Thierry Gathuessi
Cameroon footballer (born 1982)
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Thierry Gathuessi (born 17 April 1982) is a Cameroonian former footballer who plays as defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thierry Gathuessi | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bafoussam, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Montpellier | 83 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Cannes | 27 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Sète | 30 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Hibernian | 38 | (3) |
| 2009 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Raith Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Sriwijaya | 52 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Arema Cronus | 55 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Persiram Raja Ampat | 20 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Sriwijaya | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | Barito Putera | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 344 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Gathuessi joined Hibs from FC Sète in July 2007 following a successful trial period with the club. He scored his only goal for Hibs in a 3–2 win over defending SPL champions Celtic.[1] Due to his aggressive playing style, Hibs fans referred to him as "Hong Kong Thierry", after the cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey.[2]
Gathuessi fell out of favour at Hibs after he conceded two penalty kicks towards the end of the 2007–08 season.[2] He did not play for Hibs in the 2008–09 season, having been told by Mixu Paatelainen during August 2008 that he would not play for Hibs again.[2] Gathuessi was eventually released by Hibs to sign for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2009, along with Filipe Morais.[3][4] He only made one appearance for Inverness, however, before he was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.
Gathuessi had a trial spell with Raith Rovers in November 2009, appearing in a reserve team match[5] and two league matches as a trialist.[6] He then signed a contract with the Kirkcaldy club during the following month.[6]
In January 2015, he was reported to have signed with Persiram.[7]
Honours
- Sriwijaya
- Arema Cronus
- East Java Governor Cup: 2013
- Menpora Cup: 2013
- Indonesian Inter Island Cup: 2014/15
- Indonesia Super League runner-up: 2013
