Ibrahim Dossey

Ibrahim Dossey Allotey (24 November 1972 in Accra – 9 December 2008 in Bucharest) was a Ghanaian football goalkeeper.

Ibrahim Dossey

Personal information
Full name	Ibrahim Dossey Allotey
Date of birth	(1972-11-24)24 November 1972
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Date of death	9 December 2008(2008-12-09) (aged 36)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	FC Brașov	48	(0)
2003	Rapid București	6	(0)
2003–2005	FC Brașov	42	(0)
2005–2006	Unirea Sânnicolau Mare	23	(0)
2006–2008	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	10	(0)
2008	FCM Târgovişte	0	(0)
Total		129	(0)
International career
1992	Ghana U-23	5	(0)
Medal record Men's association football Representing  Ghana Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Dossey was born in Accra, Ghana. He played in Romania for Rapid București, FC Brașov, 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.^[1] He was in a coma for nearly three months, before he died in Bagdasar Arseni Hospital-Bucharest on 9 December 2008, aged 36.^[2] He was buried in Hârşova, Romania on 10 December.^[3]

International

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

Reactions

Bogdan Lobonţ: "I cannot believe it! I had hoped that Dossey's medical condition would improve. I am sad, Romanian football has lost a valuable goalkeeper. God rest his soul!"

Tedy Dragomir (the owner of Playboy): "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 (the owner of FC Brașov): "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."^[4]