Olivier Kapo back in Ligue 1 soon? (MAXPPP). Olivier Kapo back in Ligue 1 soon? (MAXPPP).
At nearly 29 years, Olivier Kapo is a shadow of itself. Currently at English club Wigan, the former Auxerre, announced early in his career as a great hope of football lights, continues to morfondre in training. But for the former darling of Guy Roux, his career is gaining new momentum, and why not through a possible return to Ligue 1.

The career of Olivier Kapo disappears before our eyes. The Franco-Ivorian, who has played 19 Premier League matches this season and scored one goal in the colors of Wigan Athletic, continues to be remembered in the UK. International french 9 times, the former inmate of the AJA, under the auspices of Guy Roux, was promised a bright future under the shirt of the cock hit.

Winner of the Confederations Cup in 2003

With Djibril Cisse, Philippe Mexes, Jean-Alain Boumsong and Lionel Mathis, Olivier Kapo is part of the golden generation of Burgundy in the early 2000s. For 5 seasons, the winger auxerrois is the delight of fans on the side of the Abbé-Deschamps, showing all his class with ball feet. Some capacity to enable it to quickly integrate the French team under the command of Jacques Santini, the national selector of the time. With the Blues, Kapo won the Confederations Cup in 2003 in Cameroon face. That same year, the native of Abidjan to his lean grip Cup winners France. Since then, nothing.

Free of any contract in 2004, the offensive left middle decides not to continue the adventure with the formation of the Yonne and joined Juventus of Turin. In only 14 small Serie A matches, the person fails to win in the club of the Old Lady. The following season, the Franco-Ivorian returned to France, Monaco as a loan, at the request of Didier Deschamps. But it is thanked few days later. Not having the confidence of Francesco Guidolin, the new coach of Monaco, Olivier Kapo is ready in Spain, Levante, which then carries out the international season (30 games, 5 goals). Transferred for 4.5 million euros in Birmingham, one of the promoted English in 2007, the player, born in 1980, quickly became a key player of the Steve Bruce, but can not avoid relegation from the English club. A Wigan since June 2008, the former Auxerre dark gradually into oblivion.