Ebenezer Dorkutso Dugbatey (born 31 July 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a defender for clubs in Africa and Europe.

Club career

Dugbatey was born in

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. He played for

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in the French

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and

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. He had a brief spell with

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in the Turkish

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International career

Dugbatey made seven appearances for the full Ghana national team, including two matches at the

2000 African Cup of Nations The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field ...

finals, where he was the first player to be sent off in the tournament. He also made two appearances in qualifying matches for the

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References

External links

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Interview with Eben Dugbatey
Living people 1973 births Men's association football defenders Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers 2000 African Cup of Nations players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Samsunspor footballers FC Solothurn players FC Lorient players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Cambridge United F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in England Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub