Raoul Kouakou (born 3 January 1980 in

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) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

During his time in Malmö FF he got the nickname ''Göken'' (Swedish for the cuckoo). In a 2006 game against Hammarby IF (his 6th game in the Swedish first league), he scored an own goal and accidentally head butted teammate

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, who ended up with a fractured

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. After his transfer to

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in 2007, a knee injury stopped him from playing. Sandefjord claims that Raouls previous club,

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, withheld information about this injury when the transfer took place. In May 2010 FIFA ruled in favor of MFF and Sandefjord had to pay the transfer fee to Malmö. While playing in Norway he was dubbed ''Røde Raoul'' (Red Raoul) by the tabloid media due to his many red cards.

International career

He has 4 caps for the

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, but was not called up to the

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References

1980 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Sogndal Fotball players Viborg FF players Malmö FF players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Sandefjord Fotball players Ivorian expatriates in Norway JC d'Abidjan players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Danish Superliga players Footballers from Abidjan Men's association football defenders 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub