Gabriel Abossolo (16 January 1939 – 9 November 2014) was a Cameroonian professional

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who played as a

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Career

Abossolo's career played out almost exclusively under the colours of

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where he played for 11 seasons.

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Profile on su pari-et-gagne.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abossolo, Gabriel 1939 births 2014 deaths Cameroonian men's footballers Footballers from Yaoundé Men's association football midfielders Cameroon men's international footballers 1970 African Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Stade Poitevin FC players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France