC (loan | caps2 = ? | goals2 = ? | years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = Al-Faisaly | caps3 = ? | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2007–2008 | clubs4 = Gaziantepspor | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = Al Hazm | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = France U-21 | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Kodjo Afanou''' (born 21 November 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
==Club career== Born in Tabligbo, Togo, Afanou moved to France at a young age. He started his career at Girondins de Bordeaux.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=142119.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513031715/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=142119.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2008|title=Final day of transfers|date=2 February 2004|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> He made 194 appearances for the club in 10 Ligue 1 seasons, 21 appearances in UEFA Cup and 10 appearances in UEFA Champions League. In his time at Bordeaux he won Ligue 1 in the 1998–99 season and the 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1998-994012.html |title=Girondins de Bordeaux 1998-99 |publisher=bdfutbol.com |accessdate=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/47229/infos |title=FC Lorient - Girondins de Bordeaux |publisher=lfp.fr |accessdate=8 January 2020}}</ref> He left the club in February 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=391330.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205053020/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=391330.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2006|title=Afanou walks out on Bordeaux|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=UEFA|date=2 February 2006}}</ref> He was without a club for a year, before joining Gaziantepspor in January 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=497013.html|title=Gaziantepspor snap up Afanou|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=UEFA|date=15 January 2007}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Afanou was released in January 2008, before joining for Al-Hazm in Saudi Arabia.
==International career== Afanou was capped for France at U-20 level, playing 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{LFP|afanou-kodjo}} *{{FIFA player|193884}} *[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1016974 Profile] at Turkish Football Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Afanou, Kodjo}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:People from Maritime Region, Togo Category:Naturalized citizens of France Category:French men's footballers Category:France men's under-21 international footballers Category:French expatriate men's footballers Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Category:Al Ain FC players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Süper Lig players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Gaziantepspor footballers Category:Togolese emigrants to France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:France men's youth international footballers Category:Al Faisaly FC players Category:Al-Hazem F.C. players Category:Saudi Pro League players Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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