Ibrahim Dossey


Ibrahim Dossey was a Ghanaian football goalkeeper.

Career

Dossey was born in Accra, Ghana. He played in Romania for Rapid Bucureşti, FC Braşov, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, and Unirea Sânnicolau Mare. Dossey was brought to Romania by former Ghana and Accra Hearts of Oak coach Petre Gavrilă in 2000.

Death

Dossey had signed with FCM Târgovişte two days before he crashed his car on 13 September 2008, near Breaza, Prahova County, and fell into a coma. His wife and two children were not hurt in the accident. He was in a coma for nearly three months, before he died in Bagdasar Arseni Hospital-Bucharest on 9 December 2008, aged 36. He was buried in Hârşova, Romania on 10 December.

International

His team won Africa's first Olympic football medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Reactions

Tedy Dragomir : "We are deeply pained by this, I cannot believe it. We tried so hard in order to make him well. We had almost collected all the money needed for his treatment."
Ioan Neculaie : "I met Dossey only as a player for the club I own, but I can say about him that I never heard anyone saying bad things about him. His character was an example. It is unbelievable."