Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.23 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 1728 2794 45515 45484 2026-10-08T17:18:30Z Macocobovi 351 /* Article list */ 45515 wikitext text/x-wiki <h1 style="color: #9400D3"> <center> '''Wiki Loves Women: SheSaid''' </center></H1> == Overview == The #SheSaid is an international campaign launched in October 2020 under the Wiki Loves Women which focuses on improving the visibility of notable women by creating and enhancing entries about them on Wikiquote. This year, the SheSaid 2026 in Nigeria will join the global effort in amplifying women's voices by documenting new quotes and improving existing quotes from women on Wikiquote; creating new and improving existing Wikipedia articles about notable women, and lastly creating new and improving Wikidata items about women. To support local language visibility and multilingualism, articles will also be accurately translated from English language into other Nigerian languages, using the content translation tool. == Basic Information == * '''Country/Region''': Nigeria * '''Language(s)''': English, Igala * '''Wikiquote edition''': en.wikiquote.org, igl.wikipedia.org * '''Organizer name(s)''': [[User:AgnesAbah|Agnes Abah]] == Timeline and Deliverables == * '''Event timeline:''' 1st September to 31st of December 2026 * '''Physical event:''' 26th September, 2026 * '''Training 9:''' October, 2026 * '''Training 10:''' November, 2026 * '''End date:''' 30th November, 2026 == Participation == [[Image:BKV m 1 jms.svg|22px|alt=1]] [[:en:Special:UserLogin|Sign in]] or [[:en:Special:CreateAccount|Create a New Account]] on Wikipedia if you haven't. [[Image:BKV m 2 jms.svg|22px|alt=2]] Join a community by registering on the event page to track your contributions. [[Image:BKV m 3 jms.svg|22px|alt=3]] Attend the virtual launch, training sessions and participate in the edit-a-thon. [[Image:BKV m 4 jms.svg|22px|alt=4]] Create, expand and/or translate Wikipedia articles, Wikiquote pages or Wikidata items related to the focus area from the topic list. Edits to articles outside this scope will not count. [[Image:BKV h5 jms.svg|22px|alt=5]] While publishing your edits, include this hashtag to your edit summary: '''#SheSaid''' == Tracking and Metrics == * '''Hashtag tracking (Hashtags Tool)''': https://hashtags.wmflabs.org * '''Dashboard, queries, or red lists''': * '''Other tracking tools used''': == Prizes== Top 3 contributors will be awarded gift vouchers. == Final Report == == Criteria/scoring guide == * New Wikiquote article created - '''5 points''' * Existing Wikiquote article improved - '''2 points''' * New Wikipedia article created - '''5 points''' * Exisiting Wikipedia article improved - '''2 points''' * Wikipedia article accurately translated - '''5 points''' * New Wikidata item created with at least 5 statements - '''3 points''' * Wikidata item description translation - '''1 point''' * Wikidata item improved with statements - '''2 points''' == Article list == [https://pagepile.toolforge.org/api.php?action=get_data&id=117057 Women articles, to be translated to Igala] <page-collection name="AWA Inclusion and Climate Justice Project 2025"> </page-collection> == Supported by == <hr style="border: none; height: 1px; background-color: purple;"> <gallery mode="packed" heights="80" perrow="3"> File:WLW SheSaid puzzle logo.svg File:Wiki Loves Women logo 2024.svg File:Wiki In Africa logo 2024.svg File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical.svg </gallery> <hr style="border: none; height: 1px; background-color: #662D91;"> [[Category:SheSaid 2026/Events]] gntdwf886c2h33d67pdj4igmuyt9brf 0 2806 45514 45472 2026-10-08T14:06:22Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 /* Ukọlọ Club */ 45514 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anis Boussaidi | image = Anis Boussaidi.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Le Bardo]], Tunisia | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = [[Right back]] | currentclub = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2007 | years3 = 2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | years5 = 2010–2011 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] | clubs3 = [[KV Mechelen]] | clubs4 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | clubs5 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | clubs6 = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | clubs7 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 65 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 15 | caps7 = 56 | goals1 = | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 37 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | manageryears2 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = [[Tunisia national under-20 football team|Tunisia U20]] | manageryears5 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs5 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant) }} '''Anis Boussaïdi''' (kuma bi ọjọ 0 April 1981) chi [[Tunisia]]n [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] kpai [[Football player|player]] ẹgba ákwoubí kì chí assistant manager kpai Russian club [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. ==Ukọlọ Club== Adiko January 2008, oná ribọlu nwu [[K.V. Mechelen]] oji loan nwu [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]. Mechelen had an option to buy Boussaidi at the end of the 2007/08 season, who was loaned out immediately from Kyiv to the Belgian side following a transfer from [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] in December 2007. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg signed him for the season 2008/09 and offered him a contract over three years.<ref>[http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news&#93;=5063&tx_ttnews[backPid&#93;=4&cHash=567dbdf45a Anis Boussaidi im Probetraining]</ref> After his contract ran out at Red Bull Salzburg, he joined Greek club [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] on a one-year deal. He played 13 times and scored once in his time in Greece. In 2011, he joined Russian club [[FC Rostov]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ростов подписал двух защитников|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-03-05/423747/|website=news.sport-express.ru|publisher=sport-express|accessdate=21 October 2014|language=Russian|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Boussaïdi chùkọlọ nwu [[SC Tavriya Simferopol]] ẹgba Winter eyi 2011, irọnwuma gbogbo wẹgba kì club lẹ daru atodu [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} ==International career== Ichi ẹnẹka efu [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, ikpotanẹ ejù ejodudu, onwu ikpoji ẹnẹkẹta yì group C, ubí ábo kùma dù group and gold medal onwu chi [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] kpaì runners-up [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Anis Boussaidi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Efu 2020 ómì ukọlọ manager ejodudu nwu, onwu cheyì Stade Tunisien.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|anis-boussaidi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=7684}} {{Navboxes |title = Tunisia squads |bg = white |fg = #E70013 |list1 = {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussaidi, Anis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] <!--clubs--> [[Category:Stade Tunisien players]] [[Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players]] [[Category:KV Mechelen players]] [[Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players]] [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:FC Rostov players]] [[Category:SC Tavriya Simferopol players]] <!--countries--> [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Russia]] <!--leagues--> [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] <!--international--> [[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]] <!--manager--> [[Category:Tunisian football managers]] [[Category:Stade Tunisien managers]] [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]] [[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers]] [[Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen]] {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub}} 1i1xm4wbztu1ou8z7d4bmqwk6kw2v92 45516 45514 2026-10-08T18:49:34Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 /* Ukọlọ Club */ 45516 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anis Boussaidi | image = Anis Boussaidi.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Le Bardo]], Tunisia | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = [[Right back]] | currentclub = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2007 | years3 = 2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | years5 = 2010–2011 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] | clubs3 = [[KV Mechelen]] | clubs4 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | clubs5 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | clubs6 = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | clubs7 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 65 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 15 | caps7 = 56 | goals1 = | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 37 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | manageryears2 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = [[Tunisia national under-20 football team|Tunisia U20]] | manageryears5 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs5 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant) }} '''Anis Boussaïdi''' (kuma bi ọjọ 0 April 1981) chi [[Tunisia]]n [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] kpai [[Football player|player]] ẹgba ákwoubí kì chí assistant manager kpai Russian club [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. ==Ukọlọ Club== Adiko January 2008, oná ribọlu nwu [[K.V. Mechelen]] oji loan nwu [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]. Mechelen ni option ki li Boussaidi adiko ukpoji 2007/08 season, who was loaned out immediately from Kyiv to the Belgian side following a transfer from [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] in December 2007. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg signed him for the season 2008/09 and offered him a contract over three years.<ref>[http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news&#93;=5063&tx_ttnews[backPid&#93;=4&cHash=567dbdf45a Anis Boussaidi im Probetraining]</ref> After his contract ran out at Red Bull Salzburg, he joined Greek club [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] on a one-year deal. He played 13 times and scored once in his time in Greece. In 2011, he joined Russian club [[FC Rostov]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ростов подписал двух защитников|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-03-05/423747/|website=news.sport-express.ru|publisher=sport-express|accessdate=21 October 2014|language=Russian|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Boussaïdi chùkọlọ nwu [[SC Tavriya Simferopol]] ẹgba Winter eyi 2011, irọnwuma gbogbo wẹgba kì club lẹ daru atodu [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} ==International career== Ichi ẹnẹka efu [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, ikpotanẹ ejù ejodudu, onwu ikpoji ẹnẹkẹta yì group C, ubí ábo kùma dù group and gold medal onwu chi [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] kpaì runners-up [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Anis Boussaidi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Efu 2020 ómì ukọlọ manager ejodudu nwu, onwu cheyì Stade Tunisien.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|anis-boussaidi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=7684}} {{Navboxes |title = Tunisia squads |bg = white |fg = #E70013 |list1 = {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussaidi, Anis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] <!--clubs--> [[Category:Stade Tunisien players]] [[Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players]] [[Category:KV Mechelen players]] [[Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players]] [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:FC Rostov players]] [[Category:SC Tavriya Simferopol players]] <!--countries--> [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Russia]] <!--leagues--> [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] <!--international--> [[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]] <!--manager--> [[Category:Tunisian football managers]] [[Category:Stade Tunisien managers]] [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]] [[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers]] [[Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen]] {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub}} 6l7yly4n4b4yhdl4l4zx539ukdqfgrg 45517 45516 2026-10-08T18:51:32Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 /* Ukọlọ Club */ 45517 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anis Boussaidi | image = Anis Boussaidi.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Le Bardo]], Tunisia | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = [[Right back]] | currentclub = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2007 | years3 = 2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | years5 = 2010–2011 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] | clubs3 = [[KV Mechelen]] | clubs4 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | clubs5 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | clubs6 = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | clubs7 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 65 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 15 | caps7 = 56 | goals1 = | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 37 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | manageryears2 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = [[Tunisia national under-20 football team|Tunisia U20]] | manageryears5 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs5 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant) }} '''Anis Boussaïdi''' (kuma bi ọjọ 0 April 1981) chi [[Tunisia]]n [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] kpai [[Football player|player]] ẹgba ákwoubí kì chí assistant manager kpai Russian club [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. ==Ukọlọ Club== Adiko January 2008, oná ribọlu nwu [[K.V. Mechelen]] oji loan nwu [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]. Mechelen ni option ki li Boussaidi adiko ukpoji 2007/08 season, mafu mẹ ẹrẹrẹ kwi Kyiv tù gbo ábo Belgian following alu ku má du kwi [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] in December 2007. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg signed him for the season 2008/09 and offered him a contract over three years.<ref>[http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news&#93;=5063&tx_ttnews[backPid&#93;=4&cHash=567dbdf45a Anis Boussaidi im Probetraining]</ref> After his contract ran out at Red Bull Salzburg, he joined Greek club [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] on a one-year deal. He played 13 times and scored once in his time in Greece. In 2011, he joined Russian club [[FC Rostov]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ростов подписал двух защитников|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-03-05/423747/|website=news.sport-express.ru|publisher=sport-express|accessdate=21 October 2014|language=Russian|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Boussaïdi chùkọlọ nwu [[SC Tavriya Simferopol]] ẹgba Winter eyi 2011, irọnwuma gbogbo wẹgba kì club lẹ daru atodu [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} ==International career== Ichi ẹnẹka efu [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, ikpotanẹ ejù ejodudu, onwu ikpoji ẹnẹkẹta yì group C, ubí ábo kùma dù group and gold medal onwu chi [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] kpaì runners-up [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Anis Boussaidi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Efu 2020 ómì ukọlọ manager ejodudu nwu, onwu cheyì Stade Tunisien.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|anis-boussaidi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=7684}} {{Navboxes |title = Tunisia squads |bg = white |fg = #E70013 |list1 = {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussaidi, Anis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] <!--clubs--> [[Category:Stade Tunisien players]] [[Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players]] [[Category:KV Mechelen players]] [[Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players]] [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:FC Rostov players]] [[Category:SC Tavriya Simferopol players]] <!--countries--> [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Russia]] <!--leagues--> [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] <!--international--> [[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]] <!--manager--> [[Category:Tunisian football managers]] [[Category:Stade Tunisien managers]] [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]] [[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers]] [[Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen]] {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub}} bsqe4ewk0u61i5iarrt6m0zneok2r1z 45518 45517 2026-10-08T18:52:00Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 /* Ukọlọ Club */ 45518 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anis Boussaidi | image = Anis Boussaidi.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Le Bardo]], Tunisia | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = [[Right back]] | currentclub = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2007 | years3 = 2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | years5 = 2010–2011 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] | clubs3 = [[KV Mechelen]] | clubs4 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | clubs5 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | clubs6 = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | clubs7 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 65 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 15 | caps7 = 56 | goals1 = | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 37 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | manageryears2 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = [[Tunisia national under-20 football team|Tunisia U20]] | manageryears5 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs5 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant) }} '''Anis Boussaïdi''' (kuma bi ọjọ 0 April 1981) chi [[Tunisia]]n [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] kpai [[Football player|player]] ẹgba ákwoubí kì chí assistant manager kpai Russian club [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. ==Ukọlọ Club== Adiko January 2008, oná ribọlu nwu [[K.V. Mechelen]] oji loan nwu [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]. Mechelen ni option ki li Boussaidi adiko ukpoji 2007/08 season, mafu mẹ ẹrẹrẹ kwi Kyiv tù gbo ábo Belgian following alu ku má du kwi [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] ẹgba December 2007. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg signed him for the season 2008/09 and offered him a contract over three years.<ref>[http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news&#93;=5063&tx_ttnews[backPid&#93;=4&cHash=567dbdf45a Anis Boussaidi im Probetraining]</ref> After his contract ran out at Red Bull Salzburg, he joined Greek club [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] on a one-year deal. He played 13 times and scored once in his time in Greece. In 2011, he joined Russian club [[FC Rostov]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ростов подписал двух защитников|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-03-05/423747/|website=news.sport-express.ru|publisher=sport-express|accessdate=21 October 2014|language=Russian|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Boussaïdi chùkọlọ nwu [[SC Tavriya Simferopol]] ẹgba Winter eyi 2011, irọnwuma gbogbo wẹgba kì club lẹ daru atodu [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} ==International career== Ichi ẹnẹka efu [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, ikpotanẹ ejù ejodudu, onwu ikpoji ẹnẹkẹta yì group C, ubí ábo kùma dù group and gold medal onwu chi [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] kpaì runners-up [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Anis Boussaidi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Efu 2020 ómì ukọlọ manager ejodudu nwu, onwu cheyì Stade Tunisien.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|anis-boussaidi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=7684}} {{Navboxes |title = Tunisia squads |bg = white |fg = #E70013 |list1 = {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussaidi, Anis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] <!--clubs--> [[Category:Stade Tunisien players]] [[Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players]] [[Category:KV Mechelen players]] [[Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players]] [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:FC Rostov players]] [[Category:SC Tavriya Simferopol players]] <!--countries--> [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Russia]] <!--leagues--> [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] <!--international--> [[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]] <!--manager--> [[Category:Tunisian football managers]] [[Category:Stade Tunisien managers]] [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]] [[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers]] [[Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen]] {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub}} seqf9ue40sd2fssatvqfl87gsich79f 45519 45518 2026-10-08T18:53:20Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 45519 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anis Boussaidi | image = Anis Boussaidi.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Le Bardo]], Tunisia | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = [[Right back]] | currentclub = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2007 | years3 = 2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | years5 = 2010–2011 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] | clubs3 = [[KV Mechelen]] | clubs4 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | clubs5 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | clubs6 = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | clubs7 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 65 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 15 | caps7 = 56 | goals1 = | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 37 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | manageryears2 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = [[Tunisia national under-20 football team|Tunisia U20]] | manageryears5 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs5 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant) }} '''Anis Boussaïdi''' (kuma bi ọjọ 0 April 1981) chi [[Tunisia]]n [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] kpai [[Football player|player]] ẹgba ákwoubí kì chí assistant manager kpai Russian club [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. ==Ukọlọ Club== Adiko January 2008, oná ribọlu nwu [[K.V. Mechelen]] oji loan nwu [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]. Mechelen ni option ki li Boussaidi adiko ukpoji 2007/08 season, mafu mẹ ẹrẹrẹ kwi Kyiv tù gbo ábo Belgian following alu ku má du kwi [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] ẹgba December 2007. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg dọwọ t'ọtakada nwu efu season 2008/09 kpai ma di ùkọlọ nwu kì tọdọ meji le.<ref>[http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news&#93;=5063&tx_ttnews[backPid&#93;=4&cHash=567dbdf45a Anis Boussaidi im Probetraining]</ref> After his contract ran out at Red Bull Salzburg, he joined Greek club [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] on a one-year deal. He played 13 times and scored once in his time in Greece. In 2011, he joined Russian club [[FC Rostov]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ростов подписал двух защитников|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-03-05/423747/|website=news.sport-express.ru|publisher=sport-express|accessdate=21 October 2014|language=Russian|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Boussaïdi chùkọlọ nwu [[SC Tavriya Simferopol]] ẹgba Winter eyi 2011, irọnwuma gbogbo wẹgba kì club lẹ daru atodu [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} ==International career== Ichi ẹnẹka efu [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, ikpotanẹ ejù ejodudu, onwu ikpoji ẹnẹkẹta yì group C, ubí ábo kùma dù group and gold medal onwu chi [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] kpaì runners-up [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Anis Boussaidi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Efu 2020 ómì ukọlọ manager ejodudu nwu, onwu cheyì Stade Tunisien.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|anis-boussaidi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=7684}} {{Navboxes |title = Tunisia squads |bg = white |fg = #E70013 |list1 = {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussaidi, Anis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] <!--clubs--> [[Category:Stade Tunisien players]] [[Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players]] [[Category:KV Mechelen players]] [[Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players]] [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:FC Rostov players]] [[Category:SC Tavriya Simferopol players]] <!--countries--> [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Russia]] <!--leagues--> [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] <!--international--> [[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]] <!--manager--> [[Category:Tunisian football managers]] [[Category:Stade Tunisien managers]] [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]] [[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers]] [[Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen]] {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub}} 06kahdum8dludswiy3wpnov2q1j4jba 45520 45519 2026-10-08T18:56:11Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 /* Ukọlọ Club */ 45520 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anis Boussaidi | image = Anis Boussaidi.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Le Bardo]], Tunisia | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = [[Right back]] | currentclub = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2007 | years3 = 2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | years5 = 2010–2011 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] | clubs3 = [[KV Mechelen]] | clubs4 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | clubs5 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | clubs6 = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | clubs7 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 65 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 15 | caps7 = 56 | goals1 = | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 37 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | manageryears2 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = [[Tunisia national under-20 football team|Tunisia U20]] | manageryears5 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs5 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant) }} '''Anis Boussaïdi''' (kuma bi ọjọ 0 April 1981) chi [[Tunisia]]n [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] kpai [[Football player|player]] ẹgba ákwoubí kì chí assistant manager kpai Russian club [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. ==Ukọlọ Club== Adiko January 2008, oná ribọlu nwu [[K.V. Mechelen]] oji loan nwu [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]. Mechelen ni option ki li Boussaidi adiko ukpoji 2007/08 season, mafu mẹ ẹrẹrẹ kwi Kyiv tù gbo ábo Belgian following alu ku má du kwi [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] ẹgba December 2007. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg dọwọ t'ọtakada nwu efu season 2008/09 kpai ma di ùkọlọ nwu kì tọdọ meji le.<ref>[http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news&#93;=5063&tx_ttnews[backPid&#93;=4&cHash=567dbdf45a Anis Boussaidi im Probetraining]</ref> Abalu k'ukọlọ nwu kpolji kpaì Red Bull Salzburg, ikpotefu Greek club [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] ojí eyi one-year deal. Ir'ibọlu onumẹ ẹgwẹta kpaì idutọ onujá alu kì di Greece. Efu 2011, ikpotefu Russian club [[FC Rostov]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ростов подписал двух защитников|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-03-05/423747/|website=news.sport-express.ru|publisher=sport-express|accessdate=21 October 2014|language=Russian|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Boussaïdi chùkọlọ nwu [[SC Tavriya Simferopol]] ẹgba Winter eyi 2011, irọnwuma gbogbo wẹgba kì club lẹ daru atodu [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} ==International career== Ichi ẹnẹka efu [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, ikpotanẹ ejù ejodudu, onwu ikpoji ẹnẹkẹta yì group C, ubí ábo kùma dù group and gold medal onwu chi [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] kpaì runners-up [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Anis Boussaidi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Efu 2020 ómì ukọlọ manager ejodudu nwu, onwu cheyì Stade Tunisien.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|anis-boussaidi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=7684}} {{Navboxes |title = Tunisia squads |bg = white |fg = #E70013 |list1 = {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussaidi, Anis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] <!--clubs--> [[Category:Stade Tunisien players]] [[Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players]] [[Category:KV Mechelen players]] [[Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players]] [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:FC Rostov players]] [[Category:SC Tavriya Simferopol players]] <!--countries--> [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Russia]] <!--leagues--> [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] <!--international--> [[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]] <!--manager--> [[Category:Tunisian football managers]] [[Category:Stade Tunisien managers]] [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]] [[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers]] [[Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen]] {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub}} lfi9a7s3k1ufl5on9ykyidsdrl2wspe 45521 45520 2026-10-08T18:56:43Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 /* International career */ 45521 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anis Boussaidi | image = Anis Boussaidi.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Le Bardo]], Tunisia | height = {{height|m=1.79}} | position = [[Right back]] | currentclub = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001–2004 | years2 = 2004–2007 | years3 = 2008 | years4 = 2008–2010 | years5 = 2010–2011 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] | clubs3 = [[KV Mechelen]] | clubs4 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | clubs5 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | clubs6 = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | clubs7 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 65 | caps3 = 10 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 12 | caps6 = 15 | caps7 = 56 | goals1 = | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 37 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Tunisien]] | manageryears2 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = [[Tunisia national under-20 football team|Tunisia U20]] | manageryears5 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs5 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2026– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] (assistant) }} '''Anis Boussaïdi''' (kuma bi ọjọ 0 April 1981) chi [[Tunisia]]n [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] kpai [[Football player|player]] ẹgba ákwoubí kì chí assistant manager kpai Russian club [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. ==Ukọlọ Club== Adiko January 2008, oná ribọlu nwu [[K.V. Mechelen]] oji loan nwu [[FC Arsenal Kyiv]]. Mechelen ni option ki li Boussaidi adiko ukpoji 2007/08 season, mafu mẹ ẹrẹrẹ kwi Kyiv tù gbo ábo Belgian following alu ku má du kwi [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] ẹgba December 2007. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg dọwọ t'ọtakada nwu efu season 2008/09 kpai ma di ùkọlọ nwu kì tọdọ meji le.<ref>[http://www.mainz05.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news&#93;=5063&tx_ttnews[backPid&#93;=4&cHash=567dbdf45a Anis Boussaidi im Probetraining]</ref> Abalu k'ukọlọ nwu kpolji kpaì Red Bull Salzburg, ikpotefu Greek club [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] ojí eyi one-year deal. Ir'ibọlu onumẹ ẹgwẹta kpaì idutọ onujá alu kì di Greece. Efu 2011, ikpotefu Russian club [[FC Rostov]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ростов подписал двух защитников|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2011-03-05/423747/|website=news.sport-express.ru|publisher=sport-express|accessdate=21 October 2014|language=Russian|date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Boussaïdi chùkọlọ nwu [[SC Tavriya Simferopol]] ẹgba Winter eyi 2011, irọnwuma gbogbo wẹgba kì club lẹ daru atodu [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} ==Ukọlọ ewó ọdọda== Ichi ẹnẹka efu [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, ikpotanẹ ejù ejodudu, onwu ikpoji ẹnẹkẹta yì group C, ubí ábo kùma dù group and gold medal onwu chi [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] kpaì runners-up [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Anis Boussaidi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/anis-boussaidi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Efu 2020 ómì ukọlọ manager ejodudu nwu, onwu cheyì Stade Tunisien.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|anis-boussaidi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=7684}} {{Navboxes |title = Tunisia squads |bg = white |fg = #E70013 |list1 = {{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Tunisia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}} }} {{Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boussaidi, Anis}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] <!--clubs--> [[Category:Stade Tunisien players]] [[Category:FC Metalurh Donetsk players]] [[Category:KV Mechelen players]] [[Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players]] [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:FC Rostov players]] [[Category:SC Tavriya Simferopol players]] <!--countries--> [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Russia]] <!--leagues--> [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]] [[Category:Belgian Pro League players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] <!--international--> [[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]] [[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]] <!--manager--> [[Category:Tunisian football managers]] [[Category:Stade Tunisien managers]] [[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]] [[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers]] [[Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen]] {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub}} 743onhtofz29dsu1pb2rzi6ha4cdnui 0 2813 45506 45502 2026-10-08T12:10:12Z Obutuson 910 45506 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography|name=Mathurin Kameni|image=|full_name=|birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|2|4|df=yes}}|birth_place=[[Douala]], Cameroon|height=1.91 m|position=[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]|currentclub=|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Kadji Sports Academy|Kadji Sports]]|years1=2001–2004|clubs1=[[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Cotonsport Garoua]]|caps1=24|goals1=0|years2=2005|clubs2=[[RC Bafoussam|Racing Bafoussam]]|caps2=18|goals2=0|years3=2005–2010|clubs3=[[Haras El Hodoud SC|Haras El Hodoud]]|caps3=83|goals3=0|totalcaps=125|totalgoals=0|nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1=}} '''Mathurin Kameni''' (born 4 February 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional [[:en:Association_football|footballer]] who played as a [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|goalkeeper]]. == Ukọlọ == Kameni was born in [[:en:Douala|Douala]]. During his professional career he played for [[:en:Freeboys_Social_Football_Club_of_Bamenda|Freeboys Social Football Club of Bamenda]], [[:en:Coton_Sport_FC_de_Garoua|Coton Sport FC de Garoua]], [[:en:RC_Bafoussam|RC Bafoussam]] (January–June 2005) and [[:en:Haras_El_Hodoud_SC|Haras El Hodoud SC]]. Although he did not win any [[:en:Cap_(sport)|caps]], Kameni was part of the [[:en:Cameroon_national_football_team|Cameroonian]] squad at the [[:en:2004_African_Cup_of_Nations|2004 African Cup of Nations]], as the side finished top of its group in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to [[:en:Nigeria_national_football_team|Nigeria]].<ref>[http://www.rfi.fr/Fichiers/sports/can2004/jou83.asp Radio France International CAN profile] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> == Ọlayi nwu == Kameni's younger brother, [[:en:Carlos_Kameni|Carlos]], was also a footballer, a goalkeeper and an international.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/people/cameroon/9471/carlos-kameni/profile|title=Carlos Kameni|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{Lequipe|20018}} {{Cameroon Squad 2004 African Nations Cup}} 4ctydqcagqx819v9521liwy87t73yrh 45508 45506 2026-10-08T12:18:13Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ */ 45508 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography|name=Mathurin Kameni|image=|full_name=|birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|2|4|df=yes}}|birth_place=[[Douala]], Cameroon|height=1.91 m|position=[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]|currentclub=|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Kadji Sports Academy|Kadji Sports]]|years1=2001–2004|clubs1=[[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Cotonsport Garoua]]|caps1=24|goals1=0|years2=2005|clubs2=[[RC Bafoussam|Racing Bafoussam]]|caps2=18|goals2=0|years3=2005–2010|clubs3=[[Haras El Hodoud SC|Haras El Hodoud]]|caps3=83|goals3=0|totalcaps=125|totalgoals=0|nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1=}} '''Mathurin Kameni''' (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹkeji nolu mi ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 1978) i ch'ẹnẹ Cameroonian kiya [[:en:Association_football|ribọlu]] kwobi i rọ yi uña [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|ẹnẹ kiya mu bọlu]]. == Ukọlọ == Ma bi Kameni efu [[:en:Douala|Douala]]. Adiko ẹgba kiya ri bọlu i rọ nwu [[:en:Freeboys_Social_Football_Club_of_Bamenda|Freeboys Social Football Club of Bamenda]], [[:en:Coton_Sport_FC_de_Garoua|Coton Sport FC de Garoua]], [[:en:RC_Bafoussam|RC Bafoussam]] (ochu ejeodudu na ti ochu ẹfa 2005) ma'nyu [[:en:Haras_El_Hodoud_SC|Haras El Hodoud SC]]. Aludu ki dẹ i ni edu yi [[:en:Cap_(sport)|caps]] du no, Kameni ch'ẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo [[:en:Cameroon_national_football_team|Cameroonian]] ku ma rọ yi [[:en:2004_African_Cup_of_Nations|2004 African Cup of Nations]], alu kuma kpoji uña ejeodudu yi group ma taki ma wa du ma yi quarterfinals, am'ibo ku ma du ma chi [[:en:Nigeria_national_football_team|Nigeria]].<ref>[http://www.rfi.fr/Fichiers/sports/can2004/jou83.asp Radio France International CAN profile] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> == Ọlayi nwu == Okekele Kameni chi [[:en:Carlos_Kameni|Carlos]], onwu nugo chẹnẹ ki ya ri bọlu, onwu ch'ẹnẹ ki ya mu bọlu alu iga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/people/cameroon/9471/carlos-kameni/profile|title=Carlos Kameni|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref> == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{Lequipe|20018}} {{Cameroon Squad 2004 African Nations Cup}} m7wnje4xlh0v3lkm68zwh1sudckgpce 0 2814 45509 45503 2026-10-08T12:21:38Z Obutuson 910 45509 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Moroccan footballer}}{{no footnotes|blp=|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography|name=Nadir Lamyaghri|image=Lemyaghri.jpeg|image_size=250|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1976|2|13}}|birth_place=[[Casablanca]], Morocco|height={{height|m=1.85}}|position=[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|years1=1995–2000|clubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|caps1=?|goals1=?|years2=2000–2014|clubs2=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|caps2=171|goals2=0|years3=2001–2002|clubs3=→ [[Hassania Agadir]] (loan)|caps3=?|goals3=?|years4=2006–2007|clubs4=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps4=10|goals4=0|years5=2008|clubs5=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps5=6|goals5=0|nationalyears1=2003–2014|nationalteam1=[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-lamyaghri-intl.html Nadir Lamyaghri – International Appearances]</ref>|nationalcaps1=61|nationalgoals1=0|club-update=|nationalteam-update=}} '''Nadir Lamyaghri''' (born 13 February 1976) is a [[:en:Morocco|Moroccan]] former [[:en:Association_football|footballer]] who last played as a [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|goalkeeper]] for [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]]. == Ukọlọ == Lamyaghri first broke on the scene in [[:en:Racing_de_Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]] from 1995 to 2000 and was later to join [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]] for a season. While on loan to [[:en:Hassania_Agadir|Hassania Agadir]], he secured a win in the Moroccan League. As quickly as he returned to [[:en:Morocco|Morocco]] and [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad]], he soon departed to the [[:en:United_Arab_Emirates|United Arab Emirates]] and [[:en:Al-Wahda_Club_(Abu_Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] for a season. == Ukọlọ-u ojanẹ u == He was a member of the Moroccan [[:en:2004_Summer_Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team that exited in the first round, finishing third in group D behind group winners [[:en:Iraq|Iraq]] and runners-up [[:en:Costa_Rica|Costa Rica]]. Playing for Morocco in the [[:en:2004_African_Cup_of_Nations|2004 African Cup of Nations]], the team came in second place. == Ami ojima == '''Hassania Agadir''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2002 '''Wydad Casablanca''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2006, 2010 * [[:en:Coupe_du_Trône|Coupe du Trône]]: 2001 * [[:en:African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[:en:2002_African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|2002]] '''Individual''' * Best Goalkeeper in [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]] (2) : 2006, 2010. == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT player|pid=4498}} {{Navboxes|title=Morocco squads|bg=green|fg=white|bordercolor=red|list1={{Morocco Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Morocco Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}}}{{Authority control}} {{Morocco-footy-goalkeeper-stub}} mpzyaekhnxab3ryqol5tf3l6ophljm0 45510 45509 2026-10-08T12:25:32Z Obutuson 910 45510 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Moroccan footballer}}{{no footnotes|blp=|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography|name=Nadir Lamyaghri|image=Lemyaghri.jpeg|image_size=250|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1976|2|13}}|birth_place=[[Casablanca]], Morocco|height={{height|m=1.85}}|position=[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|years1=1995–2000|clubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|caps1=?|goals1=?|years2=2000–2014|clubs2=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|caps2=171|goals2=0|years3=2001–2002|clubs3=→ [[Hassania Agadir]] (loan)|caps3=?|goals3=?|years4=2006–2007|clubs4=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps4=10|goals4=0|years5=2008|clubs5=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps5=6|goals5=0|nationalyears1=2003–2014|nationalteam1=[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-lamyaghri-intl.html Nadir Lamyaghri – International Appearances]</ref>|nationalcaps1=61|nationalgoals1=0|club-update=|nationalteam-update=}} '''Nadir Lamyaghri''' (mabi ọjọ ki ochu ekeji nolu mi 13, 1976) i chẹnẹ [[:en:Morocco|Moroccan]] kiya [[:en:Association_football|ribọlu]] kwobi ki rọ otitala yi uña [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|ẹnẹ kiya mu bọlu]] nwi [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]]. == Ukọlọ == Lamyaghri first broke on the scene in [[:en:Racing_de_Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]] from 1995 to 2000 and was later to join [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]] for a season. While on loan to [[:en:Hassania_Agadir|Hassania Agadir]], he secured a win in the Moroccan League. As quickly as he returned to [[:en:Morocco|Morocco]] and [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad]], he soon departed to the [[:en:United_Arab_Emirates|United Arab Emirates]] and [[:en:Al-Wahda_Club_(Abu_Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] for a season. == Ukọlọ-u ojanẹ u == He was a member of the Moroccan [[:en:2004_Summer_Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team that exited in the first round, finishing third in group D behind group winners [[:en:Iraq|Iraq]] and runners-up [[:en:Costa_Rica|Costa Rica]]. Playing for Morocco in the [[:en:2004_African_Cup_of_Nations|2004 African Cup of Nations]], the team came in second place. == Ami ojima == '''Hassania Agadir''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2002 '''Wydad Casablanca''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2006, 2010 * [[:en:Coupe_du_Trône|Coupe du Trône]]: 2001 * [[:en:African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[:en:2002_African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|2002]] '''Individual''' * Best Goalkeeper in [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]] (2) : 2006, 2010. == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT player|pid=4498}} {{Navboxes|title=Morocco squads|bg=green|fg=white|bordercolor=red|list1={{Morocco Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Morocco Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}}}{{Authority control}} {{Morocco-footy-goalkeeper-stub}} efjsm73wcwn1omc6rdvidv2lfb5hga0 45511 45510 2026-10-08T12:30:28Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ */ 45511 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Moroccan footballer}}{{no footnotes|blp=|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography|name=Nadir Lamyaghri|image=Lemyaghri.jpeg|image_size=250|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1976|2|13}}|birth_place=[[Casablanca]], Morocco|height={{height|m=1.85}}|position=[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|years1=1995–2000|clubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|caps1=?|goals1=?|years2=2000–2014|clubs2=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|caps2=171|goals2=0|years3=2001–2002|clubs3=→ [[Hassania Agadir]] (loan)|caps3=?|goals3=?|years4=2006–2007|clubs4=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps4=10|goals4=0|years5=2008|clubs5=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps5=6|goals5=0|nationalyears1=2003–2014|nationalteam1=[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-lamyaghri-intl.html Nadir Lamyaghri – International Appearances]</ref>|nationalcaps1=61|nationalgoals1=0|club-update=|nationalteam-update=}} '''Nadir Lamyaghri''' (mabi ọjọ ki ochu ekeji nolu mi 13, 1976) i chẹnẹ [[:en:Morocco|Moroccan]] kiya [[:en:Association_football|ribọlu]] kwobi ki rọ otitala yi uña [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|ẹnẹ kiya mu bọlu]] nwi [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]]. == Ukọlọ == Lamyaghri chanẹ erọ nwu [[:en:Racing_de_Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]] akwi ọdọ 1995 na ti ọdọ 2000 ma'nyu idẹpẹ i loti a[[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]] na rọ nwu ma gbo ọdọka. Alu ki doji emẹ nwi [[:en:Hassania_Agadir|Hassania Agadir]], ifu edu nẹ yi Moroccan League. Alu ki takpala dabi wi [[:en:Morocco|Morocco]] ma'nyu [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad]], i dẹpẹ i kwọmọ loti [[:en:United_Arab_Emirates|United Arab Emirates]] ma'nyu [[:en:Al-Wahda_Club_(Abu_Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] gbi ọdọka. == Ukọlọ-u ojanẹ u == He was a member of the Moroccan [[:en:2004_Summer_Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team that exited in the first round, finishing third in group D behind group winners [[:en:Iraq|Iraq]] and runners-up [[:en:Costa_Rica|Costa Rica]]. Playing for Morocco in the [[:en:2004_African_Cup_of_Nations|2004 African Cup of Nations]], the team came in second place. == Ami ojima == '''Hassania Agadir''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2002 '''Wydad Casablanca''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2006, 2010 * [[:en:Coupe_du_Trône|Coupe du Trône]]: 2001 * [[:en:African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[:en:2002_African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|2002]] '''Individual''' * Best Goalkeeper in [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]] (2) : 2006, 2010. == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT player|pid=4498}} {{Navboxes|title=Morocco squads|bg=green|fg=white|bordercolor=red|list1={{Morocco Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Morocco Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}}}{{Authority control}} {{Morocco-footy-goalkeeper-stub}} cmv8at3sdhl3l03ozxrxjybf2hgi3ad 45512 45511 2026-10-08T12:33:07Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ-u ojanẹ u */ 45512 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Moroccan footballer}}{{no footnotes|blp=|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography|name=Nadir Lamyaghri|image=Lemyaghri.jpeg|image_size=250|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=y|1976|2|13}}|birth_place=[[Casablanca]], Morocco|height={{height|m=1.85}}|position=[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|years1=1995–2000|clubs1=[[Racing de Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]]|caps1=?|goals1=?|years2=2000–2014|clubs2=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|caps2=171|goals2=0|years3=2001–2002|clubs3=→ [[Hassania Agadir]] (loan)|caps3=?|goals3=?|years4=2006–2007|clubs4=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps4=10|goals4=0|years5=2008|clubs5=→ [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] (loan)|caps5=6|goals5=0|nationalyears1=2003–2014|nationalteam1=[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-lamyaghri-intl.html Nadir Lamyaghri – International Appearances]</ref>|nationalcaps1=61|nationalgoals1=0|club-update=|nationalteam-update=}} '''Nadir Lamyaghri''' (mabi ọjọ ki ochu ekeji nolu mi 13, 1976) i chẹnẹ [[:en:Morocco|Moroccan]] kiya [[:en:Association_football|ribọlu]] kwobi ki rọ otitala yi uña [[:en:Goalkeeper_(association_football)|ẹnẹ kiya mu bọlu]] nwi [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]]. == Ukọlọ == Lamyaghri chanẹ erọ nwu [[:en:Racing_de_Casablanca|Racing Casablanca]] akwi ọdọ 1995 na ti ọdọ 2000 ma'nyu idẹpẹ i loti a[[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]] na rọ nwu ma gbo ọdọka. Alu ki doji emẹ nwi [[:en:Hassania_Agadir|Hassania Agadir]], ifu edu nẹ yi Moroccan League. Alu ki takpala dabi wi [[:en:Morocco|Morocco]] ma'nyu [[:en:Wydad_Casablanca|Wydad]], i dẹpẹ i kwọmọ loti [[:en:United_Arab_Emirates|United Arab Emirates]] ma'nyu [[:en:Al-Wahda_Club_(Abu_Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] gbi ọdọka. == Ukọlọ-u ojanẹ u == I chẹnọka efu am'ibo ku ma rọ nwu Morocco yi[[:en:2004_Summer_Olympics|2004 Olympic]] ku ma tanẹ aluku ma kpoji uña ẹnẹkẹta yi ukpẹru uña ema, ama ti ubi [[:en:Iraq|Iraq]] ma'nyu arọne [[:en:Costa_Rica|Costa Rica]]. I rọ nwu Morocco yi [[:en:2004_African_Cup_of_Nations|2004 African Cup of Nations]], ama chi ẹnẹ ekeji. == Ami ojima == '''Hassania Agadir''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2002 '''Wydad Casablanca''' * [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]]: 2006, 2010 * [[:en:Coupe_du_Trône|Coupe du Trône]]: 2001 * [[:en:African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[:en:2002_African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|2002]] '''Individual''' * Best Goalkeeper in [[:en:Botola|Moroccan League]] (2) : 2006, 2010. == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> == Ale t'ọdọda == * {{NFT player|pid=4498}} {{Navboxes|title=Morocco squads|bg=green|fg=white|bordercolor=red|list1={{Morocco Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Morocco Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Morocco squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}}}{{Authority control}} {{Morocco-footy-goalkeeper-stub}} ar3y1qorhxn9crgdnr9wwim44qfda1v 0 2815 45504 2026-10-08T12:07:11Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{Short description|South African football icon (born 1944)}}{{BLP sources|date=May 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox person|name=Kaizer Motaung|image=|caption=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|10|16}}<ref name=Pres />|birth_place=[[Soweto]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]|children=4:{{unbulleted list|[[Kaizer Motaung Junior]]||[[Bobby Motaung]]|[[Jessica Motaung]]}}|module={{Infobox foo..." 45504 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African football icon (born 1944)}}{{BLP sources|date=May 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox person|name=Kaizer Motaung|image=|caption=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|10|16}}<ref name=Pres />|birth_place=[[Soweto]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]|children=4:{{unbulleted list|[[Kaizer Motaung Junior]]||[[Bobby Motaung]]|[[Jessica Motaung]]}}|module={{Infobox football biography | embed=yes | name = | fullname = | image = | height = | position = [[Striker (association football)|Forward]] | years1 = | years2 = 1968–1971 | years3 = 1974–1975 | clubs1 = [[Orlando Pirates]] | clubs2 = [[Atlanta Chiefs]] | clubs3 = [[Denver Dynamos]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 63 | caps3 = 35 | goals1 = | goals2 = 32 | goals3 = 11 | module = }}}} '''Kaizer Motaung''' {{post-nominals|OIS|country=ZAR}} (born 16 October 1944) is a former [[:en:South_Africa|South African]] [[:en:Association_football|association football]] player and founder of [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_FC|Kaizer Chiefs FC]], of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed "Chincha Guluva". == Early life == Born in the [[:en:Orlando,_Soweto|Orlando East]] section of [[:en:Soweto|Soweto]], Motaung first played professional football at the age of 16, for the [[:en:Orlando_Pirates_FC|Orlando Pirates FC]].<ref name="Pres">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17269|title=Kaizer Motaung, Order of Ikhamanga in Silver|publisher=The Presidency, Republic of South Africa|access-date=11 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111024920/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17269|archive-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> His entry into international football occurred in 1968, when Atlanta Chiefs founder and owner, [[:en:Dick_Cecil|Dick Cecil]], and former [[:en:West_Ham_United_F.C.|West Ham United]] player [[:en:Phil_Woosnam|Phil Woosnam]], who was manager of the [[:en:Atlanta_Chiefs|Atlanta Chiefs]] franchise in the then-recently formed [[:en:North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] (NASL), recruited Motaung after team trials in [[:en:Zambia|Zambia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chairman - Kaizer Motaung|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/chairman/|website=Kaizer Chiefs|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> == NASL career == Despite struggling to come to terms with the weather and overcoming injury, Motaung made his North American debut for the Atlanta Chiefs as a substitute in a friendly game against [[:en:Manchester_City_F.C.|Manchester City]], scoring two goals in the process. He continued to play brilliantly for the rest of the season, scoring sixteen goals in fifteen matches, making him the top scorer in the league that season. As a result of this achievement, he was voted "Rookie of the Year" and gained a place on the NASL's All Star Team. In 1975, he returned to the NASL to play two seasons with the [[:en:Denver_Dynamos|Denver Dynamos]].{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} == Kaizer Chiefs == When Motaung returned to his home country in 1970, he decided to start his own professional soccer team. Motaung named his club "[[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs|Kaizer Chiefs]]" after himself and his former NASL team.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SouthAfrica.info|author=Morgan, Brad|title=Kaizer Motaung: Mr Kaizer Chiefs|url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/motaung.htm#|date=October 2008|access-date=26 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202126/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/motaung.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another South African, [[:en:Jomo_Sono|Jomo Sono]], also a former player for Orlando Pirates, joined an NASL side [[:en:New_York_Cosmos_(1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] in 1977. He returned to form his own professional soccer team which he named [[:en:Jomo_Cosmos|Jomo Cosmos]] after himself and his former NASL team, the [[:en:New_York_Cosmos_(1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]]. Jomo Cosmos was however relegated in the 2011/12 edition of the South African [[:en:Premier_Soccer_League|Premier Soccer League]]. Despite early setbacks and opposition, Motaung succeeded in assembling a good mix of veterans and talented rookies and the club soon became a force to be reckoned with. The Kaizer Chiefs soon had a large following.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Within a short time, the Kaizer Chiefs became the most successful team in South Africa, winning more than 78 trophies and gaining an estimated fourteen million supporters throughout the country. One of Kaizer Chiefs' biggest achievements was winning the [[:en:African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]] in 2001. == Football administrator == Motaung has also been active in South African football administration, having served on both the National Soccer League (NSL) and [[:en:South_African_Football_Association|South African Football Association]](SAFA) executives.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} In addition, Motaung co-founded (with Orlando Pirates' [[:en:Irvin_Khoza|Irvin Khoza]]) the [[:en:South_African_Premier_League|South African Premier League]] (PSL) in 1996, which helped bring more sponsors and money into South African professional football.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Motaung currently still serves as a member of the PSL's Board of Governors, while also still running Kaizer Chiefs and being on SAFA's executive committee. He has also indicated that he would accept a position with the [[:en:Confederation_of_African_Football|Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) or on world football's governing body, [[:en:FIFA|FIFA]].{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Motaung was voted 73rd in the [[:en:SABC3's_Great_South_Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. He also assisted South Africa's 2010 World Cup Bid Company and was a member of the delegation that went to the FIFA head office in [[:en:Zürich|Zürich]] to be declared the winning bid. Subsequently, he was also appointed as a member of the local organising committee for the 2010 event. Also in 2004, Motaung was given the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award by [[:en:Henley_Management_College,_South_Africa|Henley Management College, South Africa]]. In February 2005 it was announced that Motaung would join the board of [[:en:Primedia_Limited|Primedia Limited]] as a [[:en:Non-executive_director|non-executive director]]. Primedia is South Africa's largest private media holding company and owns 40% of Kaizer Chiefs. He has also served as a director on the boards of many other companies such as Royal Beechnut, Simba, New Age Beverages and Get Ahead.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} == Awards and recognition == Motaung was appointed a member of South Africa's [[:en:Order_of_Ikhamanga|Order of Ikhamanga]], Silver class.<ref name="Pres" /> Kaizer was also awarded an honorary doctorate in 2022. == References == <references responsive="1"></references> {{1971 NASL All-Stars}}{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) top scorers}}{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) Rookie of the Year}}{{Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers}}{{Authority control}} 8mp13ytij1a1thajfo37bmjzkbozawn 45505 45504 2026-10-08T12:08:29Z Obutuson 910 /* Football administrator */ 45505 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African football icon (born 1944)}}{{BLP sources|date=May 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox person|name=Kaizer Motaung|image=|caption=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|10|16}}<ref name=Pres />|birth_place=[[Soweto]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]|children=4:{{unbulleted list|[[Kaizer Motaung Junior]]||[[Bobby Motaung]]|[[Jessica Motaung]]}}|module={{Infobox football biography | embed=yes | name = | fullname = | image = | height = | position = [[Striker (association football)|Forward]] | years1 = | years2 = 1968–1971 | years3 = 1974–1975 | clubs1 = [[Orlando Pirates]] | clubs2 = [[Atlanta Chiefs]] | clubs3 = [[Denver Dynamos]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 63 | caps3 = 35 | goals1 = | goals2 = 32 | goals3 = 11 | module = }}}} '''Kaizer Motaung''' {{post-nominals|OIS|country=ZAR}} (born 16 October 1944) is a former [[:en:South_Africa|South African]] [[:en:Association_football|association football]] player and founder of [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_FC|Kaizer Chiefs FC]], of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed "Chincha Guluva". == Early life == Born in the [[:en:Orlando,_Soweto|Orlando East]] section of [[:en:Soweto|Soweto]], Motaung first played professional football at the age of 16, for the [[:en:Orlando_Pirates_FC|Orlando Pirates FC]].<ref name="Pres">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17269|title=Kaizer Motaung, Order of Ikhamanga in Silver|publisher=The Presidency, Republic of South Africa|access-date=11 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111024920/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17269|archive-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> His entry into international football occurred in 1968, when Atlanta Chiefs founder and owner, [[:en:Dick_Cecil|Dick Cecil]], and former [[:en:West_Ham_United_F.C.|West Ham United]] player [[:en:Phil_Woosnam|Phil Woosnam]], who was manager of the [[:en:Atlanta_Chiefs|Atlanta Chiefs]] franchise in the then-recently formed [[:en:North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] (NASL), recruited Motaung after team trials in [[:en:Zambia|Zambia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chairman - Kaizer Motaung|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/chairman/|website=Kaizer Chiefs|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> == NASL career == Despite struggling to come to terms with the weather and overcoming injury, Motaung made his North American debut for the Atlanta Chiefs as a substitute in a friendly game against [[:en:Manchester_City_F.C.|Manchester City]], scoring two goals in the process. He continued to play brilliantly for the rest of the season, scoring sixteen goals in fifteen matches, making him the top scorer in the league that season. As a result of this achievement, he was voted "Rookie of the Year" and gained a place on the NASL's All Star Team. In 1975, he returned to the NASL to play two seasons with the [[:en:Denver_Dynamos|Denver Dynamos]].{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} == Kaizer Chiefs == When Motaung returned to his home country in 1970, he decided to start his own professional soccer team. Motaung named his club "[[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs|Kaizer Chiefs]]" after himself and his former NASL team.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SouthAfrica.info|author=Morgan, Brad|title=Kaizer Motaung: Mr Kaizer Chiefs|url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/motaung.htm#|date=October 2008|access-date=26 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202126/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/motaung.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another South African, [[:en:Jomo_Sono|Jomo Sono]], also a former player for Orlando Pirates, joined an NASL side [[:en:New_York_Cosmos_(1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] in 1977. He returned to form his own professional soccer team which he named [[:en:Jomo_Cosmos|Jomo Cosmos]] after himself and his former NASL team, the [[:en:New_York_Cosmos_(1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]]. Jomo Cosmos was however relegated in the 2011/12 edition of the South African [[:en:Premier_Soccer_League|Premier Soccer League]]. Despite early setbacks and opposition, Motaung succeeded in assembling a good mix of veterans and talented rookies and the club soon became a force to be reckoned with. The Kaizer Chiefs soon had a large following.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Within a short time, the Kaizer Chiefs became the most successful team in South Africa, winning more than 78 trophies and gaining an estimated fourteen million supporters throughout the country. One of Kaizer Chiefs' biggest achievements was winning the [[:en:African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]] in 2001. == Awards and recognition == Motaung was appointed a member of South Africa's [[:en:Order_of_Ikhamanga|Order of Ikhamanga]], Silver class.<ref name="Pres" /> Kaizer was also awarded an honorary doctorate in 2022. == References == <references responsive="1"></references> {{1971 NASL All-Stars}}{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) top scorers}}{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) Rookie of the Year}}{{Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers}}{{Authority control}} 8s5qu64nj92kwamyy58y3llmqhnp7a4 45513 45505 2026-10-08T12:35:56Z Obutuson 910 45513 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African football icon (born 1944)}}{{BLP sources|date=May 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox person|name=Kaizer Motaung|image=|caption=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|10|16}}<ref name=Pres />|birth_place=[[Soweto]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]|children=4:{{unbulleted list|[[Kaizer Motaung Junior]]||[[Bobby Motaung]]|[[Jessica Motaung]]}}|module={{Infobox football biography | embed=yes | name = | fullname = | image = | height = | position = [[Striker (association football)|Forward]] | years1 = | years2 = 1968–1971 | years3 = 1974–1975 | clubs1 = [[Orlando Pirates]] | clubs2 = [[Atlanta Chiefs]] | clubs3 = [[Denver Dynamos]] | caps1 = | caps2 = 63 | caps3 = 35 | goals1 = | goals2 = 32 | goals3 = 11 | module = }}}} '''Kaizer Motaung''' {{post-nominals|OIS|country=ZAR}} (born 16 October 1944) is a former [[:en:South_Africa|South African]] [[:en:Association_football|association football]] player and founder of [[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs_FC|Kaizer Chiefs FC]], of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed "Chincha Guluva". == Abakwanẹ ọlayi u == Born in the [[:en:Orlando,_Soweto|Orlando East]] section of [[:en:Soweto|Soweto]], Motaung first played professional football at the age of 16, for the [[:en:Orlando_Pirates_FC|Orlando Pirates FC]].<ref name="Pres">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17269|title=Kaizer Motaung, Order of Ikhamanga in Silver|publisher=The Presidency, Republic of South Africa|access-date=11 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111024920/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17269|archive-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> His entry into international football occurred in 1968, when Atlanta Chiefs founder and owner, [[:en:Dick_Cecil|Dick Cecil]], and former [[:en:West_Ham_United_F.C.|West Ham United]] player [[:en:Phil_Woosnam|Phil Woosnam]], who was manager of the [[:en:Atlanta_Chiefs|Atlanta Chiefs]] franchise in the then-recently formed [[:en:North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] (NASL), recruited Motaung after team trials in [[:en:Zambia|Zambia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chairman - Kaizer Motaung|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/chairman/|website=Kaizer Chiefs|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> == Ukọlọ NASL == Despite struggling to come to terms with the weather and overcoming injury, Motaung made his North American debut for the Atlanta Chiefs as a substitute in a friendly game against [[:en:Manchester_City_F.C.|Manchester City]], scoring two goals in the process. He continued to play brilliantly for the rest of the season, scoring sixteen goals in fifteen matches, making him the top scorer in the league that season. As a result of this achievement, he was voted "Rookie of the Year" and gained a place on the NASL's All Star Team. In 1975, he returned to the NASL to play two seasons with the [[:en:Denver_Dynamos|Denver Dynamos]].{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} == Kaizer Chiefs == When Motaung returned to his home country in 1970, he decided to start his own professional soccer team. Motaung named his club "[[:en:Kaizer_Chiefs|Kaizer Chiefs]]" after himself and his former NASL team.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SouthAfrica.info|author=Morgan, Brad|title=Kaizer Motaung: Mr Kaizer Chiefs|url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/motaung.htm#|date=October 2008|access-date=26 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202126/http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/greats/motaung.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another South African, [[:en:Jomo_Sono|Jomo Sono]], also a former player for Orlando Pirates, joined an NASL side [[:en:New_York_Cosmos_(1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] in 1977. He returned to form his own professional soccer team which he named [[:en:Jomo_Cosmos|Jomo Cosmos]] after himself and his former NASL team, the [[:en:New_York_Cosmos_(1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]]. Jomo Cosmos was however relegated in the 2011/12 edition of the South African [[:en:Premier_Soccer_League|Premier Soccer League]]. Despite early setbacks and opposition, Motaung succeeded in assembling a good mix of veterans and talented rookies and the club soon became a force to be reckoned with. The Kaizer Chiefs soon had a large following.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Within a short time, the Kaizer Chiefs became the most successful team in South Africa, winning more than 78 trophies and gaining an estimated fourteen million supporters throughout the country. One of Kaizer Chiefs' biggest achievements was winning the [[:en:African_Cup_Winners'_Cup|African Cup Winners' Cup]] in 2001. == Ojima ma'nyu emọ == Motaung was appointed a member of South Africa's [[:en:Order_of_Ikhamanga|Order of Ikhamanga]], Silver class.<ref name="Pres" /> Kaizer was also awarded an honorary doctorate in 2022. == Ugbo utene kwo == <references responsive="1"></references> {{1971 NASL All-Stars}}{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) top scorers}}{{North American Soccer League (1968–1984) Rookie of the Year}}{{Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers}}{{Authority control}} dbhe94ph16zntvatlpilp04x2vwz2eu 0 2816 45507 2026-10-08T12:14:24Z Austinea3 116 Created blank page 45507 wikitext text/x-wiki phoiac9h4m842xq45sp7s6u21eteeq1 0 2817 45522 2026-10-08T19:04:51Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 Created page with "{{Short description|Tunisian footballer (born 1970)}} {{Update|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Nizar Trabelsi |image = Nizar Trabelsi 2021.jpg |image_size = |caption = Nizar Trabelsi in custody |fullname = Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|2|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Sfax]], Tunisia |height = |position = [[Attacking midfielder]] |years1 = 1987–..." 45522 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Tunisian footballer (born 1970)}} {{Update|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Nizar Trabelsi |image = Nizar Trabelsi 2021.jpg |image_size = |caption = Nizar Trabelsi in custody |fullname = Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|2|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Sfax]], Tunisia |height = |position = [[Attacking midfielder]] |years1 = 1987–1989 |clubs1 = [[CS Sfaxien]] |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 1989–1990 |clubs2 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 1989–1990 |clubs3 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf II]] |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = 1992 |clubs4 = [[Wuppertaler SV|Borussia Wuppertaler]] |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = 1992 |clubs5 = 1. FC Wülfrath |caps5 = |goals5 = |years6 = 1993 |clubs6 = SV 09/35 Wermelskirchen |caps6 = 1 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 1993–1994 |clubs7 = VfR Neuss |caps7 = |goals7 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = }} '''Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi''' (born 2 July 1970) is a Tunisian former professional [[association football|footballer]]. In 2003, a Belgian court convicted and sentenced Trabelsi to ten years' imprisonment for his association with [[Al-Qaeda]], and for a variety of crimes, including attempting to destroy the military base [[Kleine Brogel Air Base]].<ref name="BBC22-1-07"/><ref name=ApNews2003-09-30/> After serving his time he was sent to the United States to be prosecuted for terrorism and was cleared by a federal jury in July 2023. Trabelsi was imprisoned in the U.S until he was extradited back to Belgium in 2025 where he was released.<ref name="newsweek.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tunisian-man-sues-us-over-inhumane-treatment-after-acquittal-terrorism-charges-1945968 |title=Tunisian Man Sues US Over 'Inhumane Treatment' After Acquittal on Terrorism Charges |publisher=Newsweek |date=2024-08-29 |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> ==Football career== Considered a talent of Tunisian football, Trabelsi started his career at his [[Sfax|hometown]] club [[CS Sfaxien]].<ref name="faktnizar"> {{citation|url=https://sport.fakt.pl/pilka-nozna/pilkarz-terrorysta-skazany-za-probe-wysadzenia-bazy-nato-sensacyjny-zwrot-akcji/e71gl8p|language=pl|title=Piłkarz-terrorysta skazany za próbę wysadzenia bazy NATO. Sensacyjny zwrot akcji|website=fakt.pl|date=2 March 2025|author=Hubert Zdankiewicz|publisher=[[Fakt]]}}</ref> Trabelsi then moved to Germany to play for [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]], however Fortuna quickly deemed him to be unsuitable for professional football.<ref name="faktnizar"/> He then moved to [[Wuppertaler SV]], before playing for amateur clubs 1. FC Wülfrath, SV 09/35 Wermelskirchen and VfR Neuss, as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe43079/nizar-trabelsi/|title=Nizar Trabelsi|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, he disappeared from football altogether.<ref name="faktnizar"/> ==Association with Al-Qaeda== Trabelsi traveled to Afghanistan and met [[Osama bin Laden]] on several occasions.<ref name=Transparent2013-10-07/> In 2001, Trabelsi was suspected of [[Paris embassy attack plot|plotting to attack a US embassy]] in Paris, which was uncovered and stopped.<ref name="BBC22-1-07">BBC News (2007-12) [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7157235.stm ''Belgium frees jailbreak suspects''], 22 December 2007.</ref> He was said to be the designated suicide bomber, and was to wear a business suit to conceal the strapped bomb onto himself before walking into the embassy.<ref>CNN News (26 October 2001). [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/10/26/inv.thwarting.cells/index.html Thwarting terror cells in Europe] ''The [[CNN]] Website'', retrieved 21 April 2008</ref> Trabelsi was arrested in an apartment, in [[Uccle]] near [[Brussels]], Belgium on 13 September 2001.<ref name="faktnizar"/> He was also implicated by Briton [[Saajid Badat]], who alleged that both of them had conspired with [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]] supposedly to blow up two US-bound airliners using shoe bombs simultaneously.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7044958|publisher=[[NBC News]]|author=[[Associated Press]]|title=Briton pleads guilty to helping 'shoe bomber'|date=28 February 2006}}</ref> ===Conviction=== In 2003, Trabelsi was sentenced to a ten-year prison term in Belgium,<ref name="BBC22-1-07"/> for plotting to attack the [[Kleine Brogel Air Base]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Reily |first=Ryan |last2=Dilanian |first2=Ken |date=14 July 2023 |title=Former soccer star accused of plotting terror with Osama bin Laden found not guilty |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/former-soccer-star-accused-of-plotting-terror-with-osama-bin-laden-found-not-guilty/ar-AA1dSIfr |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> He was also found guilty of illegal weapons possession and being a member in a private militia. On 3 October 2013, he was extradited to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20131003_00772741 |title=Nizar Trabelsi uitgeleverd aan de VS - De Standaard |publisher=Standaard.be |date=23 September 2013 |accessdate=3 October 2013}}</ref> The United States had requested that Belgium extradite Trabelsi, given that American military personnel were present at the base. Trabelsi challenged that request in Belgium, contending that his extradition would violate the Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium of 1987. Belgium disagreed and extradited Trabelsi to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dc-circuit/1765860.html |title=UNITED STATES OF AMERICA APPELLEE v. NIZAR BEN ABDELAZIZ TRABELSI |website=caselaw.findlaw.com |date=2017 |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> In September 2014, the [[European Court of Human Rights]] found that his deportation was performed in violation of [[Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights]] and ordered Belgium to pay 60,000 euros in damages to Trabelsi.<ref name=echr>{{cite court |litigants=Trabelsi v. Belgium |reporter=ECHR |opinion=140/10 |pinpoint=139 |court=European Court of Human Rights |date=4 September 2014 |url=http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-146372 |accessdate=4 September 2014 |quote=The Court accordingly concludes that the applicant's extradition to the United States of America amounted to a violation of Article 3 of the Convention.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29062760|title=Court chides Belgium in terror case|date=4 September 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=3 January 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> Trabelsi was extradited to the United States in October 2013, after he completed his sentence in Belgium.<ref name=tunisianjihadism2018-06-14/> He was kept ten years in solitary confinement, awaiting trial.<ref name=Transparent2013-10-07>{{Cite web | url = https://www.acluva.org/en/cases/trabelsi-v-crawford-et-al |title=Trabelsi v. Crawford et al. |website=acluva.org | access-date = 7 May 2025}}</ref> On 14 July 2023, he was found not guilty in an American federal court.<ref name=":0" /> Despite the outcome of this trial, Trabelsi remains to be held in jail, also in solitary confinement, in what he calls "a black hole". The cell measures 3.5 by 3.5 meters, the light is burning constantly, and he is only allowed to leave the cell for one hour per day. The European Court of Human Rights has on multiple occasions convicted the governments of Belgium for the circumstances Trabelsi has been living in since his deportation. Despite being cleared by a U.S. federal jury in July 2023, Nizar Trabelsi did not receive financial compensation from the U.S. because the government immediately transferred him to immigration detention. Instead of releasing him, the U.S. held him until his eventual return to Belgium. In the U.S., financial compensation is not typically awarded to foreign nationals acquitted of criminal charges, especially when immigration issues are involved. Trabelsi's lack of compensation is linked to several factors:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-22 |title=La Cour de cassation tranche définitivement : Nizar Trabelsi pourra être libéré, « nous nous heurtons à un mur judiciaire », réagit Anneleen Van Bossuyt |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id1056379/article/2025-10-22/la-cour-de-cassation-tranche-definitivement-nizar-trabelsi-pourra-etre-libere |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=sudinfo.be |language=fr}}</ref> * '''Immigration status:''' Following his acquittal, the U.S. government did not treat Trabelsi as a "free man" but as a foreign national subject to immigration law. He was considered an "ineligible applicant for admission" and was placed in immigration detention, remaining there for more than two years. * '''Failed criminal case, not civil violation:''' The acquittal by the federal jury meant the government failed to prove his guilt in the criminal case. However, this does not automatically lead to a finding that the government committed a civil violation that would require financial compensation. * '''Unlawful detention lawsuit:''' After his acquittal, Trabelsi filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government with support from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). However, this lawsuit focused on challenging the legality of his continued detention, citing violations of immigration law and the U.S.-Belgium extradition treaty, rather than seeking financial damages for his unjust imprisonment. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia later ruled it did not have jurisdiction over his immigration detention. As a consequence of these rulings, national courts in Brussels have demanded for Trabelsi to be extradited back to Belgium, with a penalty for the federal government of Belgium of up to €200.000 if this demand is not met.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Rechtbank veroordeelt België nogmaals: "Nizar Trabelsi moet worden gerepatrieerd vanuit de Verenigde Staten" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/03/04/rechtbank-veroordeelt-belgie-nogmaals-nizar-trabelsi-repatriere/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=Terreurverdachte Nizar Trabelsi al week in hongerstaking in Amerikaans detentiecentrum |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/28/nizar-trabelsi-al-week-in-hongerstaking-in-amerikaans-detentiece/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref> Despite being acquitted, Trabelsi remained in a US prison until 2025, when the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenges the legality of Trabelsi's detention, citing violations of the U.S.-Belgium Extradition Treaty, U.S. immigration law, and the U.S. Constitution. He returned to Belgium on August 8, 2025 and was freed on October 22, 2025 by the Belgian federal authorities after an unsuccessful bid by the government to extradite him to Tunisia, his country of origin, which was rejected on humanitarian grounds by the Council chamber of Brussels and the Council for Alien Law Litigation, an independent administrative court. His lawyer declared to the press on that day: "My client has no ill will towards the Belgian society and simply wants a chance to build his life again, and return to Tunisia one day, but not before ensuring that he won't be arrested and tortured by the Tunisian authorities."<ref name="newsweek.com"/> ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=tunisianjihadism2018-06-14> {{cite news | url = https://tunisianjihadism.com/2018/06/14/liege-attacker-connected-to-tunisian-jihadi-veterans/ | title = Liège Attacker Connected to Tunisian Jihadi Veterans? | work = [[Tunisian Jihadism]] | author = Aaron Y Zelini | date = 14 June 2018 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180620152907/https://tunisianjihadism.com/2018/06/14/liege-attacker-connected-to-tunisian-jihadi-veterans/ | archivedate = 20 June 2018 | accessdate = 23 September 2020 | url-status = live | quote = As for Trabelsi, after serving his prison term, he was extradited to the United States and left Belgian custody in October 2013. He has since been awaiting trial in Washington, D.C. federal court. }} </ref> <ref name=ApNews2003-09-30> {{cite news | url = https://apnews.com/013b7916727b6c4878dc8bf514178890 | title = Suspect Convicted in Belgian Terror Trial | work = [[Associated Press]] | date = 30 September 2003 | location = [[Brussels]] | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200923213646/https://apnews.com/013b7916727b6c4878dc8bf514178890 | archivedate = 23 September 2020 | url-status = live | quote = Trabelsi admitted planning to drive a car bomb into the canteen of the Kleine Brogel air base, a Belgian military post used by NATO where U.S. troops are stationed. }} </ref> }} {{FrenchTerrorism|Nizar Trabelsi}} {{BelgianTerrorism|Nizar Trabelsi}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Trabelsi, Nizar}} [[Category:Tunisian al-Qaeda members]] [[Category:Islamic terrorism in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian people imprisoned abroad]] [[Category:Foreign nationals imprisoned in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players]] [[Category:Wuppertaler SV players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People extradited from Belgium]] [[Category:People extradited to the United States]] 44gd9mq26z98uj2jgihe3gkczq2riid 45523 45522 2026-10-08T19:05:20Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 45523 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Tunisian footballer (born 1970)}} {{Update|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Nizar Trabelsi |image = Nizar Trabelsi 2021.jpg |image_size = |caption = Nizar Trabelsi in custody |fullname = Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|2|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Sfax]], Tunisia |height = |position = [[Attacking midfielder]] |years1 = 1987–1989 |clubs1 = [[CS Sfaxien]] |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 1989–1990 |clubs2 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 1989–1990 |clubs3 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf II]] |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = 1992 |clubs4 = [[Wuppertaler SV|Borussia Wuppertaler]] |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = 1992 |clubs5 = 1. FC Wülfrath |caps5 = |goals5 = |years6 = 1993 |clubs6 = SV 09/35 Wermelskirchen |caps6 = 1 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 1993–1994 |clubs7 = VfR Neuss |caps7 = |goals7 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = }} '''Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi''' (ku má bi ọjọ 2 July 1970) is a Tunisian former professional [[association football|footballer]]. In 2003, a Belgian court convicted and sentenced Trabelsi to ten years' imprisonment for his association with [[Al-Qaeda]], and for a variety of crimes, including attempting to destroy the military base [[Kleine Brogel Air Base]].<ref name="BBC22-1-07"/><ref name=ApNews2003-09-30/> After serving his time he was sent to the United States to be prosecuted for terrorism and was cleared by a federal jury in July 2023. Trabelsi was imprisoned in the U.S until he was extradited back to Belgium in 2025 where he was released.<ref name="newsweek.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tunisian-man-sues-us-over-inhumane-treatment-after-acquittal-terrorism-charges-1945968 |title=Tunisian Man Sues US Over 'Inhumane Treatment' After Acquittal on Terrorism Charges |publisher=Newsweek |date=2024-08-29 |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> ==Football career== Considered a talent of Tunisian football, Trabelsi started his career at his [[Sfax|hometown]] club [[CS Sfaxien]].<ref name="faktnizar"> {{citation|url=https://sport.fakt.pl/pilka-nozna/pilkarz-terrorysta-skazany-za-probe-wysadzenia-bazy-nato-sensacyjny-zwrot-akcji/e71gl8p|language=pl|title=Piłkarz-terrorysta skazany za próbę wysadzenia bazy NATO. Sensacyjny zwrot akcji|website=fakt.pl|date=2 March 2025|author=Hubert Zdankiewicz|publisher=[[Fakt]]}}</ref> Trabelsi then moved to Germany to play for [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]], however Fortuna quickly deemed him to be unsuitable for professional football.<ref name="faktnizar"/> He then moved to [[Wuppertaler SV]], before playing for amateur clubs 1. FC Wülfrath, SV 09/35 Wermelskirchen and VfR Neuss, as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe43079/nizar-trabelsi/|title=Nizar Trabelsi|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, he disappeared from football altogether.<ref name="faktnizar"/> ==Association with Al-Qaeda== Trabelsi traveled to Afghanistan and met [[Osama bin Laden]] on several occasions.<ref name=Transparent2013-10-07/> In 2001, Trabelsi was suspected of [[Paris embassy attack plot|plotting to attack a US embassy]] in Paris, which was uncovered and stopped.<ref name="BBC22-1-07">BBC News (2007-12) [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7157235.stm ''Belgium frees jailbreak suspects''], 22 December 2007.</ref> He was said to be the designated suicide bomber, and was to wear a business suit to conceal the strapped bomb onto himself before walking into the embassy.<ref>CNN News (26 October 2001). [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/10/26/inv.thwarting.cells/index.html Thwarting terror cells in Europe] ''The [[CNN]] Website'', retrieved 21 April 2008</ref> Trabelsi was arrested in an apartment, in [[Uccle]] near [[Brussels]], Belgium on 13 September 2001.<ref name="faktnizar"/> He was also implicated by Briton [[Saajid Badat]], who alleged that both of them had conspired with [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]] supposedly to blow up two US-bound airliners using shoe bombs simultaneously.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7044958|publisher=[[NBC News]]|author=[[Associated Press]]|title=Briton pleads guilty to helping 'shoe bomber'|date=28 February 2006}}</ref> ===Conviction=== In 2003, Trabelsi was sentenced to a ten-year prison term in Belgium,<ref name="BBC22-1-07"/> for plotting to attack the [[Kleine Brogel Air Base]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Reily |first=Ryan |last2=Dilanian |first2=Ken |date=14 July 2023 |title=Former soccer star accused of plotting terror with Osama bin Laden found not guilty |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/former-soccer-star-accused-of-plotting-terror-with-osama-bin-laden-found-not-guilty/ar-AA1dSIfr |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> He was also found guilty of illegal weapons possession and being a member in a private militia. On 3 October 2013, he was extradited to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20131003_00772741 |title=Nizar Trabelsi uitgeleverd aan de VS - De Standaard |publisher=Standaard.be |date=23 September 2013 |accessdate=3 October 2013}}</ref> The United States had requested that Belgium extradite Trabelsi, given that American military personnel were present at the base. Trabelsi challenged that request in Belgium, contending that his extradition would violate the Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium of 1987. Belgium disagreed and extradited Trabelsi to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dc-circuit/1765860.html |title=UNITED STATES OF AMERICA APPELLEE v. NIZAR BEN ABDELAZIZ TRABELSI |website=caselaw.findlaw.com |date=2017 |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> In September 2014, the [[European Court of Human Rights]] found that his deportation was performed in violation of [[Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights]] and ordered Belgium to pay 60,000 euros in damages to Trabelsi.<ref name=echr>{{cite court |litigants=Trabelsi v. Belgium |reporter=ECHR |opinion=140/10 |pinpoint=139 |court=European Court of Human Rights |date=4 September 2014 |url=http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-146372 |accessdate=4 September 2014 |quote=The Court accordingly concludes that the applicant's extradition to the United States of America amounted to a violation of Article 3 of the Convention.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29062760|title=Court chides Belgium in terror case|date=4 September 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=3 January 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> Trabelsi was extradited to the United States in October 2013, after he completed his sentence in Belgium.<ref name=tunisianjihadism2018-06-14/> He was kept ten years in solitary confinement, awaiting trial.<ref name=Transparent2013-10-07>{{Cite web | url = https://www.acluva.org/en/cases/trabelsi-v-crawford-et-al |title=Trabelsi v. Crawford et al. |website=acluva.org | access-date = 7 May 2025}}</ref> On 14 July 2023, he was found not guilty in an American federal court.<ref name=":0" /> Despite the outcome of this trial, Trabelsi remains to be held in jail, also in solitary confinement, in what he calls "a black hole". The cell measures 3.5 by 3.5 meters, the light is burning constantly, and he is only allowed to leave the cell for one hour per day. The European Court of Human Rights has on multiple occasions convicted the governments of Belgium for the circumstances Trabelsi has been living in since his deportation. Despite being cleared by a U.S. federal jury in July 2023, Nizar Trabelsi did not receive financial compensation from the U.S. because the government immediately transferred him to immigration detention. Instead of releasing him, the U.S. held him until his eventual return to Belgium. In the U.S., financial compensation is not typically awarded to foreign nationals acquitted of criminal charges, especially when immigration issues are involved. Trabelsi's lack of compensation is linked to several factors:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-22 |title=La Cour de cassation tranche définitivement : Nizar Trabelsi pourra être libéré, « nous nous heurtons à un mur judiciaire », réagit Anneleen Van Bossuyt |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id1056379/article/2025-10-22/la-cour-de-cassation-tranche-definitivement-nizar-trabelsi-pourra-etre-libere |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=sudinfo.be |language=fr}}</ref> * '''Immigration status:''' Following his acquittal, the U.S. government did not treat Trabelsi as a "free man" but as a foreign national subject to immigration law. He was considered an "ineligible applicant for admission" and was placed in immigration detention, remaining there for more than two years. * '''Failed criminal case, not civil violation:''' The acquittal by the federal jury meant the government failed to prove his guilt in the criminal case. However, this does not automatically lead to a finding that the government committed a civil violation that would require financial compensation. * '''Unlawful detention lawsuit:''' After his acquittal, Trabelsi filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government with support from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). However, this lawsuit focused on challenging the legality of his continued detention, citing violations of immigration law and the U.S.-Belgium extradition treaty, rather than seeking financial damages for his unjust imprisonment. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia later ruled it did not have jurisdiction over his immigration detention. As a consequence of these rulings, national courts in Brussels have demanded for Trabelsi to be extradited back to Belgium, with a penalty for the federal government of Belgium of up to €200.000 if this demand is not met.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Rechtbank veroordeelt België nogmaals: "Nizar Trabelsi moet worden gerepatrieerd vanuit de Verenigde Staten" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/03/04/rechtbank-veroordeelt-belgie-nogmaals-nizar-trabelsi-repatriere/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=Terreurverdachte Nizar Trabelsi al week in hongerstaking in Amerikaans detentiecentrum |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/28/nizar-trabelsi-al-week-in-hongerstaking-in-amerikaans-detentiece/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref> Despite being acquitted, Trabelsi remained in a US prison until 2025, when the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenges the legality of Trabelsi's detention, citing violations of the U.S.-Belgium Extradition Treaty, U.S. immigration law, and the U.S. Constitution. He returned to Belgium on August 8, 2025 and was freed on October 22, 2025 by the Belgian federal authorities after an unsuccessful bid by the government to extradite him to Tunisia, his country of origin, which was rejected on humanitarian grounds by the Council chamber of Brussels and the Council for Alien Law Litigation, an independent administrative court. His lawyer declared to the press on that day: "My client has no ill will towards the Belgian society and simply wants a chance to build his life again, and return to Tunisia one day, but not before ensuring that he won't be arrested and tortured by the Tunisian authorities."<ref name="newsweek.com"/> ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=tunisianjihadism2018-06-14> {{cite news | url = https://tunisianjihadism.com/2018/06/14/liege-attacker-connected-to-tunisian-jihadi-veterans/ | title = Liège Attacker Connected to Tunisian Jihadi Veterans? | work = [[Tunisian Jihadism]] | author = Aaron Y Zelini | date = 14 June 2018 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180620152907/https://tunisianjihadism.com/2018/06/14/liege-attacker-connected-to-tunisian-jihadi-veterans/ | archivedate = 20 June 2018 | accessdate = 23 September 2020 | url-status = live | quote = As for Trabelsi, after serving his prison term, he was extradited to the United States and left Belgian custody in October 2013. He has since been awaiting trial in Washington, D.C. federal court. }} </ref> <ref name=ApNews2003-09-30> {{cite news | url = https://apnews.com/013b7916727b6c4878dc8bf514178890 | title = Suspect Convicted in Belgian Terror Trial | work = [[Associated Press]] | date = 30 September 2003 | location = [[Brussels]] | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200923213646/https://apnews.com/013b7916727b6c4878dc8bf514178890 | archivedate = 23 September 2020 | url-status = live | quote = Trabelsi admitted planning to drive a car bomb into the canteen of the Kleine Brogel air base, a Belgian military post used by NATO where U.S. troops are stationed. }} </ref> }} {{FrenchTerrorism|Nizar Trabelsi}} {{BelgianTerrorism|Nizar Trabelsi}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Trabelsi, Nizar}} [[Category:Tunisian al-Qaeda members]] [[Category:Islamic terrorism in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian people imprisoned abroad]] [[Category:Foreign nationals imprisoned in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players]] [[Category:Wuppertaler SV players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People extradited from Belgium]] [[Category:People extradited to the United States]] bk0oap9t1zuhy2oamai7t3jg67yzvol 45524 45523 2026-10-08T19:08:17Z Ambrose Musa Ojonugwa 1540 45524 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Tunisian footballer (born 1970)}} {{Update|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Nizar Trabelsi |image = Nizar Trabelsi 2021.jpg |image_size = |caption = Nizar Trabelsi in custody |fullname = Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|2|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Sfax]], Tunisia |height = |position = [[Attacking midfielder]] |years1 = 1987–1989 |clubs1 = [[CS Sfaxien]] |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 1989–1990 |clubs2 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 1989–1990 |clubs3 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf II]] |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = 1992 |clubs4 = [[Wuppertaler SV|Borussia Wuppertaler]] |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = 1992 |clubs5 = 1. FC Wülfrath |caps5 = |goals5 = |years6 = 1993 |clubs6 = SV 09/35 Wermelskirchen |caps6 = 1 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 1993–1994 |clubs7 = VfR Neuss |caps7 = |goals7 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = }} '''Nizar ben Abdelaziz Trabelsi''' (ku má bi ọjọ 2 July 1970) chi ẹnẹ Tunisia ki ya ri [[association football|footballer]] ákwoubí dẹ. Efu 2003, a Belgian court fu nwago onwu ifu kpẹt'unyiga kì chí ọdọ mẹgba atodu kì tuta kpai [[Al-Qaeda]], and for a variety of crimes, including attempting to destroy the military base [[Kleine Brogel Air Base]].<ref name="BBC22-1-07"/><ref name=ApNews2003-09-30/> After serving his time he was sent to the United States to be prosecuted for terrorism and was cleared by a federal jury in July 2023. Trabelsi was imprisoned in the U.S until he was extradited back to Belgium in 2025 where he was released.<ref name="newsweek.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tunisian-man-sues-us-over-inhumane-treatment-after-acquittal-terrorism-charges-1945968 |title=Tunisian Man Sues US Over 'Inhumane Treatment' After Acquittal on Terrorism Charges |publisher=Newsweek |date=2024-08-29 |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> ==Football career== Considered a talent of Tunisian football, Trabelsi started his career at his [[Sfax|hometown]] club [[CS Sfaxien]].<ref name="faktnizar"> {{citation|url=https://sport.fakt.pl/pilka-nozna/pilkarz-terrorysta-skazany-za-probe-wysadzenia-bazy-nato-sensacyjny-zwrot-akcji/e71gl8p|language=pl|title=Piłkarz-terrorysta skazany za próbę wysadzenia bazy NATO. Sensacyjny zwrot akcji|website=fakt.pl|date=2 March 2025|author=Hubert Zdankiewicz|publisher=[[Fakt]]}}</ref> Trabelsi then moved to Germany to play for [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]], however Fortuna quickly deemed him to be unsuitable for professional football.<ref name="faktnizar"/> He then moved to [[Wuppertaler SV]], before playing for amateur clubs 1. FC Wülfrath, SV 09/35 Wermelskirchen and VfR Neuss, as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe43079/nizar-trabelsi/|title=Nizar Trabelsi|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, he disappeared from football altogether.<ref name="faktnizar"/> ==Association with Al-Qaeda== Trabelsi traveled to Afghanistan and met [[Osama bin Laden]] on several occasions.<ref name=Transparent2013-10-07/> In 2001, Trabelsi was suspected of [[Paris embassy attack plot|plotting to attack a US embassy]] in Paris, which was uncovered and stopped.<ref name="BBC22-1-07">BBC News (2007-12) [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7157235.stm ''Belgium frees jailbreak suspects''], 22 December 2007.</ref> He was said to be the designated suicide bomber, and was to wear a business suit to conceal the strapped bomb onto himself before walking into the embassy.<ref>CNN News (26 October 2001). [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/10/26/inv.thwarting.cells/index.html Thwarting terror cells in Europe] ''The [[CNN]] Website'', retrieved 21 April 2008</ref> Trabelsi was arrested in an apartment, in [[Uccle]] near [[Brussels]], Belgium on 13 September 2001.<ref name="faktnizar"/> He was also implicated by Briton [[Saajid Badat]], who alleged that both of them had conspired with [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]] supposedly to blow up two US-bound airliners using shoe bombs simultaneously.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7044958|publisher=[[NBC News]]|author=[[Associated Press]]|title=Briton pleads guilty to helping 'shoe bomber'|date=28 February 2006}}</ref> ===Conviction=== In 2003, Trabelsi was sentenced to a ten-year prison term in Belgium,<ref name="BBC22-1-07"/> for plotting to attack the [[Kleine Brogel Air Base]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Reily |first=Ryan |last2=Dilanian |first2=Ken |date=14 July 2023 |title=Former soccer star accused of plotting terror with Osama bin Laden found not guilty |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/former-soccer-star-accused-of-plotting-terror-with-osama-bin-laden-found-not-guilty/ar-AA1dSIfr |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> He was also found guilty of illegal weapons possession and being a member in a private militia. On 3 October 2013, he was extradited to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20131003_00772741 |title=Nizar Trabelsi uitgeleverd aan de VS - De Standaard |publisher=Standaard.be |date=23 September 2013 |accessdate=3 October 2013}}</ref> The United States had requested that Belgium extradite Trabelsi, given that American military personnel were present at the base. Trabelsi challenged that request in Belgium, contending that his extradition would violate the Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium of 1987. Belgium disagreed and extradited Trabelsi to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dc-circuit/1765860.html |title=UNITED STATES OF AMERICA APPELLEE v. NIZAR BEN ABDELAZIZ TRABELSI |website=caselaw.findlaw.com |date=2017 |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> In September 2014, the [[European Court of Human Rights]] found that his deportation was performed in violation of [[Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights]] and ordered Belgium to pay 60,000 euros in damages to Trabelsi.<ref name=echr>{{cite court |litigants=Trabelsi v. Belgium |reporter=ECHR |opinion=140/10 |pinpoint=139 |court=European Court of Human Rights |date=4 September 2014 |url=http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-146372 |accessdate=4 September 2014 |quote=The Court accordingly concludes that the applicant's extradition to the United States of America amounted to a violation of Article 3 of the Convention.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29062760|title=Court chides Belgium in terror case|date=4 September 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=3 January 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> Trabelsi was extradited to the United States in October 2013, after he completed his sentence in Belgium.<ref name=tunisianjihadism2018-06-14/> He was kept ten years in solitary confinement, awaiting trial.<ref name=Transparent2013-10-07>{{Cite web | url = https://www.acluva.org/en/cases/trabelsi-v-crawford-et-al |title=Trabelsi v. Crawford et al. |website=acluva.org | access-date = 7 May 2025}}</ref> On 14 July 2023, he was found not guilty in an American federal court.<ref name=":0" /> Despite the outcome of this trial, Trabelsi remains to be held in jail, also in solitary confinement, in what he calls "a black hole". The cell measures 3.5 by 3.5 meters, the light is burning constantly, and he is only allowed to leave the cell for one hour per day. The European Court of Human Rights has on multiple occasions convicted the governments of Belgium for the circumstances Trabelsi has been living in since his deportation. Despite being cleared by a U.S. federal jury in July 2023, Nizar Trabelsi did not receive financial compensation from the U.S. because the government immediately transferred him to immigration detention. Instead of releasing him, the U.S. held him until his eventual return to Belgium. In the U.S., financial compensation is not typically awarded to foreign nationals acquitted of criminal charges, especially when immigration issues are involved. Trabelsi's lack of compensation is linked to several factors:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-22 |title=La Cour de cassation tranche définitivement : Nizar Trabelsi pourra être libéré, « nous nous heurtons à un mur judiciaire », réagit Anneleen Van Bossuyt |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id1056379/article/2025-10-22/la-cour-de-cassation-tranche-definitivement-nizar-trabelsi-pourra-etre-libere |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=sudinfo.be |language=fr}}</ref> * '''Immigration status:''' Following his acquittal, the U.S. government did not treat Trabelsi as a "free man" but as a foreign national subject to immigration law. He was considered an "ineligible applicant for admission" and was placed in immigration detention, remaining there for more than two years. * '''Failed criminal case, not civil violation:''' The acquittal by the federal jury meant the government failed to prove his guilt in the criminal case. However, this does not automatically lead to a finding that the government committed a civil violation that would require financial compensation. * '''Unlawful detention lawsuit:''' After his acquittal, Trabelsi filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government with support from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). However, this lawsuit focused on challenging the legality of his continued detention, citing violations of immigration law and the U.S.-Belgium extradition treaty, rather than seeking financial damages for his unjust imprisonment. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia later ruled it did not have jurisdiction over his immigration detention. As a consequence of these rulings, national courts in Brussels have demanded for Trabelsi to be extradited back to Belgium, with a penalty for the federal government of Belgium of up to €200.000 if this demand is not met.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Rechtbank veroordeelt België nogmaals: "Nizar Trabelsi moet worden gerepatrieerd vanuit de Verenigde Staten" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/03/04/rechtbank-veroordeelt-belgie-nogmaals-nizar-trabelsi-repatriere/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=Terreurverdachte Nizar Trabelsi al week in hongerstaking in Amerikaans detentiecentrum |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/28/nizar-trabelsi-al-week-in-hongerstaking-in-amerikaans-detentiece/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}}</ref> Despite being acquitted, Trabelsi remained in a US prison until 2025, when the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenges the legality of Trabelsi's detention, citing violations of the U.S.-Belgium Extradition Treaty, U.S. immigration law, and the U.S. Constitution. He returned to Belgium on August 8, 2025 and was freed on October 22, 2025 by the Belgian federal authorities after an unsuccessful bid by the government to extradite him to Tunisia, his country of origin, which was rejected on humanitarian grounds by the Council chamber of Brussels and the Council for Alien Law Litigation, an independent administrative court. His lawyer declared to the press on that day: "My client has no ill will towards the Belgian society and simply wants a chance to build his life again, and return to Tunisia one day, but not before ensuring that he won't be arrested and tortured by the Tunisian authorities."<ref name="newsweek.com"/> ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=tunisianjihadism2018-06-14> {{cite news | url = https://tunisianjihadism.com/2018/06/14/liege-attacker-connected-to-tunisian-jihadi-veterans/ | title = Liège Attacker Connected to Tunisian Jihadi Veterans? | work = [[Tunisian Jihadism]] | author = Aaron Y Zelini | date = 14 June 2018 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180620152907/https://tunisianjihadism.com/2018/06/14/liege-attacker-connected-to-tunisian-jihadi-veterans/ | archivedate = 20 June 2018 | accessdate = 23 September 2020 | url-status = live | quote = As for Trabelsi, after serving his prison term, he was extradited to the United States and left Belgian custody in October 2013. He has since been awaiting trial in Washington, D.C. federal court. }} </ref> <ref name=ApNews2003-09-30> {{cite news | url = https://apnews.com/013b7916727b6c4878dc8bf514178890 | title = Suspect Convicted in Belgian Terror Trial | work = [[Associated Press]] | date = 30 September 2003 | location = [[Brussels]] | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200923213646/https://apnews.com/013b7916727b6c4878dc8bf514178890 | archivedate = 23 September 2020 | url-status = live | quote = Trabelsi admitted planning to drive a car bomb into the canteen of the Kleine Brogel air base, a Belgian military post used by NATO where U.S. troops are stationed. }} </ref> }} {{FrenchTerrorism|Nizar Trabelsi}} {{BelgianTerrorism|Nizar Trabelsi}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Trabelsi, Nizar}} [[Category:Tunisian al-Qaeda members]] [[Category:Islamic terrorism in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian people imprisoned abroad]] [[Category:Foreign nationals imprisoned in Belgium]] [[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]] [[Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players]] [[Category:Wuppertaler SV players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]] [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People extradited from Belgium]] [[Category:People extradited to the United States]] 2kh4p5j4bjnlf40nusteflargxz9dm8 0 2818 45525 2026-10-08T19:56:31Z Austinea3 116 Created blank page 45525 wikitext text/x-wiki phoiac9h4m842xq45sp7s6u21eteeq1 0 2819 45526 2026-10-08T19:57:23Z Abuh Bright 841 Created page with "{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub..." 45526 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1983 | clubs1 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1985 | clubs2 = [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] | caps3 = 35+ | goals3 = 75+ | years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 26<!--League only--> | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps5 = 123 | goals5 = 68 | years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 24 | years7 = 1997–2001 | clubs7 = [[Hamburger SV]] | caps7 = 100 | goals7 = 28 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 29 }} '''Anthony Yeboah''' (born 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals which often featured in [[BBC Goal of the Month|Goal of the Month]] or [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] competitions in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yegoala Fitness Club poised to make impact|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports-news/yegoala-fitness-club-poised-to-make-impact.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Hamburger SV]]. He also played for [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] and [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. He was capped 59 times by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] and [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], playing for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/aubameyang-equals-ghana-legend-tony-yeboahs-bundesliga-record-after-claiming-golden-boot|title=Aubameyang equals Ghana legend Tony Yeboah's Bundesliga record after claiming golden boot - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|date=21 May 2017 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> ==Club career== === Ghana === Yeboah was born in [[Kumasi]], Ghana.<ref name="Hugman" /> He began at [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] in 1981 and he won the [[Ghana Premier League]] in 1981, 1982, 1983,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghachamp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> and the [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]].<ref name=":4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup83.html Champions' Cup 1983] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> He then played for [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] between 1983 and 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tony Yeboah |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13902/Tony_Yeboah.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Yeboah joined [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] in early 1986, and he won the [[Ghana Premier League Top Scorer]] award in both the [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]] and [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]] seasons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghatops.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>{{efn|name=|For [[Okwawu United]], Tony Yeboah scored: *No less than 40 goals in [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]]. *35 goals in 35 matches in [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]].<ref name=":1" />|group=nbb}} === 1. FC Saarbrücken === Yeboah joined German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became one of the first black players to appear in the [[Bundesliga]]. Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 league goals in his second Saarbrücken year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== Yeboah moved to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1990, where he was at first booed by a section of fans and—being the first black player the team had ever signed—subjected to monkey-noises and other racist insults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ungruhe|first1=Christian|title=Natural Born Sportsmen - processes of othering and self-charismatization of African professional footballers in Germany|journal=African Diaspora|date=2013|issue=6|pages=203–204|url=http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/docserver/journals/18725465/6/2/18725465_006_02_s004_text.pdf?expires=1511125085&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=517DCB877B9DF31A4BB40974C0D263B6}}</ref> In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah: Missing The Frankfurters|url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/|website=Eintracht Frankfurt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041653/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/ |access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017 }}</ref> He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duittops.html | title = (West) Germany – Top Scorers | access-date = 18 January 2014 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] | date = 31 October 2013}}</ref> In December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] and [[Maurizio Gaudino]], who subsequently made themselves unavailable for the next fixture and were then suspended indefinitely by the club. Heynckes had also removed the [[Captain (association football)|captaincy]] from Yeboah, whom he considered to be three kilos overweight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Als Jupp Heynckes Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt war |url=https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/jupp-heynckes-trainer-eintracht-frankfurt-10440002.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=fnp.de |date=7 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref> Yeboah later attributed a racist motive to Heynckes and was also unhappy at Eintracht blocking his prospective transfer to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Yeboah: Former Frankfurt star blames coach Jupp Heynckes for his exit, says he is a racist |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/anthony-yeboah-former-frankfurt-star-blames-coach-jupp-heynckes-for-his-exit-says-he-is-a-racist |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amoasi Appiah |first1=Samuel Ekow |title=Tony Yeboah Opens Up On His Collapsed Move To Bayern Munich |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1006009/tony-yeboah-opens-up-on-his-collapsed-move-to-baye.html |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> ===Leeds United=== Yeboah joined English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 1995, initially on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] but with an option to sign permanently for £3.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Gerald |title=Yeboah transfer may be blocked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-may-be-blocked-1567433.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 January 1995}}</ref> He scored 12 times in 21 league appearances as Leeds finished fifth in the [[FA Premier League]] and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In his second season at [[Elland Road]], he was voted [[Leeds United F.C. players#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ON THIS DAY: 1995 Leeds United signed Tony Yeboah from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/590124/on-this-day-1995-leeds-united-signed-tony-yeboah-from-eintr.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Modern Ghana|date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable goals he scored. His volley against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and his strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the [[Premier League]].<ref name="YEP">{{cite news|title=Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best? |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-twenty-years-on-is-this-yeboah-goal-now-regarded-as-united-s-best-1-7414756|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He told Newstalk's Team 33 in 2014 that his favourite goal was the one he scored against Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/player/podcasts/Team_33/Team_33/71686/1/tony_yeboah_talks_golazos_reigniting_fifa_vs_pes_wars|title=Tony Yeboah talks golazos; Reigniting FIFA vs PES wars}}</ref> The goal against Wimbledon was awarded [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] in 1995–96.<ref name="YEP" /> He also scored three hat-tricks for Leeds; the first against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the Premier League at Elland Road on 5 April 1995, which made him only the third foreign player to score a league hat-trick for Leeds (Cantona v Tottenham in August 1992 was the first, and [[Phil Masinga]] three months earlier in an [[FA Cup]] tie).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/hattrick-heroes/286630/|title=Hat-Trick Heroes|first=Digital Sports Group|last=LTD|website=LeedsUtdMAD}}</ref> Yeboah's second hat-trick came against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]] on 12 September 1995, and the third 11 days later in the Premier League match against Wimbledon at [[Selhurst Park]] which included the aforementioned Goal of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brenkley|first1=Stephen|title=Yeboah up to his old tricks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 September 1995}}</ref> A video was released named ‘Yeboah – Shoot to Kill’ while he was at Leeds.<ref name="leeds-stats">{{cite web | url = https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/X-Y-Z/YeboahA.php | title = Yeboah: Anthony (Tony) | publisher = Ozwhitelufc.net.au | access-date = 18 January 2014}}</ref> Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions.<ref name="YEP" /> He also developed a well-documented fondness for [[Yorkshire pudding]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Leeds hero Tony Yeboah admits his love of Yorkshire puddings – and settles debate of his Liverpool and Wimbledon goals |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/exclusive-leeds-hero-tony-yeboah-admits-his-love-of-yorkshire-puddings-and-settles-debate-of-his-liverpool-and-wimbledon-goals |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> A knee injury curtailed his appearances at the end of [[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]] and he underwent surgery in August 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah out for Leeds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/yeboah-out-for-leeds-1.75764 |access-date=24 January 2025 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 August 1996}}</ref> When [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] took over as Leeds manager in September 1996 he used Yeboah sparingly, considering him to be unfit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddock |first1=David |title=Graham ahead on points; Football |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA59804476&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E994e457c&aty=open-web-entry |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 February 1997}}</ref> This brought about a rift between player and coach, which culminated in Yeboah throwing his shirt in the direction of the bench after being [[Substitute (association football)|substituted]] in a 1–0 defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Andrew |title=How a Leeds United legend's act of petulance raised questions over his future |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/how-a-leeds-united-legends-act-of-petulance-raised-questions-over-his-future-3179374 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Yeboah failed to report back for pre-season training ahead of [[1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1997–98]], hoping to force a transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=No show from Yeboah |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-show-from-yeboah-1249802.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 July 1997}}</ref> He was sold to [[Hamburger SV]] in September 1997 for a fee of around £1 million,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staniforth |first1=Tommy |title=Yeboah transfer stalled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-stalled-1237448.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 September 1997}}</ref> having played just six times in the [[1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1996–97 season]] under Graham.<ref name="YEP" /> ===Hamburger SV=== Yeboah remained with his German club Hamburger SV until 2001, scoring 28 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html | title = Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah – League Matches and Goals| first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | access-date = 16 May 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> In January 2001 he was convicted on [[tax evasion]] charges relating to a signing on fee he had received when extending his Eintracht Frankfurt contract in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah in tax probe |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/838046.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=17 July 2000}}</ref> He was fined 360,000 marks by the court and then fell into another financial dispute with the lawyer who had defended him in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah threatens to quit |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-threatens-to-quit-16026 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=18 June 2001}}</ref> After making just five appearances in the [[2001–02 Hamburger SV season]], he began negotiating a release from the final months of his contract in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah's future in doubt |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1664490.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 November 2001}}</ref> === Al Ittihad === He left in order to join [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] of the [[Qatar Stars League]] in December 2001, where he played under Austrian coach [[Josef Hickersberger]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 December 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1704438.stm |title= Yeboah goes East |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> He scored five goals for the club and retired in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== He was a member of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team for over ten years, and represented his country at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] during the 1990s. Yeboah reportedly scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] and [[Kwasi Owusu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46085/tony-yeboah/|website=worldfootball.net|publisher=World Football|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Ghanaian players who made their mark in the English Premier League|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/top-5-ghanaian-players-who-made-their-mark-in-the-english-premier-league|website=Ghana Soccernet|date=11 May 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSSSF]] records credit Yeboah with 15 goals in 56 [[Cap (sports)|caps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony "Tony" Yeboah - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-yeboah-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Yeboah featured for Ghana in their [[1992 African Cup of Nations final]] defeat, but the occasion was marred by a dispute over the team captaincy. With [[Abedi Pele]] suspended, regular vice-captain Yeboah was controversially overlooked for the captaincy in favour of [[Anthony Baffoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Yeboah opens can of worms with same old brutal efficiency |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Tony-Yeboah-opens-can-of-worms-with-same-old-brutal-efficiency-966592 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=31 May 2020}}</ref> ==Post-playing career== On 3 November 2008, he was appointed as the new chairman of the newly promoted [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news2/192143/2/we-will-survive-tony-yeboah.html | title = We will survive-Tony Yeboah | work = Modern Ghana|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Yeboah entered Germany with a passport which stated his year of birth as 1964. He later modified this to 1966, explaining that he had used the pretend 1964 birth year to gain early access to senior football in Ghana when he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zocher |first1=Thomas |title=Yeboah changed date of birth |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7535976/yeboah-changed-date-of-birth |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-DOB-on-passport-230413 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref> Yeboah and his cousin, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], ran an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] called ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' and owned a chain of hotels in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) called ''Yegoala''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|title=Whatever happened to ... Tony Yeboah?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1531573/happened-totony-yeboah|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Anthony-Yeboah-1877|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> Yeboah is married and has two children.<ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony j57el4hb2mm903bi09gxgekuw492cmk 45527 45526 2026-10-08T19:59:12Z Abuh Bright 841 45527 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1983 | clubs1 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1985 | clubs2 = [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] | caps3 = 35+ | goals3 = 75+ | years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 26<!--League only--> | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps5 = 123 | goals5 = 68 | years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 24 | years7 = 1997–2001 | clubs7 = [[Hamburger SV]] | caps7 = 100 | goals7 = 28 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 29 }} '''Anthony Yeboah''' (ki na bi ọjọ 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals which often featured in [[BBC Goal of the Month|Goal of the Month]] or [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] competitions in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yegoala Fitness Club poised to make impact|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports-news/yegoala-fitness-club-poised-to-make-impact.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Hamburger SV]]. He also played for [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] and [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. He was capped 59 times by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] and [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], playing for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/aubameyang-equals-ghana-legend-tony-yeboahs-bundesliga-record-after-claiming-golden-boot|title=Aubameyang equals Ghana legend Tony Yeboah's Bundesliga record after claiming golden boot - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|date=21 May 2017 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> ==Club career== === Ghana === Yeboah was born in [[Kumasi]], Ghana.<ref name="Hugman" /> He began at [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] in 1981 and he won the [[Ghana Premier League]] in 1981, 1982, 1983,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghachamp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> and the [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]].<ref name=":4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup83.html Champions' Cup 1983] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> He then played for [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] between 1983 and 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tony Yeboah |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13902/Tony_Yeboah.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Yeboah joined [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] in early 1986, and he won the [[Ghana Premier League Top Scorer]] award in both the [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]] and [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]] seasons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghatops.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>{{efn|name=|For [[Okwawu United]], Tony Yeboah scored: *No less than 40 goals in [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]]. *35 goals in 35 matches in [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]].<ref name=":1" />|group=nbb}} === 1. FC Saarbrücken === Yeboah joined German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became one of the first black players to appear in the [[Bundesliga]]. Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 league goals in his second Saarbrücken year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== Yeboah moved to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1990, where he was at first booed by a section of fans and—being the first black player the team had ever signed—subjected to monkey-noises and other racist insults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ungruhe|first1=Christian|title=Natural Born Sportsmen - processes of othering and self-charismatization of African professional footballers in Germany|journal=African Diaspora|date=2013|issue=6|pages=203–204|url=http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/docserver/journals/18725465/6/2/18725465_006_02_s004_text.pdf?expires=1511125085&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=517DCB877B9DF31A4BB40974C0D263B6}}</ref> In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah: Missing The Frankfurters|url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/|website=Eintracht Frankfurt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041653/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/ |access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017 }}</ref> He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duittops.html | title = (West) Germany – Top Scorers | access-date = 18 January 2014 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] | date = 31 October 2013}}</ref> In December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] and [[Maurizio Gaudino]], who subsequently made themselves unavailable for the next fixture and were then suspended indefinitely by the club. Heynckes had also removed the [[Captain (association football)|captaincy]] from Yeboah, whom he considered to be three kilos overweight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Als Jupp Heynckes Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt war |url=https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/jupp-heynckes-trainer-eintracht-frankfurt-10440002.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=fnp.de |date=7 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref> Yeboah later attributed a racist motive to Heynckes and was also unhappy at Eintracht blocking his prospective transfer to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Yeboah: Former Frankfurt star blames coach Jupp Heynckes for his exit, says he is a racist |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/anthony-yeboah-former-frankfurt-star-blames-coach-jupp-heynckes-for-his-exit-says-he-is-a-racist |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amoasi Appiah |first1=Samuel Ekow |title=Tony Yeboah Opens Up On His Collapsed Move To Bayern Munich |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1006009/tony-yeboah-opens-up-on-his-collapsed-move-to-baye.html |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> ===Leeds United=== Yeboah joined English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 1995, initially on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] but with an option to sign permanently for £3.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Gerald |title=Yeboah transfer may be blocked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-may-be-blocked-1567433.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 January 1995}}</ref> He scored 12 times in 21 league appearances as Leeds finished fifth in the [[FA Premier League]] and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In his second season at [[Elland Road]], he was voted [[Leeds United F.C. players#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ON THIS DAY: 1995 Leeds United signed Tony Yeboah from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/590124/on-this-day-1995-leeds-united-signed-tony-yeboah-from-eintr.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Modern Ghana|date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable goals he scored. His volley against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and his strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the [[Premier League]].<ref name="YEP">{{cite news|title=Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best? |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-twenty-years-on-is-this-yeboah-goal-now-regarded-as-united-s-best-1-7414756|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He told Newstalk's Team 33 in 2014 that his favourite goal was the one he scored against Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/player/podcasts/Team_33/Team_33/71686/1/tony_yeboah_talks_golazos_reigniting_fifa_vs_pes_wars|title=Tony Yeboah talks golazos; Reigniting FIFA vs PES wars}}</ref> The goal against Wimbledon was awarded [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] in 1995–96.<ref name="YEP" /> He also scored three hat-tricks for Leeds; the first against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the Premier League at Elland Road on 5 April 1995, which made him only the third foreign player to score a league hat-trick for Leeds (Cantona v Tottenham in August 1992 was the first, and [[Phil Masinga]] three months earlier in an [[FA Cup]] tie).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/hattrick-heroes/286630/|title=Hat-Trick Heroes|first=Digital Sports Group|last=LTD|website=LeedsUtdMAD}}</ref> Yeboah's second hat-trick came against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]] on 12 September 1995, and the third 11 days later in the Premier League match against Wimbledon at [[Selhurst Park]] which included the aforementioned Goal of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brenkley|first1=Stephen|title=Yeboah up to his old tricks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 September 1995}}</ref> A video was released named ‘Yeboah – Shoot to Kill’ while he was at Leeds.<ref name="leeds-stats">{{cite web | url = https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/X-Y-Z/YeboahA.php | title = Yeboah: Anthony (Tony) | publisher = Ozwhitelufc.net.au | access-date = 18 January 2014}}</ref> Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions.<ref name="YEP" /> He also developed a well-documented fondness for [[Yorkshire pudding]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Leeds hero Tony Yeboah admits his love of Yorkshire puddings – and settles debate of his Liverpool and Wimbledon goals |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/exclusive-leeds-hero-tony-yeboah-admits-his-love-of-yorkshire-puddings-and-settles-debate-of-his-liverpool-and-wimbledon-goals |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> A knee injury curtailed his appearances at the end of [[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]] and he underwent surgery in August 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah out for Leeds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/yeboah-out-for-leeds-1.75764 |access-date=24 January 2025 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 August 1996}}</ref> When [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] took over as Leeds manager in September 1996 he used Yeboah sparingly, considering him to be unfit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddock |first1=David |title=Graham ahead on points; Football |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA59804476&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E994e457c&aty=open-web-entry |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 February 1997}}</ref> This brought about a rift between player and coach, which culminated in Yeboah throwing his shirt in the direction of the bench after being [[Substitute (association football)|substituted]] in a 1–0 defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Andrew |title=How a Leeds United legend's act of petulance raised questions over his future |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/how-a-leeds-united-legends-act-of-petulance-raised-questions-over-his-future-3179374 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Yeboah failed to report back for pre-season training ahead of [[1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1997–98]], hoping to force a transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=No show from Yeboah |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-show-from-yeboah-1249802.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 July 1997}}</ref> He was sold to [[Hamburger SV]] in September 1997 for a fee of around £1 million,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staniforth |first1=Tommy |title=Yeboah transfer stalled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-stalled-1237448.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 September 1997}}</ref> having played just six times in the [[1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1996–97 season]] under Graham.<ref name="YEP" /> ===Hamburger SV=== Yeboah remained with his German club Hamburger SV until 2001, scoring 28 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html | title = Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah – League Matches and Goals| first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | access-date = 16 May 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> In January 2001 he was convicted on [[tax evasion]] charges relating to a signing on fee he had received when extending his Eintracht Frankfurt contract in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah in tax probe |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/838046.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=17 July 2000}}</ref> He was fined 360,000 marks by the court and then fell into another financial dispute with the lawyer who had defended him in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah threatens to quit |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-threatens-to-quit-16026 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=18 June 2001}}</ref> After making just five appearances in the [[2001–02 Hamburger SV season]], he began negotiating a release from the final months of his contract in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah's future in doubt |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1664490.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 November 2001}}</ref> === Al Ittihad === He left in order to join [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] of the [[Qatar Stars League]] in December 2001, where he played under Austrian coach [[Josef Hickersberger]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 December 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1704438.stm |title= Yeboah goes East |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> He scored five goals for the club and retired in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== He was a member of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team for over ten years, and represented his country at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] during the 1990s. Yeboah reportedly scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] and [[Kwasi Owusu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46085/tony-yeboah/|website=worldfootball.net|publisher=World Football|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Ghanaian players who made their mark in the English Premier League|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/top-5-ghanaian-players-who-made-their-mark-in-the-english-premier-league|website=Ghana Soccernet|date=11 May 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSSSF]] records credit Yeboah with 15 goals in 56 [[Cap (sports)|caps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony "Tony" Yeboah - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-yeboah-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Yeboah featured for Ghana in their [[1992 African Cup of Nations final]] defeat, but the occasion was marred by a dispute over the team captaincy. With [[Abedi Pele]] suspended, regular vice-captain Yeboah was controversially overlooked for the captaincy in favour of [[Anthony Baffoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Yeboah opens can of worms with same old brutal efficiency |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Tony-Yeboah-opens-can-of-worms-with-same-old-brutal-efficiency-966592 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=31 May 2020}}</ref> ==Post-playing career== On 3 November 2008, he was appointed as the new chairman of the newly promoted [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news2/192143/2/we-will-survive-tony-yeboah.html | title = We will survive-Tony Yeboah | work = Modern Ghana|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Yeboah entered Germany with a passport which stated his year of birth as 1964. He later modified this to 1966, explaining that he had used the pretend 1964 birth year to gain early access to senior football in Ghana when he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zocher |first1=Thomas |title=Yeboah changed date of birth |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7535976/yeboah-changed-date-of-birth |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-DOB-on-passport-230413 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref> Yeboah and his cousin, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], ran an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] called ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' and owned a chain of hotels in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) called ''Yegoala''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|title=Whatever happened to ... Tony Yeboah?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1531573/happened-totony-yeboah|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Anthony-Yeboah-1877|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> Yeboah is married and has two children.<ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 8kbsnojhwp9p1pnz9dh3knb25qjverz 45528 45527 2026-10-08T20:04:58Z Abuh Bright 841 45528 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1983 | clubs1 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1985 | clubs2 = [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] | caps3 = 35+ | goals3 = 75+ | years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 26<!--League only--> | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps5 = 123 | goals5 = 68 | years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 24 | years7 = 1997–2001 | clubs7 = [[Hamburger SV]] | caps7 = 100 | goals7 = 28 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 29 }} '''Anthony Yeboah''' (ki na bi ọjọ 6 June 1966) chi ẹnẹ Ghana ki chi professional [[Association football|footballer]] kwubi ki r'uña [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals which often featured in [[BBC Goal of the Month|Goal of the Month]] or [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] competitions in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yegoala Fitness Club poised to make impact|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports-news/yegoala-fitness-club-poised-to-make-impact.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Hamburger SV]]. He also played for [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] and [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. He was capped 59 times by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] and [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], playing for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/aubameyang-equals-ghana-legend-tony-yeboahs-bundesliga-record-after-claiming-golden-boot|title=Aubameyang equals Ghana legend Tony Yeboah's Bundesliga record after claiming golden boot - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|date=21 May 2017 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> ==Club career== === Ghana === Yeboah was born in [[Kumasi]], Ghana.<ref name="Hugman" /> He began at [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] in 1981 and he won the [[Ghana Premier League]] in 1981, 1982, 1983,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghachamp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> and the [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]].<ref name=":4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup83.html Champions' Cup 1983] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> He then played for [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] between 1983 and 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tony Yeboah |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13902/Tony_Yeboah.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Yeboah joined [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] in early 1986, and he won the [[Ghana Premier League Top Scorer]] award in both the [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]] and [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]] seasons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghatops.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>{{efn|name=|For [[Okwawu United]], Tony Yeboah scored: *No less than 40 goals in [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]]. *35 goals in 35 matches in [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]].<ref name=":1" />|group=nbb}} === 1. FC Saarbrücken === Yeboah joined German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became one of the first black players to appear in the [[Bundesliga]]. Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 league goals in his second Saarbrücken year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== Yeboah moved to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1990, where he was at first booed by a section of fans and—being the first black player the team had ever signed—subjected to monkey-noises and other racist insults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ungruhe|first1=Christian|title=Natural Born Sportsmen - processes of othering and self-charismatization of African professional footballers in Germany|journal=African Diaspora|date=2013|issue=6|pages=203–204|url=http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/docserver/journals/18725465/6/2/18725465_006_02_s004_text.pdf?expires=1511125085&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=517DCB877B9DF31A4BB40974C0D263B6}}</ref> In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah: Missing The Frankfurters|url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/|website=Eintracht Frankfurt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041653/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/ |access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017 }}</ref> He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duittops.html | title = (West) Germany – Top Scorers | access-date = 18 January 2014 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] | date = 31 October 2013}}</ref> In December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] and [[Maurizio Gaudino]], who subsequently made themselves unavailable for the next fixture and were then suspended indefinitely by the club. Heynckes had also removed the [[Captain (association football)|captaincy]] from Yeboah, whom he considered to be three kilos overweight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Als Jupp Heynckes Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt war |url=https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/jupp-heynckes-trainer-eintracht-frankfurt-10440002.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=fnp.de |date=7 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref> Yeboah later attributed a racist motive to Heynckes and was also unhappy at Eintracht blocking his prospective transfer to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Yeboah: Former Frankfurt star blames coach Jupp Heynckes for his exit, says he is a racist |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/anthony-yeboah-former-frankfurt-star-blames-coach-jupp-heynckes-for-his-exit-says-he-is-a-racist |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amoasi Appiah |first1=Samuel Ekow |title=Tony Yeboah Opens Up On His Collapsed Move To Bayern Munich |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1006009/tony-yeboah-opens-up-on-his-collapsed-move-to-baye.html |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> ===Leeds United=== Yeboah joined English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 1995, initially on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] but with an option to sign permanently for £3.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Gerald |title=Yeboah transfer may be blocked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-may-be-blocked-1567433.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 January 1995}}</ref> He scored 12 times in 21 league appearances as Leeds finished fifth in the [[FA Premier League]] and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In his second season at [[Elland Road]], he was voted [[Leeds United F.C. players#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ON THIS DAY: 1995 Leeds United signed Tony Yeboah from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/590124/on-this-day-1995-leeds-united-signed-tony-yeboah-from-eintr.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Modern Ghana|date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable goals he scored. His volley against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and his strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the [[Premier League]].<ref name="YEP">{{cite news|title=Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best? |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-twenty-years-on-is-this-yeboah-goal-now-regarded-as-united-s-best-1-7414756|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He told Newstalk's Team 33 in 2014 that his favourite goal was the one he scored against Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/player/podcasts/Team_33/Team_33/71686/1/tony_yeboah_talks_golazos_reigniting_fifa_vs_pes_wars|title=Tony Yeboah talks golazos; Reigniting FIFA vs PES wars}}</ref> The goal against Wimbledon was awarded [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] in 1995–96.<ref name="YEP" /> He also scored three hat-tricks for Leeds; the first against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the Premier League at Elland Road on 5 April 1995, which made him only the third foreign player to score a league hat-trick for Leeds (Cantona v Tottenham in August 1992 was the first, and [[Phil Masinga]] three months earlier in an [[FA Cup]] tie).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/hattrick-heroes/286630/|title=Hat-Trick Heroes|first=Digital Sports Group|last=LTD|website=LeedsUtdMAD}}</ref> Yeboah's second hat-trick came against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]] on 12 September 1995, and the third 11 days later in the Premier League match against Wimbledon at [[Selhurst Park]] which included the aforementioned Goal of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brenkley|first1=Stephen|title=Yeboah up to his old tricks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 September 1995}}</ref> A video was released named ‘Yeboah – Shoot to Kill’ while he was at Leeds.<ref name="leeds-stats">{{cite web | url = https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/X-Y-Z/YeboahA.php | title = Yeboah: Anthony (Tony) | publisher = Ozwhitelufc.net.au | access-date = 18 January 2014}}</ref> Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions.<ref name="YEP" /> He also developed a well-documented fondness for [[Yorkshire pudding]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Leeds hero Tony Yeboah admits his love of Yorkshire puddings – and settles debate of his Liverpool and Wimbledon goals |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/exclusive-leeds-hero-tony-yeboah-admits-his-love-of-yorkshire-puddings-and-settles-debate-of-his-liverpool-and-wimbledon-goals |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> A knee injury curtailed his appearances at the end of [[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]] and he underwent surgery in August 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah out for Leeds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/yeboah-out-for-leeds-1.75764 |access-date=24 January 2025 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 August 1996}}</ref> When [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] took over as Leeds manager in September 1996 he used Yeboah sparingly, considering him to be unfit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddock |first1=David |title=Graham ahead on points; Football |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA59804476&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E994e457c&aty=open-web-entry |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 February 1997}}</ref> This brought about a rift between player and coach, which culminated in Yeboah throwing his shirt in the direction of the bench after being [[Substitute (association football)|substituted]] in a 1–0 defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Andrew |title=How a Leeds United legend's act of petulance raised questions over his future |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/how-a-leeds-united-legends-act-of-petulance-raised-questions-over-his-future-3179374 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Yeboah failed to report back for pre-season training ahead of [[1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1997–98]], hoping to force a transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=No show from Yeboah |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-show-from-yeboah-1249802.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 July 1997}}</ref> He was sold to [[Hamburger SV]] in September 1997 for a fee of around £1 million,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staniforth |first1=Tommy |title=Yeboah transfer stalled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-stalled-1237448.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 September 1997}}</ref> having played just six times in the [[1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1996–97 season]] under Graham.<ref name="YEP" /> ===Hamburger SV=== Yeboah remained with his German club Hamburger SV until 2001, scoring 28 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html | title = Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah – League Matches and Goals| first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | access-date = 16 May 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> In January 2001 he was convicted on [[tax evasion]] charges relating to a signing on fee he had received when extending his Eintracht Frankfurt contract in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah in tax probe |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/838046.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=17 July 2000}}</ref> He was fined 360,000 marks by the court and then fell into another financial dispute with the lawyer who had defended him in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah threatens to quit |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-threatens-to-quit-16026 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=18 June 2001}}</ref> After making just five appearances in the [[2001–02 Hamburger SV season]], he began negotiating a release from the final months of his contract in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah's future in doubt |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1664490.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 November 2001}}</ref> === Al Ittihad === He left in order to join [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] of the [[Qatar Stars League]] in December 2001, where he played under Austrian coach [[Josef Hickersberger]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 December 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1704438.stm |title= Yeboah goes East |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> He scored five goals for the club and retired in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== He was a member of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team for over ten years, and represented his country at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] during the 1990s. Yeboah reportedly scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] and [[Kwasi Owusu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46085/tony-yeboah/|website=worldfootball.net|publisher=World Football|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Ghanaian players who made their mark in the English Premier League|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/top-5-ghanaian-players-who-made-their-mark-in-the-english-premier-league|website=Ghana Soccernet|date=11 May 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSSSF]] records credit Yeboah with 15 goals in 56 [[Cap (sports)|caps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony "Tony" Yeboah - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-yeboah-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Yeboah featured for Ghana in their [[1992 African Cup of Nations final]] defeat, but the occasion was marred by a dispute over the team captaincy. With [[Abedi Pele]] suspended, regular vice-captain Yeboah was controversially overlooked for the captaincy in favour of [[Anthony Baffoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Yeboah opens can of worms with same old brutal efficiency |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Tony-Yeboah-opens-can-of-worms-with-same-old-brutal-efficiency-966592 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=31 May 2020}}</ref> ==Post-playing career== On 3 November 2008, he was appointed as the new chairman of the newly promoted [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news2/192143/2/we-will-survive-tony-yeboah.html | title = We will survive-Tony Yeboah | work = Modern Ghana|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Yeboah entered Germany with a passport which stated his year of birth as 1964. He later modified this to 1966, explaining that he had used the pretend 1964 birth year to gain early access to senior football in Ghana when he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zocher |first1=Thomas |title=Yeboah changed date of birth |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7535976/yeboah-changed-date-of-birth |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-DOB-on-passport-230413 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref> Yeboah and his cousin, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], ran an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] called ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' and owned a chain of hotels in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) called ''Yegoala''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|title=Whatever happened to ... Tony Yeboah?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1531573/happened-totony-yeboah|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Anthony-Yeboah-1877|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> Yeboah is married and has two children.<ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 4h5xakizveuhk316kcg2ni7bw6segyh 45529 45528 2026-10-08T20:10:02Z Abuh Bright 841 45529 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1983 | clubs1 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1985 | clubs2 = [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] | caps3 = 35+ | goals3 = 75+ | years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 26<!--League only--> | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps5 = 123 | goals5 = 68 | years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 24 | years7 = 1997–2001 | clubs7 = [[Hamburger SV]] | caps7 = 100 | goals7 = 28 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 29 }} '''Anthony Yeboah''' (ki na bi ọjọ 6 June 1966) chi ẹnẹ Ghana ki chi professional [[Association football|footballer]] kwubi ki r'uña [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. Ma dọ kì onwu chi most prominent kpai prolific goal scorers efu Ghanaian kpao African football history kpai ma du maru edu spectacular goals tọ, kì ojilẹ nwu adufu efu [[BBC Goal of the Month|Goal of the Month]] baki [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] competitions efu 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yegoala Fitness Club poised to make impact|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports-news/yegoala-fitness-club-poised-to-make-impact.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Hamburger SV]]. He also played for [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] and [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. He was capped 59 times by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] and [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], playing for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/aubameyang-equals-ghana-legend-tony-yeboahs-bundesliga-record-after-claiming-golden-boot|title=Aubameyang equals Ghana legend Tony Yeboah's Bundesliga record after claiming golden boot - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|date=21 May 2017 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> ==Club career== === Ghana === Yeboah was born in [[Kumasi]], Ghana.<ref name="Hugman" /> He began at [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] in 1981 and he won the [[Ghana Premier League]] in 1981, 1982, 1983,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghachamp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> and the [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]].<ref name=":4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup83.html Champions' Cup 1983] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> He then played for [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] between 1983 and 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tony Yeboah |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13902/Tony_Yeboah.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Yeboah joined [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] in early 1986, and he won the [[Ghana Premier League Top Scorer]] award in both the [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]] and [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]] seasons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghatops.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>{{efn|name=|For [[Okwawu United]], Tony Yeboah scored: *No less than 40 goals in [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]]. *35 goals in 35 matches in [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]].<ref name=":1" />|group=nbb}} === 1. FC Saarbrücken === Yeboah joined German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became one of the first black players to appear in the [[Bundesliga]]. Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 league goals in his second Saarbrücken year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== Yeboah moved to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1990, where he was at first booed by a section of fans and—being the first black player the team had ever signed—subjected to monkey-noises and other racist insults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ungruhe|first1=Christian|title=Natural Born Sportsmen - processes of othering and self-charismatization of African professional footballers in Germany|journal=African Diaspora|date=2013|issue=6|pages=203–204|url=http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/docserver/journals/18725465/6/2/18725465_006_02_s004_text.pdf?expires=1511125085&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=517DCB877B9DF31A4BB40974C0D263B6}}</ref> In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah: Missing The Frankfurters|url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/|website=Eintracht Frankfurt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041653/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/ |access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017 }}</ref> He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duittops.html | title = (West) Germany – Top Scorers | access-date = 18 January 2014 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] | date = 31 October 2013}}</ref> In December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] and [[Maurizio Gaudino]], who subsequently made themselves unavailable for the next fixture and were then suspended indefinitely by the club. Heynckes had also removed the [[Captain (association football)|captaincy]] from Yeboah, whom he considered to be three kilos overweight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Als Jupp Heynckes Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt war |url=https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/jupp-heynckes-trainer-eintracht-frankfurt-10440002.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=fnp.de |date=7 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref> Yeboah later attributed a racist motive to Heynckes and was also unhappy at Eintracht blocking his prospective transfer to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Yeboah: Former Frankfurt star blames coach Jupp Heynckes for his exit, says he is a racist |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/anthony-yeboah-former-frankfurt-star-blames-coach-jupp-heynckes-for-his-exit-says-he-is-a-racist |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amoasi Appiah |first1=Samuel Ekow |title=Tony Yeboah Opens Up On His Collapsed Move To Bayern Munich |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1006009/tony-yeboah-opens-up-on-his-collapsed-move-to-baye.html |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> ===Leeds United=== Yeboah joined English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 1995, initially on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] but with an option to sign permanently for £3.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Gerald |title=Yeboah transfer may be blocked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-may-be-blocked-1567433.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 January 1995}}</ref> He scored 12 times in 21 league appearances as Leeds finished fifth in the [[FA Premier League]] and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In his second season at [[Elland Road]], he was voted [[Leeds United F.C. players#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ON THIS DAY: 1995 Leeds United signed Tony Yeboah from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/590124/on-this-day-1995-leeds-united-signed-tony-yeboah-from-eintr.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Modern Ghana|date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable goals he scored. His volley against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and his strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the [[Premier League]].<ref name="YEP">{{cite news|title=Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best? |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-twenty-years-on-is-this-yeboah-goal-now-regarded-as-united-s-best-1-7414756|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He told Newstalk's Team 33 in 2014 that his favourite goal was the one he scored against Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/player/podcasts/Team_33/Team_33/71686/1/tony_yeboah_talks_golazos_reigniting_fifa_vs_pes_wars|title=Tony Yeboah talks golazos; Reigniting FIFA vs PES wars}}</ref> The goal against Wimbledon was awarded [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] in 1995–96.<ref name="YEP" /> He also scored three hat-tricks for Leeds; the first against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the Premier League at Elland Road on 5 April 1995, which made him only the third foreign player to score a league hat-trick for Leeds (Cantona v Tottenham in August 1992 was the first, and [[Phil Masinga]] three months earlier in an [[FA Cup]] tie).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/hattrick-heroes/286630/|title=Hat-Trick Heroes|first=Digital Sports Group|last=LTD|website=LeedsUtdMAD}}</ref> Yeboah's second hat-trick came against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]] on 12 September 1995, and the third 11 days later in the Premier League match against Wimbledon at [[Selhurst Park]] which included the aforementioned Goal of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brenkley|first1=Stephen|title=Yeboah up to his old tricks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 September 1995}}</ref> A video was released named ‘Yeboah – Shoot to Kill’ while he was at Leeds.<ref name="leeds-stats">{{cite web | url = https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/X-Y-Z/YeboahA.php | title = Yeboah: Anthony (Tony) | publisher = Ozwhitelufc.net.au | access-date = 18 January 2014}}</ref> Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions.<ref name="YEP" /> He also developed a well-documented fondness for [[Yorkshire pudding]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Leeds hero Tony Yeboah admits his love of Yorkshire puddings – and settles debate of his Liverpool and Wimbledon goals |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/exclusive-leeds-hero-tony-yeboah-admits-his-love-of-yorkshire-puddings-and-settles-debate-of-his-liverpool-and-wimbledon-goals |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> A knee injury curtailed his appearances at the end of [[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]] and he underwent surgery in August 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah out for Leeds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/yeboah-out-for-leeds-1.75764 |access-date=24 January 2025 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 August 1996}}</ref> When [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] took over as Leeds manager in September 1996 he used Yeboah sparingly, considering him to be unfit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddock |first1=David |title=Graham ahead on points; Football |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA59804476&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E994e457c&aty=open-web-entry |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 February 1997}}</ref> This brought about a rift between player and coach, which culminated in Yeboah throwing his shirt in the direction of the bench after being [[Substitute (association football)|substituted]] in a 1–0 defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Andrew |title=How a Leeds United legend's act of petulance raised questions over his future |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/how-a-leeds-united-legends-act-of-petulance-raised-questions-over-his-future-3179374 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Yeboah failed to report back for pre-season training ahead of [[1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1997–98]], hoping to force a transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=No show from Yeboah |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-show-from-yeboah-1249802.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 July 1997}}</ref> He was sold to [[Hamburger SV]] in September 1997 for a fee of around £1 million,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staniforth |first1=Tommy |title=Yeboah transfer stalled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-stalled-1237448.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 September 1997}}</ref> having played just six times in the [[1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1996–97 season]] under Graham.<ref name="YEP" /> ===Hamburger SV=== Yeboah remained with his German club Hamburger SV until 2001, scoring 28 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html | title = Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah – League Matches and Goals| first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | access-date = 16 May 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> In January 2001 he was convicted on [[tax evasion]] charges relating to a signing on fee he had received when extending his Eintracht Frankfurt contract in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah in tax probe |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/838046.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=17 July 2000}}</ref> He was fined 360,000 marks by the court and then fell into another financial dispute with the lawyer who had defended him in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah threatens to quit |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-threatens-to-quit-16026 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=18 June 2001}}</ref> After making just five appearances in the [[2001–02 Hamburger SV season]], he began negotiating a release from the final months of his contract in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah's future in doubt |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1664490.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 November 2001}}</ref> === Al Ittihad === He left in order to join [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] of the [[Qatar Stars League]] in December 2001, where he played under Austrian coach [[Josef Hickersberger]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 December 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1704438.stm |title= Yeboah goes East |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> He scored five goals for the club and retired in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== He was a member of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team for over ten years, and represented his country at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] during the 1990s. Yeboah reportedly scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] and [[Kwasi Owusu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46085/tony-yeboah/|website=worldfootball.net|publisher=World Football|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Ghanaian players who made their mark in the English Premier League|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/top-5-ghanaian-players-who-made-their-mark-in-the-english-premier-league|website=Ghana Soccernet|date=11 May 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSSSF]] records credit Yeboah with 15 goals in 56 [[Cap (sports)|caps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony "Tony" Yeboah - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-yeboah-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Yeboah featured for Ghana in their [[1992 African Cup of Nations final]] defeat, but the occasion was marred by a dispute over the team captaincy. With [[Abedi Pele]] suspended, regular vice-captain Yeboah was controversially overlooked for the captaincy in favour of [[Anthony Baffoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Yeboah opens can of worms with same old brutal efficiency |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Tony-Yeboah-opens-can-of-worms-with-same-old-brutal-efficiency-966592 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=31 May 2020}}</ref> ==Post-playing career== On 3 November 2008, he was appointed as the new chairman of the newly promoted [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news2/192143/2/we-will-survive-tony-yeboah.html | title = We will survive-Tony Yeboah | work = Modern Ghana|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Yeboah entered Germany with a passport which stated his year of birth as 1964. He later modified this to 1966, explaining that he had used the pretend 1964 birth year to gain early access to senior football in Ghana when he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zocher |first1=Thomas |title=Yeboah changed date of birth |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7535976/yeboah-changed-date-of-birth |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-DOB-on-passport-230413 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref> Yeboah and his cousin, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], ran an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] called ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' and owned a chain of hotels in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) called ''Yegoala''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|title=Whatever happened to ... Tony Yeboah?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1531573/happened-totony-yeboah|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Anthony-Yeboah-1877|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> Yeboah is married and has two children.<ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony mb4iuz4gg20fka0szdfhuxz8a6xjj1a 45530 45529 2026-10-08T20:38:30Z Abuh Bright 841 45530 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1983 | clubs1 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1985 | clubs2 = [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] | caps3 = 35+ | goals3 = 75+ | years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 26<!--League only--> | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps5 = 123 | goals5 = 68 | years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 24 | years7 = 1997–2001 | clubs7 = [[Hamburger SV]] | caps7 = 100 | goals7 = 28 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 29 }} '''Anthony Yeboah''' (ki na bi ọjọ 6 June 1966) chi ẹnẹ Ghana ki chi professional [[Association football|footballer]] kwubi ki r'uña [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. Ma dọ kì onwu chi most prominent kpai prolific goal scorers efu Ghanaian kpao African football history kpai ma du maru edu spectacular goals tọ, kì ojilẹ nwu adufu efu [[BBC Goal of the Month|Goal of the Month]] baki [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] competitions efu 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yegoala Fitness Club poised to make impact|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports-news/yegoala-fitness-club-poised-to-make-impact.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Hamburger SV]]. He also played for [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] and [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. He was capped 59 times by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] and [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], playing for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/aubameyang-equals-ghana-legend-tony-yeboahs-bundesliga-record-after-claiming-golden-boot|title=Aubameyang equals Ghana legend Tony Yeboah's Bundesliga record after claiming golden boot - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|date=21 May 2017 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> ==Ùkọlọ nwu yì Club== === Ghana === Yeboah was born in [[Kumasi]], Ghana.<ref name="Hugman" /> He began at [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] in 1981 and he won the [[Ghana Premier League]] in 1981, 1982, 1983,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghachamp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> and the [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]].<ref name=":4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup83.html Champions' Cup 1983] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> He then played for [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] between 1983 and 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tony Yeboah |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13902/Tony_Yeboah.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Yeboah joined [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] in early 1986, and he won the [[Ghana Premier League Top Scorer]] award in both the [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]] and [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]] seasons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghatops.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>{{efn|name=|For [[Okwawu United]], Tony Yeboah scored: *No less than 40 goals in [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]]. *35 goals in 35 matches in [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]].<ref name=":1" />|group=nbb}} === 1. FC Saarbrücken === Yeboah joined German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became one of the first black players to appear in the [[Bundesliga]]. Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 league goals in his second Saarbrücken year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== Yeboah moved to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1990, where he was at first booed by a section of fans and—being the first black player the team had ever signed—subjected to monkey-noises and other racist insults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ungruhe|first1=Christian|title=Natural Born Sportsmen - processes of othering and self-charismatization of African professional footballers in Germany|journal=African Diaspora|date=2013|issue=6|pages=203–204|url=http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/docserver/journals/18725465/6/2/18725465_006_02_s004_text.pdf?expires=1511125085&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=517DCB877B9DF31A4BB40974C0D263B6}}</ref> In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah: Missing The Frankfurters|url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/|website=Eintracht Frankfurt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041653/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/ |access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017 }}</ref> He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duittops.html | title = (West) Germany – Top Scorers | access-date = 18 January 2014 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] | date = 31 October 2013}}</ref> In December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] and [[Maurizio Gaudino]], who subsequently made themselves unavailable for the next fixture and were then suspended indefinitely by the club. Heynckes had also removed the [[Captain (association football)|captaincy]] from Yeboah, whom he considered to be three kilos overweight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Als Jupp Heynckes Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt war |url=https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/jupp-heynckes-trainer-eintracht-frankfurt-10440002.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=fnp.de |date=7 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref> Yeboah later attributed a racist motive to Heynckes and was also unhappy at Eintracht blocking his prospective transfer to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Yeboah: Former Frankfurt star blames coach Jupp Heynckes for his exit, says he is a racist |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/anthony-yeboah-former-frankfurt-star-blames-coach-jupp-heynckes-for-his-exit-says-he-is-a-racist |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amoasi Appiah |first1=Samuel Ekow |title=Tony Yeboah Opens Up On His Collapsed Move To Bayern Munich |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1006009/tony-yeboah-opens-up-on-his-collapsed-move-to-baye.html |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> ===Leeds United=== Yeboah joined English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 1995, initially on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] but with an option to sign permanently for £3.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Gerald |title=Yeboah transfer may be blocked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-may-be-blocked-1567433.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 January 1995}}</ref> He scored 12 times in 21 league appearances as Leeds finished fifth in the [[FA Premier League]] and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In his second season at [[Elland Road]], he was voted [[Leeds United F.C. players#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ON THIS DAY: 1995 Leeds United signed Tony Yeboah from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/590124/on-this-day-1995-leeds-united-signed-tony-yeboah-from-eintr.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Modern Ghana|date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable goals he scored. His volley against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and his strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the [[Premier League]].<ref name="YEP">{{cite news|title=Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best? |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-twenty-years-on-is-this-yeboah-goal-now-regarded-as-united-s-best-1-7414756|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He told Newstalk's Team 33 in 2014 that his favourite goal was the one he scored against Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/player/podcasts/Team_33/Team_33/71686/1/tony_yeboah_talks_golazos_reigniting_fifa_vs_pes_wars|title=Tony Yeboah talks golazos; Reigniting FIFA vs PES wars}}</ref> The goal against Wimbledon was awarded [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] in 1995–96.<ref name="YEP" /> He also scored three hat-tricks for Leeds; the first against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the Premier League at Elland Road on 5 April 1995, which made him only the third foreign player to score a league hat-trick for Leeds (Cantona v Tottenham in August 1992 was the first, and [[Phil Masinga]] three months earlier in an [[FA Cup]] tie).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/hattrick-heroes/286630/|title=Hat-Trick Heroes|first=Digital Sports Group|last=LTD|website=LeedsUtdMAD}}</ref> Yeboah's second hat-trick came against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]] on 12 September 1995, and the third 11 days later in the Premier League match against Wimbledon at [[Selhurst Park]] which included the aforementioned Goal of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brenkley|first1=Stephen|title=Yeboah up to his old tricks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 September 1995}}</ref> A video was released named ‘Yeboah – Shoot to Kill’ while he was at Leeds.<ref name="leeds-stats">{{cite web | url = https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/X-Y-Z/YeboahA.php | title = Yeboah: Anthony (Tony) | publisher = Ozwhitelufc.net.au | access-date = 18 January 2014}}</ref> Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions.<ref name="YEP" /> He also developed a well-documented fondness for [[Yorkshire pudding]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Leeds hero Tony Yeboah admits his love of Yorkshire puddings – and settles debate of his Liverpool and Wimbledon goals |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/exclusive-leeds-hero-tony-yeboah-admits-his-love-of-yorkshire-puddings-and-settles-debate-of-his-liverpool-and-wimbledon-goals |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> A knee injury curtailed his appearances at the end of [[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]] and he underwent surgery in August 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah out for Leeds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/yeboah-out-for-leeds-1.75764 |access-date=24 January 2025 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 August 1996}}</ref> When [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] took over as Leeds manager in September 1996 he used Yeboah sparingly, considering him to be unfit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddock |first1=David |title=Graham ahead on points; Football |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA59804476&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E994e457c&aty=open-web-entry |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 February 1997}}</ref> This brought about a rift between player and coach, which culminated in Yeboah throwing his shirt in the direction of the bench after being [[Substitute (association football)|substituted]] in a 1–0 defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Andrew |title=How a Leeds United legend's act of petulance raised questions over his future |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/how-a-leeds-united-legends-act-of-petulance-raised-questions-over-his-future-3179374 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Yeboah failed to report back for pre-season training ahead of [[1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1997–98]], hoping to force a transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=No show from Yeboah |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-show-from-yeboah-1249802.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 July 1997}}</ref> He was sold to [[Hamburger SV]] in September 1997 for a fee of around £1 million,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staniforth |first1=Tommy |title=Yeboah transfer stalled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-stalled-1237448.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 September 1997}}</ref> having played just six times in the [[1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1996–97 season]] under Graham.<ref name="YEP" /> ===Hamburger SV=== Yeboah remained with his German club Hamburger SV until 2001, scoring 28 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html | title = Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah – League Matches and Goals| first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | access-date = 16 May 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> In January 2001 he was convicted on [[tax evasion]] charges relating to a signing on fee he had received when extending his Eintracht Frankfurt contract in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah in tax probe |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/838046.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=17 July 2000}}</ref> He was fined 360,000 marks by the court and then fell into another financial dispute with the lawyer who had defended him in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah threatens to quit |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-threatens-to-quit-16026 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=18 June 2001}}</ref> After making just five appearances in the [[2001–02 Hamburger SV season]], he began negotiating a release from the final months of his contract in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah's future in doubt |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1664490.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 November 2001}}</ref> === Al Ittihad === He left in order to join [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] of the [[Qatar Stars League]] in December 2001, where he played under Austrian coach [[Josef Hickersberger]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 December 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1704438.stm |title= Yeboah goes East |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> He scored five goals for the club and retired in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== He was a member of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team for over ten years, and represented his country at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] during the 1990s. Yeboah reportedly scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] and [[Kwasi Owusu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46085/tony-yeboah/|website=worldfootball.net|publisher=World Football|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Ghanaian players who made their mark in the English Premier League|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/top-5-ghanaian-players-who-made-their-mark-in-the-english-premier-league|website=Ghana Soccernet|date=11 May 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSSSF]] records credit Yeboah with 15 goals in 56 [[Cap (sports)|caps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony "Tony" Yeboah - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-yeboah-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Yeboah featured for Ghana in their [[1992 African Cup of Nations final]] defeat, but the occasion was marred by a dispute over the team captaincy. With [[Abedi Pele]] suspended, regular vice-captain Yeboah was controversially overlooked for the captaincy in favour of [[Anthony Baffoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Yeboah opens can of worms with same old brutal efficiency |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Tony-Yeboah-opens-can-of-worms-with-same-old-brutal-efficiency-966592 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=31 May 2020}}</ref> ==Post-playing career== On 3 November 2008, he was appointed as the new chairman of the newly promoted [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news2/192143/2/we-will-survive-tony-yeboah.html | title = We will survive-Tony Yeboah | work = Modern Ghana|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Yeboah entered Germany with a passport which stated his year of birth as 1964. He later modified this to 1966, explaining that he had used the pretend 1964 birth year to gain early access to senior football in Ghana when he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zocher |first1=Thomas |title=Yeboah changed date of birth |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7535976/yeboah-changed-date-of-birth |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-DOB-on-passport-230413 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref> Yeboah and his cousin, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], ran an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] called ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' and owned a chain of hotels in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) called ''Yegoala''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|title=Whatever happened to ... Tony Yeboah?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1531573/happened-totony-yeboah|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Anthony-Yeboah-1877|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> Yeboah is married and has two children.<ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony duc0355tu2385tm1y84ujp9q5z8q7ye 45531 45530 2026-10-08T21:29:31Z Abuh Bright 841 45531 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1983 | clubs1 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1985 | clubs2 = [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] | caps3 = 35+ | goals3 = 75+ | years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 26<!--League only--> | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps5 = 123 | goals5 = 68 | years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 24 | years7 = 1997–2001 | clubs7 = [[Hamburger SV]] | caps7 = 100 | goals7 = 28 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 29 }} '''Anthony Yeboah''' (ki na bi ọjọ 6 June 1966) chi ẹnẹ Ghana ki chi professional [[Association football|footballer]] kwubi ki r'uña [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. Ma dọ kì onwu chi most prominent kpai prolific goal scorers efu Ghanaian kpao African football history kpai ma du maru edu spectacular goals tọ, kì ojilẹ nwu adufu efu [[BBC Goal of the Month|Goal of the Month]] baki [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] competitions efu 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yegoala Fitness Club poised to make impact|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports-news/yegoala-fitness-club-poised-to-make-impact.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Hamburger SV]]. He also played for [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] and [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. He was capped 59 times by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] and [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], playing for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/aubameyang-equals-ghana-legend-tony-yeboahs-bundesliga-record-after-claiming-golden-boot|title=Aubameyang equals Ghana legend Tony Yeboah's Bundesliga record after claiming golden boot - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|date=21 May 2017 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> ==Ùkọlọ nwu yì Club== === Ghana === Yeboah chi [[Kumasi]], Ghana na bi.<ref name="Hugman" /> Ichanẹ kwì [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] efu 1981 onwu i du [[Ghana Premier League]] efu 1981, 1982, 1983,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghachamp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> kpaì [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]].<ref name=":4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup83.html Champions' Cup 1983] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> Inwọ rọ nwu [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] agbada adiko 1983 kpaì 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tony Yeboah |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13902/Tony_Yeboah.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Yeboah joined [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] in early 1986, and he won the [[Ghana Premier League Top Scorer]] award in both the [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]] and [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]] seasons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghatops.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>{{efn|name=|For [[Okwawu United]], Tony Yeboah scored: *No less than 40 goals in [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]]. *35 goals in 35 matches in [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]].<ref name=":1" />|group=nbb}} === 1. FC Saarbrücken === Yeboah joined German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became one of the first black players to appear in the [[Bundesliga]]. Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 league goals in his second Saarbrücken year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== Yeboah moved to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1990, where he was at first booed by a section of fans and—being the first black player the team had ever signed—subjected to monkey-noises and other racist insults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ungruhe|first1=Christian|title=Natural Born Sportsmen - processes of othering and self-charismatization of African professional footballers in Germany|journal=African Diaspora|date=2013|issue=6|pages=203–204|url=http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/docserver/journals/18725465/6/2/18725465_006_02_s004_text.pdf?expires=1511125085&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=517DCB877B9DF31A4BB40974C0D263B6}}</ref> In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah: Missing The Frankfurters|url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/|website=Eintracht Frankfurt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041653/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/ |access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017 }}</ref> He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duittops.html | title = (West) Germany – Top Scorers | access-date = 18 January 2014 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] | date = 31 October 2013}}</ref> In December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] and [[Maurizio Gaudino]], who subsequently made themselves unavailable for the next fixture and were then suspended indefinitely by the club. Heynckes had also removed the [[Captain (association football)|captaincy]] from Yeboah, whom he considered to be three kilos overweight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Als Jupp Heynckes Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt war |url=https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/jupp-heynckes-trainer-eintracht-frankfurt-10440002.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=fnp.de |date=7 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref> Yeboah later attributed a racist motive to Heynckes and was also unhappy at Eintracht blocking his prospective transfer to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Yeboah: Former Frankfurt star blames coach Jupp Heynckes for his exit, says he is a racist |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/anthony-yeboah-former-frankfurt-star-blames-coach-jupp-heynckes-for-his-exit-says-he-is-a-racist |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amoasi Appiah |first1=Samuel Ekow |title=Tony Yeboah Opens Up On His Collapsed Move To Bayern Munich |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1006009/tony-yeboah-opens-up-on-his-collapsed-move-to-baye.html |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> ===Leeds United=== Yeboah joined English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 1995, initially on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] but with an option to sign permanently for £3.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Gerald |title=Yeboah transfer may be blocked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-may-be-blocked-1567433.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 January 1995}}</ref> He scored 12 times in 21 league appearances as Leeds finished fifth in the [[FA Premier League]] and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In his second season at [[Elland Road]], he was voted [[Leeds United F.C. players#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ON THIS DAY: 1995 Leeds United signed Tony Yeboah from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/590124/on-this-day-1995-leeds-united-signed-tony-yeboah-from-eintr.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Modern Ghana|date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable goals he scored. His volley against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and his strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the [[Premier League]].<ref name="YEP">{{cite news|title=Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best? |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-twenty-years-on-is-this-yeboah-goal-now-regarded-as-united-s-best-1-7414756|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He told Newstalk's Team 33 in 2014 that his favourite goal was the one he scored against Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/player/podcasts/Team_33/Team_33/71686/1/tony_yeboah_talks_golazos_reigniting_fifa_vs_pes_wars|title=Tony Yeboah talks golazos; Reigniting FIFA vs PES wars}}</ref> The goal against Wimbledon was awarded [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] in 1995–96.<ref name="YEP" /> He also scored three hat-tricks for Leeds; the first against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the Premier League at Elland Road on 5 April 1995, which made him only the third foreign player to score a league hat-trick for Leeds (Cantona v Tottenham in August 1992 was the first, and [[Phil Masinga]] three months earlier in an [[FA Cup]] tie).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/hattrick-heroes/286630/|title=Hat-Trick Heroes|first=Digital Sports Group|last=LTD|website=LeedsUtdMAD}}</ref> Yeboah's second hat-trick came against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]] on 12 September 1995, and the third 11 days later in the Premier League match against Wimbledon at [[Selhurst Park]] which included the aforementioned Goal of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brenkley|first1=Stephen|title=Yeboah up to his old tricks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 September 1995}}</ref> A video was released named ‘Yeboah – Shoot to Kill’ while he was at Leeds.<ref name="leeds-stats">{{cite web | url = https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/X-Y-Z/YeboahA.php | title = Yeboah: Anthony (Tony) | publisher = Ozwhitelufc.net.au | access-date = 18 January 2014}}</ref> Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions.<ref name="YEP" /> He also developed a well-documented fondness for [[Yorkshire pudding]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Leeds hero Tony Yeboah admits his love of Yorkshire puddings – and settles debate of his Liverpool and Wimbledon goals |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/exclusive-leeds-hero-tony-yeboah-admits-his-love-of-yorkshire-puddings-and-settles-debate-of-his-liverpool-and-wimbledon-goals |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> A knee injury curtailed his appearances at the end of [[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]] and he underwent surgery in August 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah out for Leeds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/yeboah-out-for-leeds-1.75764 |access-date=24 January 2025 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 August 1996}}</ref> When [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] took over as Leeds manager in September 1996 he used Yeboah sparingly, considering him to be unfit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddock |first1=David |title=Graham ahead on points; Football |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA59804476&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E994e457c&aty=open-web-entry |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 February 1997}}</ref> This brought about a rift between player and coach, which culminated in Yeboah throwing his shirt in the direction of the bench after being [[Substitute (association football)|substituted]] in a 1–0 defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Andrew |title=How a Leeds United legend's act of petulance raised questions over his future |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/how-a-leeds-united-legends-act-of-petulance-raised-questions-over-his-future-3179374 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Yeboah failed to report back for pre-season training ahead of [[1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1997–98]], hoping to force a transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=No show from Yeboah |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-show-from-yeboah-1249802.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 July 1997}}</ref> He was sold to [[Hamburger SV]] in September 1997 for a fee of around £1 million,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staniforth |first1=Tommy |title=Yeboah transfer stalled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-stalled-1237448.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 September 1997}}</ref> having played just six times in the [[1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1996–97 season]] under Graham.<ref name="YEP" /> ===Hamburger SV=== Yeboah remained with his German club Hamburger SV until 2001, scoring 28 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html | title = Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah – League Matches and Goals| first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | access-date = 16 May 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> In January 2001 he was convicted on [[tax evasion]] charges relating to a signing on fee he had received when extending his Eintracht Frankfurt contract in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah in tax probe |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/838046.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=17 July 2000}}</ref> He was fined 360,000 marks by the court and then fell into another financial dispute with the lawyer who had defended him in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah threatens to quit |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-threatens-to-quit-16026 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=18 June 2001}}</ref> After making just five appearances in the [[2001–02 Hamburger SV season]], he began negotiating a release from the final months of his contract in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah's future in doubt |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1664490.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 November 2001}}</ref> === Al Ittihad === He left in order to join [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] of the [[Qatar Stars League]] in December 2001, where he played under Austrian coach [[Josef Hickersberger]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 December 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1704438.stm |title= Yeboah goes East |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> He scored five goals for the club and retired in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== He was a member of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team for over ten years, and represented his country at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] during the 1990s. Yeboah reportedly scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] and [[Kwasi Owusu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46085/tony-yeboah/|website=worldfootball.net|publisher=World Football|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Ghanaian players who made their mark in the English Premier League|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/top-5-ghanaian-players-who-made-their-mark-in-the-english-premier-league|website=Ghana Soccernet|date=11 May 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSSSF]] records credit Yeboah with 15 goals in 56 [[Cap (sports)|caps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony "Tony" Yeboah - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-yeboah-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Yeboah featured for Ghana in their [[1992 African Cup of Nations final]] defeat, but the occasion was marred by a dispute over the team captaincy. With [[Abedi Pele]] suspended, regular vice-captain Yeboah was controversially overlooked for the captaincy in favour of [[Anthony Baffoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Yeboah opens can of worms with same old brutal efficiency |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Tony-Yeboah-opens-can-of-worms-with-same-old-brutal-efficiency-966592 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=31 May 2020}}</ref> ==Post-playing career== On 3 November 2008, he was appointed as the new chairman of the newly promoted [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news2/192143/2/we-will-survive-tony-yeboah.html | title = We will survive-Tony Yeboah | work = Modern Ghana|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Yeboah entered Germany with a passport which stated his year of birth as 1964. He later modified this to 1966, explaining that he had used the pretend 1964 birth year to gain early access to senior football in Ghana when he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zocher |first1=Thomas |title=Yeboah changed date of birth |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7535976/yeboah-changed-date-of-birth |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-DOB-on-passport-230413 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref> Yeboah and his cousin, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], ran an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] called ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' and owned a chain of hotels in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) called ''Yegoala''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|title=Whatever happened to ... Tony Yeboah?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1531573/happened-totony-yeboah|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Anthony-Yeboah-1877|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> Yeboah is married and has two children.<ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony hkfys84yphkduje6c4h5tanohbni40q 45532 45531 2026-10-08T21:31:12Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Ghana */ 45532 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1966)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Yeboah | image = | fullname = Anthony Yeboah<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|21848|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = [[Kumasi]], Ghana | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1983 | clubs1 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1985 | clubs2 = [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] | caps3 = 35+ | goals3 = 75+ | years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 26<!--League only--> | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | caps5 = 123 | goals5 = 68 | years6 = 1995–1997 | clubs6 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 24 | years7 = 1997–2001 | clubs7 = [[Hamburger SV]] | caps7 = 100 | goals7 = 28 | years8 = 2001–2002 | clubs8 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 5 | totalcaps = 386 | totalgoals = 226 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 29 }} '''Anthony Yeboah''' (ki na bi ọjọ 6 June 1966) chi ẹnẹ Ghana ki chi professional [[Association football|footballer]] kwubi ki r'uña [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. Ma dọ kì onwu chi most prominent kpai prolific goal scorers efu Ghanaian kpao African football history kpai ma du maru edu spectacular goals tọ, kì ojilẹ nwu adufu efu [[BBC Goal of the Month|Goal of the Month]] baki [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] competitions efu 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yegoala Fitness Club poised to make impact|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports-news/yegoala-fitness-club-poised-to-make-impact.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2021-01-16|newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)|Daily Graphic]]|language=en-gb}}</ref> Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Hamburger SV]]. He also played for [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] and [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. He was capped 59 times by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] and [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], playing for [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/aubameyang-equals-ghana-legend-tony-yeboahs-bundesliga-record-after-claiming-golden-boot|title=Aubameyang equals Ghana legend Tony Yeboah's Bundesliga record after claiming golden boot - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|date=21 May 2017 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> ==Ùkọlọ nwu yì Club== === Ghana === Yeboah chi [[Kumasi]], Ghana na bi.<ref name="Hugman" /> Ichanẹ kwì [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] efu 1981 onwu i du [[Ghana Premier League]] efu 1981, 1982, 1983,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghachamp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> kpaì [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] in [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]].<ref name=":4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup83.html Champions' Cup 1983] - ''rsssf.com''</ref> Inwọ rọ nwu [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]] agbada adiko 1983 kpaì 1985.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tony Yeboah |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13902/Tony_Yeboah.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Yeboah kpó tefu [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] ẹgba ababa 1986, onwu idu [[Ghana Premier League Top Scorer]] award efu ọdọ [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]] kpaì [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]] seasons.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/ghatops.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>{{efn|name=|For [[Okwawu United]], Tony Yeboah scored: *No less than 40 goals in [[1986 Ghana Premier League|1986]]. *35 goals in 35 matches in [[1987 Ghana Premier League|1987]].<ref name=":1" />|group=nbb}} === 1. FC Saarbrücken === Yeboah joined German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became one of the first black players to appear in the [[Bundesliga]]. Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 league goals in his second Saarbrücken year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== Yeboah moved to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1990, where he was at first booed by a section of fans and—being the first black player the team had ever signed—subjected to monkey-noises and other racist insults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ungruhe|first1=Christian|title=Natural Born Sportsmen - processes of othering and self-charismatization of African professional footballers in Germany|journal=African Diaspora|date=2013|issue=6|pages=203–204|url=http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/docserver/journals/18725465/6/2/18725465_006_02_s004_text.pdf?expires=1511125085&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=517DCB877B9DF31A4BB40974C0D263B6}}</ref> In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself and became the first African Bundesliga club captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah: Missing The Frankfurters|url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/|website=Eintracht Frankfurt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041653/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/anthony-yeboah-missing-the-frankfurters-37414/ |access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017 }}</ref> He was the top Bundesliga scorer twice with Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duittops.html | title = (West) Germany – Top Scorers | access-date = 18 January 2014 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] | date = 31 October 2013}}</ref> In December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] and [[Maurizio Gaudino]], who subsequently made themselves unavailable for the next fixture and were then suspended indefinitely by the club. Heynckes had also removed the [[Captain (association football)|captaincy]] from Yeboah, whom he considered to be three kilos overweight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Als Jupp Heynckes Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt war |url=https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/jupp-heynckes-trainer-eintracht-frankfurt-10440002.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=fnp.de |date=7 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref> Yeboah later attributed a racist motive to Heynckes and was also unhappy at Eintracht blocking his prospective transfer to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony Yeboah: Former Frankfurt star blames coach Jupp Heynckes for his exit, says he is a racist |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/anthony-yeboah-former-frankfurt-star-blames-coach-jupp-heynckes-for-his-exit-says-he-is-a-racist |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet |date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Amoasi Appiah |first1=Samuel Ekow |title=Tony Yeboah Opens Up On His Collapsed Move To Bayern Munich |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1006009/tony-yeboah-opens-up-on-his-collapsed-move-to-baye.html |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> ===Leeds United=== Yeboah joined English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from Eintracht Frankfurt in January 1995, initially on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] but with an option to sign permanently for £3.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Gerald |title=Yeboah transfer may be blocked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-may-be-blocked-1567433.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 January 1995}}</ref> He scored 12 times in 21 league appearances as Leeds finished fifth in the [[FA Premier League]] and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. In his second season at [[Elland Road]], he was voted [[Leeds United F.C. players#Player of the Year|Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ON THIS DAY: 1995 Leeds United signed Tony Yeboah from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/590124/on-this-day-1995-leeds-united-signed-tony-yeboah-from-eintr.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Modern Ghana|date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Yeboah scored a total of 32 goals for Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable goals he scored. His volley against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and his strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] were among his most notable goals, and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the [[Premier League]].<ref name="YEP">{{cite news|title=Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best? |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-twenty-years-on-is-this-yeboah-goal-now-regarded-as-united-s-best-1-7414756|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He told Newstalk's Team 33 in 2014 that his favourite goal was the one he scored against Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/player/podcasts/Team_33/Team_33/71686/1/tony_yeboah_talks_golazos_reigniting_fifa_vs_pes_wars|title=Tony Yeboah talks golazos; Reigniting FIFA vs PES wars}}</ref> The goal against Wimbledon was awarded [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] in 1995–96.<ref name="YEP" /> He also scored three hat-tricks for Leeds; the first against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in the Premier League at Elland Road on 5 April 1995, which made him only the third foreign player to score a league hat-trick for Leeds (Cantona v Tottenham in August 1992 was the first, and [[Phil Masinga]] three months earlier in an [[FA Cup]] tie).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited-mad.co.uk/hattrick-heroes/286630/|title=Hat-Trick Heroes|first=Digital Sports Group|last=LTD|website=LeedsUtdMAD}}</ref> Yeboah's second hat-trick came against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]] on 12 September 1995, and the third 11 days later in the Premier League match against Wimbledon at [[Selhurst Park]] which included the aforementioned Goal of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brenkley|first1=Stephen|title=Yeboah up to his old tricks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=Independent|date=23 September 1995}}</ref> A video was released named ‘Yeboah – Shoot to Kill’ while he was at Leeds.<ref name="leeds-stats">{{cite web | url = https://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/X-Y-Z/YeboahA.php | title = Yeboah: Anthony (Tony) | publisher = Ozwhitelufc.net.au | access-date = 18 January 2014}}</ref> Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions.<ref name="YEP" /> He also developed a well-documented fondness for [[Yorkshire pudding]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Leeds hero Tony Yeboah admits his love of Yorkshire puddings – and settles debate of his Liverpool and Wimbledon goals |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/exclusive-leeds-hero-tony-yeboah-admits-his-love-of-yorkshire-puddings-and-settles-debate-of-his-liverpool-and-wimbledon-goals |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref> A knee injury curtailed his appearances at the end of [[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]] and he underwent surgery in August 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah out for Leeds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/yeboah-out-for-leeds-1.75764 |access-date=24 January 2025 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 August 1996}}</ref> When [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]] took over as Leeds manager in September 1996 he used Yeboah sparingly, considering him to be unfit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddock |first1=David |title=Graham ahead on points; Football |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA59804476&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E994e457c&aty=open-web-entry |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 February 1997}}</ref> This brought about a rift between player and coach, which culminated in Yeboah throwing his shirt in the direction of the bench after being [[Substitute (association football)|substituted]] in a 1–0 defeat by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in March 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Andrew |title=How a Leeds United legend's act of petulance raised questions over his future |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/how-a-leeds-united-legends-act-of-petulance-raised-questions-over-his-future-3179374 |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> Yeboah failed to report back for pre-season training ahead of [[1997–98 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1997–98]], hoping to force a transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=No show from Yeboah |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-show-from-yeboah-1249802.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=8 July 1997}}</ref> He was sold to [[Hamburger SV]] in September 1997 for a fee of around £1 million,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staniforth |first1=Tommy |title=Yeboah transfer stalled |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-transfer-stalled-1237448.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=3 September 1997}}</ref> having played just six times in the [[1996–97 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1996–97 season]] under Graham.<ref name="YEP" /> ===Hamburger SV=== Yeboah remained with his German club Hamburger SV until 2001, scoring 28 goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/yeboahdata.html | title = Anthony 'Tony' Yeboah – League Matches and Goals| first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | access-date = 16 May 2011 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> In January 2001 he was convicted on [[tax evasion]] charges relating to a signing on fee he had received when extending his Eintracht Frankfurt contract in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah in tax probe |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/838046.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=17 July 2000}}</ref> He was fined 360,000 marks by the court and then fell into another financial dispute with the lawyer who had defended him in the case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah threatens to quit |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-threatens-to-quit-16026 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=18 June 2001}}</ref> After making just five appearances in the [[2001–02 Hamburger SV season]], he began negotiating a release from the final months of his contract in November 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah's future in doubt |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1664490.stm |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 November 2001}}</ref> === Al Ittihad === He left in order to join [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] of the [[Qatar Stars League]] in December 2001, where he played under Austrian coach [[Josef Hickersberger]].<ref>{{cite news |date=11 December 2001 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1704438.stm |title= Yeboah goes East |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> He scored five goals for the club and retired in 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== He was a member of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team for over ten years, and represented his country at three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] during the 1990s. Yeboah reportedly scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana, the fourth highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] and [[Kwasi Owusu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Yeboah|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46085/tony-yeboah/|website=worldfootball.net|publisher=World Football|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Ghanaian players who made their mark in the English Premier League|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/top-5-ghanaian-players-who-made-their-mark-in-the-english-premier-league|website=Ghana Soccernet|date=11 May 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSSSF]] records credit Yeboah with 15 goals in 56 [[Cap (sports)|caps]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthony "Tony" Yeboah - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gha-yeboah-intlg.html |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> Yeboah featured for Ghana in their [[1992 African Cup of Nations final]] defeat, but the occasion was marred by a dispute over the team captaincy. With [[Abedi Pele]] suspended, regular vice-captain Yeboah was controversially overlooked for the captaincy in favour of [[Anthony Baffoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Yeboah opens can of worms with same old brutal efficiency |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Tony-Yeboah-opens-can-of-worms-with-same-old-brutal-efficiency-966592 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=31 May 2020}}</ref> ==Post-playing career== On 3 November 2008, he was appointed as the new chairman of the newly promoted [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news2/192143/2/we-will-survive-tony-yeboah.html | title = We will survive-Tony Yeboah | work = Modern Ghana|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Yeboah entered Germany with a passport which stated his year of birth as 1964. He later modified this to 1966, explaining that he had used the pretend 1964 birth year to gain early access to senior football in Ghana when he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zocher |first1=Thomas |title=Yeboah changed date of birth |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/7535976/yeboah-changed-date-of-birth |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-DOB-on-passport-230413 |access-date=24 January 2025 |publisher=[[GhanaWeb]] |date=21 February 2012}}</ref> Yeboah and his cousin, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], ran an international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] called ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' and owned a chain of hotels in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) called ''Yegoala''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|title=Whatever happened to ... Tony Yeboah?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1531573/happened-totony-yeboah|access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anthony Yeboah, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Anthony-Yeboah-1877|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> Yeboah is married and has two children.<ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 38p66fsk22d8i8n0bbvviishcy8l3dr