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 0 2819 45632 45631 2026-10-13T12:00:37Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Personal life */ 45632 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 poekir9babn8j2p8735bonchmh1vrcc 45633 45632 2026-10-13T12:04:07Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Personal life */ 45633 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 1dy3rawdktend0mkylu0dl3knlqfnx2 45634 45633 2026-10-13T12:06:24Z Abuh Bright 841 /* International career */ 45634 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony nqtc9iqioesin4vgbdyxwfe0vp1vbi2 45635 45634 2026-10-13T15:29:25Z Abuh Bright 841 45635 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony iam357i1pa4bjb0nrbdzbimb59wiy70 45636 45635 2026-10-13T15:31:59Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Al Ittihad */ 45636 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 468xrbo1ept6eum20i4pvbq02b9rxka 45637 45636 2026-10-13T15:35:28Z Abuh Bright 841 /* International career */ 45637 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony pqsh1g3wc8w6wc7w0uarua1td14ocyv 45666 45637 2026-10-14T08:20:47Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45666 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony r1wdkdpkuauhui1mdjclsvpxmgziqt7 45667 45666 2026-10-14T08:21:47Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45667 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 7qwk93l3qmtglg0zc173yynu7oxumsd 45668 45667 2026-10-14T08:23:07Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45668 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony m7w9ku4z2aehdpkz74voc5n9bfqmjro 45669 45668 2026-10-14T08:24:25Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45669 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony a1mrvsvunt0htrzcttfq8hzka23a5g8 45670 45669 2026-10-14T08:25:18Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45670 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 9vhx0xobqovfcbb8chva0d1scxijgf9 45671 45670 2026-10-14T08:29:56Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45671 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 8qg2mv2v3lq668vcsms8ow59i2u4z8o 45672 45671 2026-10-14T08:31:44Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45672 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United in 66 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the [[Yorkshire]] club due to a series of memorable go 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony damhkw9gx6z78bkom3khg3dszyk36nd 45673 45672 2026-10-14T08:35:33Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45673 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 8zxgdeqbfyn3ae90g7fuxdggazgqv71 45674 45673 2026-10-14T08:41:53Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45674 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony amz588nxvlplfjbx3wzxe5vs5ral4wl 45675 45674 2026-10-14T08:46:23Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45675 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 8odcnta9icivn1hzc9tb7vq7msom743 45676 45675 2026-10-14T09:07:04Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45676 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu notable goals, kpaì ichi ẹnẹ kì ya dufu ikodu efu Goal of the Month efu [[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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony ibag1mj2hk07nlrx4zri48i6i9svkpw 45677 45676 2026-10-14T09:11:27Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45677 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu notable goals, kpaì ichi ẹnẹ kì ya dufu ikodu efu Goal of the Month efu [[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> ichi Newstalk's Team 33 efu 2014 ka kì favourite goal nwu chí eyì 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony j2c2eawmx4cluzw2jt9qj76u3kiziu3 45678 45677 2026-10-14T09:12:35Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45678 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu notable goals, kpaì ichi ẹnẹ kì ya dufu ikodu efu Goal of the Month efu [[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> ichi Newstalk's Team 33 efu 2014 ka kì favourite goal nwu chí eyì 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> golu nwu agwunyi 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony tbe25xh8puoc257u01ye2jbz85xn2a6 45679 45678 2026-10-14T09:14:09Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Leeds United */ 45679 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu notable goals, kpaì ichi ẹnẹ kì ya dufu ikodu efu Goal of the Month efu [[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> ichi Newstalk's Team 33 efu 2014 ka kì favourite goal nwu chí eyì 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> golu nwu agwunyi Wimbledon kẹ nwu chi [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] efu 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony ri1a5qo1h9pd1ohe0yb5mulzyjwdzzr 45680 45679 2026-10-14T11:04:23Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Eintracht Frankfurt */ 45680 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 le tefu [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] efu 1990, ugbo kì chẹ first booed yì uña eyi amì fans kpaì—atodu kì onwu chi ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu kì team lẹ duwa—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> Efu 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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu notable goals, kpaì ichi ẹnẹ kì ya dufu ikodu efu Goal of the Month efu [[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> ichi Newstalk's Team 33 efu 2014 ka kì favourite goal nwu chí eyì 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> golu nwu agwunyi Wimbledon kẹ nwu chi [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] efu 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 9b2wpg5jllwjcxz2h7lune9yxeq8rmy 45681 45680 2026-10-14T11:13:50Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Eintracht Frankfurt */ 45681 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 le tefu [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] efu 1990, ugbo kì chẹ first booed yì uña eyi amì fans kpaì—atodu kì onwu chi ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu kì team lẹ duwa—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> Efu Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself kpái imudi ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu kì chí 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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu notable goals, kpaì ichi ẹnẹ kì ya dufu ikodu efu Goal of the Month efu [[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> ichi Newstalk's Team 33 efu 2014 ka kì favourite goal nwu chí eyì 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> golu nwu agwunyi Wimbledon kẹ nwu chi [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] efu 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 31ns58u26vvug0fbovjpx2hjsjptyjn 45682 45681 2026-10-14T11:16:09Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Eintracht Frankfurt */ 45682 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> Ma mì Yeboah nyọnyọ atodu European clubs [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kpaì [[Hamburger SV]]. Irọ nwu[[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]], [[Cornerstone F.C.|Cornerstone]], [[Okwawu United S.C.|Okwawu United]] kpai [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Ittihad Doha]]. Ichẹ capped 59 times nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], onwu ini 29 goals. Abajọyi íni International [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kpaì ami hotels efu Ghana. Onwu dù Bundesliga golden boot ẹgba meji, [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]] kpai [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], alu kì ya rọ nwu [[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 tefu German club [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] efu 1988. Ulẹ nwu kì dẹyi ní historical significance, atodu Yeboah mudẹnẹka kì chi ẹnẹ ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu efu [[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 le tefu [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] efu 1990, ugbo kì chẹ first booed yì uña eyi amì fans kpaì—atodu kì onwu chi ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu kì team lẹ duwa—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> Efu Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself kpái imudi ẹnẹ dudu ejodudu kì chí 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> Efu December 1994 Eintracht's new manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] ordered extra training for Yeboah, [[Jay Jay Okocha]] kpaì [[Maurizio Gaudino]], kì kẹ nwu má kì danẹñ nwu next fixture lẹñ kpaì abo Club fu má suspend indefinitely. 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 tefu English club [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] kwefu Eintracht Frankfurt kì di January 1995, ababa ojí [[Loan (sports)|loan]] ama kpaì option kì ni sign permanently kwi £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> ìdù bọlù tọmọ 12 times yi 21 league appearances alu Leeds kpoji ẹnẹkẹlu efu [[FA Premier League]] onwu ma qualify nwu [[UEFA Cup]]. Ẹgba season nwu ekeji yì [[Elland Road]], má fu du [[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 nì golu mi 32. Leeds United efu 66 appearances, kpaì ìchì revered cult hero nwu [[Yorkshire]] club atodu series of memorable go. volley nwu ch'agwunyi[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] alu ki strike versus [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] efu [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96 season]] ide fu notable goals, kpaì ichi ẹnẹ kì ya dufu ikodu efu Goal of the Month efu [[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> ichi Newstalk's Team 33 efu 2014 ka kì favourite goal nwu chí eyì 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> golu nwu agwunyi Wimbledon kẹ nwu chi [[BBC Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season]] efu 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 === I kwọmọ atodu kì tefù [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al Ittihad]] eyi [[Qatar Stars League]] efu December 2001, ugbo kì rọ nwu 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> Ini goals m'ẹlu nwu club lè onwu i tanẹ ọdọ 2002.<ref name=":1" /> ==International career== Ichẹnẹka efu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s national team tì ọdọ mẹgwa le, kpaì ikoji country nwu onumẹta yì [[Africa Cup of Nations]] ẹgba 1990s. Yeboah nì golu mì 29 efu 59 appearances nwu Ghana, onwu chí fourth highest goalscoring total efu nation's history kì dù bi [[Asamoah Gyan]], [[Edward Acquah]] kpai [[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 kpai golu mì 15 efu 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 da go nwu Ghana efu [[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== Ọjọ 3 November 2008, má mì di kì chi chairman eyì [[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 tefu Germany kpai passport kì kákí ọdọ kù má ní chi 1964. Ifu nwochè ti 1966, ikakini ìdù 1964 atodu kùma jẹnwu yeka tefu senior football eyì Ghana ẹgba kì ọdọ mì ẹgwẹfa .<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 kpai cousin nwu, former Mainz player [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]], che nì international [[Sports agent|sports agency]] kùma dọ kì ''Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion'' kpai ami hotels efu Ghana (Accra, Kumasi) ku má dọ kì ''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 che n'ọya kpaì amì ọma meji. <nowiki><ref name="WhatHappened">{{cite web|url=</nowiki>http://www.inthestands.co.uk/what-ever-happened-to/what-ever-happened-to-1-tony-yeboah.html|title=What Ever Happened To: Tony 26uswx8euama7rxt807h1hxccpswcqd 0 2837 45660 45625 2026-10-14T05:14:45Z Austinea3 116 45660 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ancient Egyptian Queen}} {{Infobox royalty | consort = yes | name = Semat | succession = [[Queen consort]] of [[First Dynasty of Egypt|Egypt]] | reign = {{circa}} 2950 BC | death_date = {{Circa}} 2950 BC | burial_place = [[Sohag Governorate|Sohag]], [[Egypt]] }} {{Infobox hieroglyphs |name = <hiero>F36-B1</hiero> |name explanation = Semat <br /> ''Sm3.t'' <br />''The Companion''<ref>Silke Roth: ''Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten''. P 382.</ref> }} '''Semat''' ({{fl.|{{circa}} 2950 BC}}) chí ẹne was an [[Ancient Egypt]]ian Queen, ọnwu chí ọya eyí onu [[Den (pharaoh)|Den]]. Ma dí ọkwu ùnwu jí maru ọnwu efu [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Ẹnwu k’ama k’anyi nwi Semat kpaí [[stela]] kì tejugede amẹru ojí nọjí Den efu Abydos{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}. She held the titles of {| border="1" align="center" |- | {{center|<hiero>G5-U1</hiero>}} || {{center|<hiero>E21:D36</hiero>}} |- | {{center| ''M33.t-Ḥr.(w)''<br/> Maat-Hor<br/>"She who sees Horus"}} || {{center|''Rnm.t-Stš''<br/>Renmet-Setesh<br/>"She who carries Seth" }} |} Ede mẹjì lẹ che kwonú am'óya-onú oji anẹ Both of these titles were associated with queens in ancient [[Egypt]].<ref>Grajetzki, ''Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary'', Golden House Publications, London, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-9547218-9-3}}</ref> Semat kọ oñu deju mọñu onobule ki dọmọ kpa’kwu okuta ọkwu lẹ nọ. Semat was not the only woman identified from funerary stela. Other women whose funerary stela were found near Den's tomb are [[Seshemetka]] kpaì and [[Serethor]].<ref>Tyldesley, Joyce. ''Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2006. {{ISBN|0-500-05145-3}}</ref> The stela was in the [[Egyptian Museum of Berlin]], but was destroyed during [[World War II|World War 2]].<ref>*[[Geoffrey Thorndike Martin]]: ''Umm el-Qaab VII, Private Stelae of the Early Dynastic Period from the Royal Cemetery at Abydos'', Archäologischer Veröffentlichungen 123, Wiesbaden 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-447-06256-5}}, p. 100-101, no. 129, pl. 35.</ref> == References == <references/> == External links == * Francesco Raffaele: [https://www.francescoraffaele.com/egypt/hesyra/archaic-queens.htm Queen Semat] * [http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/tombs/Abydos.html List of tombs at Abydos] {{First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt}} {{Queens of Ancient Egypt}} [[Category:30th-century BC women]] [[Category:Queens consort of the First Dynasty of Egypt]] [[Category:Den (pharaoh)]] 7bkflioc7446rzdt9er7urb9z7gacug 45661 45660 2026-10-14T05:18:47Z Austinea3 116 45661 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ancient Egyptian Queen}} {{Infobox royalty | consort = yes | name = Semat | succession = [[Queen consort]] of [[First Dynasty of Egypt|Egypt]] | reign = {{circa}} 2950 BC | death_date = {{Circa}} 2950 BC | burial_place = [[Sohag Governorate|Sohag]], [[Egypt]] }} {{Infobox hieroglyphs |name = <hiero>F36-B1</hiero> |name explanation = Semat <br /> ''Sm3.t'' <br />''The Companion''<ref>Silke Roth: ''Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten''. P 382.</ref> }} '''Semat''' ({{fl.|{{circa}} 2950 BC}}) chí ẹne was an [[Ancient Egypt]]ian Queen, ọnwu chí ọya eyí onu [[Den (pharaoh)|Den]]. Ma dí ọkwu ùnwu jí maru ọnwu efu [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Ẹnwu k’ama k’anyi nwi Semat kpaí [[stela]] kì tejugede amẹru ojí nọjí Den efu Abydos{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}. She held the titles of {| border="1" align="center" |- | {{center|<hiero>G5-U1</hiero>}} || {{center|<hiero>E21:D36</hiero>}} |- | {{center| ''M33.t-Ḥr.(w)''<br/> Maat-Hor<br/>"She who sees Horus"}} || {{center|''Rnm.t-Stš''<br/>Renmet-Setesh<br/>"She who carries Seth" }} |} Ede mẹjì lẹ che kwonú am'óya-onú oji anẹ [[Egypt]].<ref>Grajetzki, ''Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary'', Golden House Publications, London, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-9547218-9-3}}</ref> Semat kọ oñu deju mọnu onobule ki dọmọ kpa’kwu okuta ọkwu lẹ nọ stela. Other women whose funerary stela were found near Den's tomb are [[Seshemetka]] kpaì [[Serethor]].<ref>Tyldesley, Joyce. ''Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2006. {{ISBN|0-500-05145-3}}</ref> The stela was in the [[Egyptian Museum of Berlin]], but was destroyed during [[World War II|World War 2]].<ref>*[[Geoffrey Thorndike Martin]]: ''Umm el-Qaab VII, Private Stelae of the Early Dynastic Period from the Royal Cemetery at Abydos'', Archäologischer Veröffentlichungen 123, Wiesbaden 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-447-06256-5}}, p. 100-101, no. 129, pl. 35.</ref> == References == <references/> == External links == * Francesco Raffaele: [https://www.francescoraffaele.com/egypt/hesyra/archaic-queens.htm Queen Semat] * [http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/tombs/Abydos.html List of tombs at Abydos] {{First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt}} {{Queens of Ancient Egypt}} [[Category:30th-century BC women]] [[Category:Queens consort of the First Dynasty of Egypt]] [[Category:Den (pharaoh)]] fzcgjwpubpi6g6klwj0w57ak6273h5d 45662 45661 2026-10-14T05:29:39Z Austinea3 116 /* External links */ 45662 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ancient Egyptian Queen}} {{Infobox royalty | consort = yes | name = Semat | succession = [[Queen consort]] of [[First Dynasty of Egypt|Egypt]] | reign = {{circa}} 2950 BC | death_date = {{Circa}} 2950 BC | burial_place = [[Sohag Governorate|Sohag]], [[Egypt]] }} {{Infobox hieroglyphs |name = <hiero>F36-B1</hiero> |name explanation = Semat <br /> ''Sm3.t'' <br />''The Companion''<ref>Silke Roth: ''Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten''. P 382.</ref> }} '''Semat''' ({{fl.|{{circa}} 2950 BC}}) chí ẹne was an [[Ancient Egypt]]ian Queen, ọnwu chí ọya eyí onu [[Den (pharaoh)|Den]]. Ma dí ọkwu ùnwu jí maru ọnwu efu [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Ẹnwu k’ama k’anyi nwi Semat kpaí [[stela]] kì tejugede amẹru ojí nọjí Den efu Abydos{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}. She held the titles of {| border="1" align="center" |- | {{center|<hiero>G5-U1</hiero>}} || {{center|<hiero>E21:D36</hiero>}} |- | {{center| ''M33.t-Ḥr.(w)''<br/> Maat-Hor<br/>"She who sees Horus"}} || {{center|''Rnm.t-Stš''<br/>Renmet-Setesh<br/>"She who carries Seth" }} |} Ede mẹjì lẹ che kwonú am'óya-onú oji anẹ [[Egypt]].<ref>Grajetzki, ''Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary'', Golden House Publications, London, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-9547218-9-3}}</ref> Semat kọ oñu deju mọnu onobule ki dọmọ kpa’kwu okuta ọkwu lẹ nọ stela.Am'ónobule múne kí amí ágba úkwú má dé kpatí óji té Den. Other women whose funerary stela were found near Den's tomb are [[Seshemetka]] kpaì [[Serethor]].<ref>Tyldesley, Joyce. ''Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2006. {{ISBN|0-500-05145-3}}</ref> Okwuta lù dọ efu The stela was in the [[Egyptian Museum of Berlin]], amaa í che fu yáyá egba but was destroyed during [[World War II|World War 2]].<ref>*[[Geoffrey Thorndike Martin]]: ''Umm el-Qaab VII, Private Stelae of the Early Dynastic Period from the Royal Cemetery at Abydos'', Archäologischer Veröffentlichungen 123, Wiesbaden 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-447-06256-5}}, p. 100-101, no. 129, pl. 35.</ref> == References == <references/> == External links == * Francesco Raffaele: [https://www.francescoraffaele.com/egypt/hesyra/archaic-queens.htm Queen Semat] * [http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/tombs/Abydos.html List of tombs at Abydos] {{First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt}} {{Queens of Ancient Egypt}} [[Category:30th-century BC women]] [[Category:Queens consort of the First Dynasty of Egypt]] [[Category:Den (pharaoh)]] s7a81mvm7xoc9k3qz73p2qdwmgfdvmr 45663 45662 2026-10-14T05:37:09Z Austinea3 116 45663 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ancient Egyptian Queen}} {{Infobox royalty | consort = yes | name = Semat | succession = [[Queen consort]] of [[First Dynasty of Egypt|Egypt]] | reign = {{circa}} 2950 BC | death_date = {{Circa}} 2950 BC | burial_place = [[Sohag Governorate|Sohag]], [[Egypt]] }} {{Infobox hieroglyphs |name = <hiero>F36-B1</hiero> |name explanation = Semat <br /> ''Sm3.t'' <br />''The Companion''<ref>Silke Roth: ''Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten''. P 382.</ref> }} '''Semat''' ({{fl.|{{circa}} 2950 BC}}) chí ẹne was an [[Ancient Egypt]]ian Queen, ọnwu chí ọya eyí onu [[Den (pharaoh)|Den]]. Ma dí ọkwu ùnwu jí maru ọnwu efu [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Ẹnwu k’ama k’anyi nwi Semat kpaí [[stela]] kì tejugede amẹru ojí nọjí Den efu Abydos{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}. Ene gba ọdu eyi She held the titles of {| border="1" align="center" |- | {{center|<hiero>G5-U1</hiero>}} || {{center|<hiero>E21:D36</hiero>}} |- | {{center| ''M33.t-Ḥr.(w)''<br/> Maat-Hor<br/>"She who sees Horus"}} || {{center|''Rnm.t-Stš''<br/>Renmet-Setesh<br/>"She who carries Seth" }} |} Ede mẹjì lẹ che kwonú am'óya-onú oji anẹ [[Egypt]].<ref>Grajetzki, ''Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary'', Golden House Publications, London, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-9547218-9-3}}</ref> Semat kọ oñu deju mọnu onobule ki dọmọ kpa’kwu okuta ọkwu lẹ nọ stela.Am'ónobule múne kí amí ágba úkwú má dé kpatí óji té Den. [[Seshemetka]] kpaì [[Serethor]].<ref>Tyldesley, Joyce. ''Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2006. {{ISBN|0-500-05145-3}}</ref>Okwuta lù dọ efu [[Egyptian Museum of Berlin]], amaa í che fu yáyá egba [[World War II|World War 2]].<ref>*[[Geoffrey Thorndike Martin]]: ''Umm el-Qaab VII, Private Stelae of the Early Dynastic Period from the Royal Cemetery at Abydos'', Archäologischer Veröffentlichungen 123, Wiesbaden 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-447-06256-5}}, p. 100-101, no. 129, pl. 35.</ref> == References == <references/> == External links == * Francesco Raffaele: [https://www.francescoraffaele.com/egypt/hesyra/archaic-queens.htm Queen Semat] * [http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/tombs/Abydos.html List of tombs at Abydos] {{First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt}} {{Queens of Ancient Egypt}} [[Category:30th-century BC women]] [[Category:Queens consort of the First Dynasty of Egypt]] [[Category:Den (pharaoh)]] 51o3ctzlznb9mxanmgxn0ohj7olobgw 45664 45663 2026-10-14T06:23:56Z Austinea3 116 45664 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Ancient Egyptian Queen}} {{Infobox royalty | consort = yes | name = Semat | succession = [[Queen consort]] of [[First Dynasty of Egypt|Egypt]] | reign = {{circa}} 2950 BC | death_date = {{Circa}} 2950 BC | burial_place = [[Sohag Governorate|Sohag]], [[Egypt]] }} {{Infobox hieroglyphs |name = <hiero>F36-B1</hiero> |name explanation = Semat <br /> ''Sm3.t'' <br />''The Companion''<ref>Silke Roth: ''Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten''. P 382.</ref> }} '''Semat''' ({{fl.|{{circa}} 2950 BC}}) chí ẹne was an [[Ancient Egypt]]ian Queen, ọnwu chí ọya eyí onu [[Den (pharaoh)|Den]]. Ma dí ọkwu ùnwu jí maru ọnwu efu [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Ẹnwu k’ama k’anyi nwi Semat kpaí [[stela]] kì tejugede amẹru ojí nọjí Den efu Abydos{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}. Ene gba ọdu eyi {| border="1" align="center" |- | {{center|<hiero>G5-U1</hiero>}} || {{center|<hiero>E21:D36</hiero>}} |- | {{center| ''M33.t-Ḥr.(w)''<br/> Maat-Hor<br/>"She who sees Horus"}} || {{center|''Rnm.t-Stš''<br/>Renmet-Setesh<br/>"She who carries Seth" }} |} Ede mẹjì lẹ che kwonú am'óya-onú oji anẹ [[Egypt]].<ref>Grajetzki, ''Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary'', Golden House Publications, London, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-9547218-9-3}}</ref> Semat kọ oñu deju mọnu onobule ki dọmọ kpa’kwu okuta ọkwu lẹ nọ stela.Am'ónobule múne kí amí ágba úkwú má dé kpatí óji té Den. [[Seshemetka]] kpaì [[Serethor]].<ref>Tyldesley, Joyce. ''Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2006. {{ISBN|0-500-05145-3}}</ref>Okwuta lù dọ efu [[Egyptian Museum of Berlin]], amaa í che fu yáyá egba [[World War II|World War 2]].<ref>*[[Geoffrey Thorndike Martin]]: ''Umm el-Qaab VII, Private Stelae of the Early Dynastic Period from the Royal Cemetery at Abydos'', Archäologischer Veröffentlichungen 123, Wiesbaden 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-447-06256-5}}, p. 100-101, no. 129, pl. 35.</ref> == References == <references/> == External links == * Francesco Raffaele: [https://www.francescoraffaele.com/egypt/hesyra/archaic-queens.htm Queen Semat] * [http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/tombs/Abydos.html List of tombs at Abydos] {{First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt}} {{Queens of Ancient Egypt}} [[Category:30th-century BC women]] [[Category:Queens consort of the First Dynasty of Egypt]] [[Category:Den (pharaoh)]] 60gijqjg081v1w4e6isrpwk5h4wqlgd 0 2838 45638 2026-10-13T16:36:05Z Abuh Bright 841 Created page with "{{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Slimane Raho | image = | fullname = Slimane Raho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oran]], Algeria | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Rightback|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = ASPTT Oran | youthyears2 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs2 = [[USM Oran]] | youthyea..." 45638 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Slimane Raho | image = | fullname = Slimane Raho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oran]], Algeria | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Rightback|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = ASPTT Oran | youthyears2 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs2 = [[USM Oran]] | youthyears3 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs3 = AST Oran | years1 = 1992–1996 | clubs1 = [[ASM Oran]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1996–1999 | clubs2 = [[MC Oran]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1999–2006 | clubs3 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps3 = 148 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2006–2011 | clubs4 = [[ES Sétif]] | caps4 = 108 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2016 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Noisy-le-Sec|Noisy-le-Sec]] | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national under-23 football team|Algeria U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1998–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps2 = 48 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Slimane Raho''' (born 20 October 1975) is an Algerian former professional [[association football|football]] who played as a [[Rightback|right-back]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DZ Foot|title=La Fiche de Slimane RAHO|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523133635/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> An international from 1998 to 2010, Raho represented the [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] from 1998 to 2010, participating in the [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]] and [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]. In total, he had 48 caps for the team, including 18 [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|181642|Slimane Raho}}</ref> He made his debut for the national team against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] on 14 August 1998. ==International statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |colspan="3"|[[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]]<ref>{{NFT|101}}</ref> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1998||3||0 |- |1999||0||0 |- |2000||1||0 |- |2001||11||0 |- |2002||7||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||6||0 |- |2005||3||0 |- |2006||0||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||3||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- !Total||48||0 |} ==Honours== ;MC Oran *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: Runner-up [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Algerian Championnat National|1996–97]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian Cup|1995–96]]; Runners-up [[1997–98 Algerian Cup|1997–98]] *[[Algerian League Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian League Cup|1995–96]] *[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1997]], [[1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] *[[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1999 Arab Super Cup|1999]] ;JS Kabylie *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]]; Runner-up [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] *[[CAF Cup]]: [[2000 CAF Cup|2000]], [[2001 CAF Cup|2001]], [[2002 CAF Cup|2002]] ;ES Setif *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Algerian Championnat National|2006–07]]; Runner-up [[2008–09 Algerian Championnat National|2008–09]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2009–10 Algerian Cup|2009–10]] *[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]: [[2006–07 Arab Champions League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Arab Champions League|2007–08]] *[[North African Cup of Champions]]: [[2009 North African Cup of Champions|2009]] *[[North African Cup Winners Cup]]: [[2010 North African Cup Winners Cup|2010]] *[[North African Super Cup]]: [[2010 North African Super Cup|2010]] ;International *[[African Cup of Nations]]: Fourth place [[2010 African Cup of Nations|2010]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT|101}} {{Algeria Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Slimane}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Oran]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:USM Oran players]] [[Category:ASM Oran players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:ES Sétif players]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players]] [[Category:Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Algeria men's under-23 international footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] [[Category:20th-century Algerian sportsmen]] axndfk9m5hlnl5mvvudzm0segibzpkp 45639 45638 2026-10-13T16:38:45Z Abuh Bright 841 45639 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Slimane Raho | image = | fullname = Slimane Raho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oran]], Algeria | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Rightback|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = ASPTT Oran | youthyears2 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs2 = [[USM Oran]] | youthyears3 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs3 = AST Oran | years1 = 1992–1996 | clubs1 = [[ASM Oran]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1996–1999 | clubs2 = [[MC Oran]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1999–2006 | clubs3 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps3 = 148 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2006–2011 | clubs4 = [[ES Sétif]] | caps4 = 108 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2016 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Noisy-le-Sec|Noisy-le-Sec]] | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national under-23 football team|Algeria U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1998–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps2 = 48 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Slimane Raho''' ( ku má bi ọjọ 20 October 1975) chi Algerian former professional [[association football|football]] kì tì uña [[Rightback|right-back]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DZ Foot|title=La Fiche de Slimane RAHO|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523133635/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> An international from 1998 to 2010, Raho represented the [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] from 1998 to 2010, participating in the [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]] and [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]. In total, he had 48 caps for the team, including 18 [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|181642|Slimane Raho}}</ref> He made his debut for the national team against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] on 14 August 1998. ==International statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |colspan="3"|[[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]]<ref>{{NFT|101}}</ref> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1998||3||0 |- |1999||0||0 |- |2000||1||0 |- |2001||11||0 |- |2002||7||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||6||0 |- |2005||3||0 |- |2006||0||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||3||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- !Total||48||0 |} ==Honours== ;MC Oran *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: Runner-up [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Algerian Championnat National|1996–97]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian Cup|1995–96]]; Runners-up [[1997–98 Algerian Cup|1997–98]] *[[Algerian League Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian League Cup|1995–96]] *[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1997]], [[1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] *[[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1999 Arab Super Cup|1999]] ;JS Kabylie *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]]; Runner-up [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] *[[CAF Cup]]: [[2000 CAF Cup|2000]], [[2001 CAF Cup|2001]], [[2002 CAF Cup|2002]] ;ES Setif *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Algerian Championnat National|2006–07]]; Runner-up [[2008–09 Algerian Championnat National|2008–09]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2009–10 Algerian Cup|2009–10]] *[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]: [[2006–07 Arab Champions League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Arab Champions League|2007–08]] *[[North African Cup of Champions]]: [[2009 North African Cup of Champions|2009]] *[[North African Cup Winners Cup]]: [[2010 North African Cup Winners Cup|2010]] *[[North African Super Cup]]: [[2010 North African Super Cup|2010]] ;International *[[African Cup of Nations]]: Fourth place [[2010 African Cup of Nations|2010]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT|101}} {{Algeria Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Slimane}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Oran]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:USM Oran players]] [[Category:ASM Oran players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:ES Sétif players]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players]] [[Category:Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Algeria men's under-23 international footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] [[Category:20th-century Algerian sportsmen]] gf56oez9snii58q5ykur0riazl59269 45640 45639 2026-10-13T16:42:09Z Abuh Bright 841 45640 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Slimane Raho | image = | fullname = Slimane Raho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oran]], Algeria | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Rightback|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = ASPTT Oran | youthyears2 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs2 = [[USM Oran]] | youthyears3 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs3 = AST Oran | years1 = 1992–1996 | clubs1 = [[ASM Oran]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1996–1999 | clubs2 = [[MC Oran]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1999–2006 | clubs3 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps3 = 148 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2006–2011 | clubs4 = [[ES Sétif]] | caps4 = 108 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2016 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Noisy-le-Sec|Noisy-le-Sec]] | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national under-23 football team|Algeria U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1998–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps2 = 48 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Slimane Raho''' ( ku má bi ọjọ 20 October 1975) chi Algerian former professional [[association football|football]] kì tì uña [[Rightback|right-back]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DZ Foot|title=La Fiche de Slimane RAHO|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523133635/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ichi ẹnẹ ewo wewe kwi ọdọ 1998 ti 2010, Raho koji [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] kwi 1998 ti 2010, efu [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]] kpaì [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]. In total, he had 48 caps for the team, including 18 [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|181642|Slimane Raho}}</ref> He made his debut for the national team against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] on 14 August 1998. ==International statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |colspan="3"|[[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]]<ref>{{NFT|101}}</ref> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1998||3||0 |- |1999||0||0 |- |2000||1||0 |- |2001||11||0 |- |2002||7||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||6||0 |- |2005||3||0 |- |2006||0||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||3||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- !Total||48||0 |} ==Honours== ;MC Oran *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: Runner-up [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Algerian Championnat National|1996–97]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian Cup|1995–96]]; Runners-up [[1997–98 Algerian Cup|1997–98]] *[[Algerian League Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian League Cup|1995–96]] *[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1997]], [[1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] *[[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1999 Arab Super Cup|1999]] ;JS Kabylie *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]]; Runner-up [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] *[[CAF Cup]]: [[2000 CAF Cup|2000]], [[2001 CAF Cup|2001]], [[2002 CAF Cup|2002]] ;ES Setif *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Algerian Championnat National|2006–07]]; Runner-up [[2008–09 Algerian Championnat National|2008–09]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2009–10 Algerian Cup|2009–10]] *[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]: [[2006–07 Arab Champions League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Arab Champions League|2007–08]] *[[North African Cup of Champions]]: [[2009 North African Cup of Champions|2009]] *[[North African Cup Winners Cup]]: [[2010 North African Cup Winners Cup|2010]] *[[North African Super Cup]]: [[2010 North African Super Cup|2010]] ;International *[[African Cup of Nations]]: Fourth place [[2010 African Cup of Nations|2010]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT|101}} {{Algeria Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Slimane}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Oran]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:USM Oran players]] [[Category:ASM Oran players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:ES Sétif players]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players]] [[Category:Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Algeria men's under-23 international footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] [[Category:20th-century Algerian sportsmen]] pfj8fkg1mpquuha1jtyxaqhskmpzgpl 45641 45640 2026-10-13T16:43:18Z Abuh Bright 841 45641 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Slimane Raho | image = | fullname = Slimane Raho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oran]], Algeria | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Rightback|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = ASPTT Oran | youthyears2 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs2 = [[USM Oran]] | youthyears3 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs3 = AST Oran | years1 = 1992–1996 | clubs1 = [[ASM Oran]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1996–1999 | clubs2 = [[MC Oran]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1999–2006 | clubs3 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps3 = 148 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2006–2011 | clubs4 = [[ES Sétif]] | caps4 = 108 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2016 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Noisy-le-Sec|Noisy-le-Sec]] | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national under-23 football team|Algeria U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1998–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps2 = 48 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Slimane Raho''' ( ku má bi ọjọ 20 October 1975) chi Algerian former professional [[association football|football]] kì tì uña [[Rightback|right-back]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DZ Foot|title=La Fiche de Slimane RAHO|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523133635/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ichi ẹnẹ ewo wewe kwi ọdọ 1998 ti 2010, Raho koji [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] kwi 1998 ti 2010, efu [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]] kpaì [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]. Efu nwu gba, ini 48 caps nwu ábo nwu, udefuwu chí 18 [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|181642|Slimane Raho}}</ref> He made his debut for the national team against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] on 14 August 1998. ==International statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |colspan="3"|[[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]]<ref>{{NFT|101}}</ref> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1998||3||0 |- |1999||0||0 |- |2000||1||0 |- |2001||11||0 |- |2002||7||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||6||0 |- |2005||3||0 |- |2006||0||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||3||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- !Total||48||0 |} ==Honours== ;MC Oran *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: Runner-up [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Algerian Championnat National|1996–97]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian Cup|1995–96]]; Runners-up [[1997–98 Algerian Cup|1997–98]] *[[Algerian League Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian League Cup|1995–96]] *[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1997]], [[1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] *[[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1999 Arab Super Cup|1999]] ;JS Kabylie *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]]; Runner-up [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] *[[CAF Cup]]: [[2000 CAF Cup|2000]], [[2001 CAF Cup|2001]], [[2002 CAF Cup|2002]] ;ES Setif *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Algerian Championnat National|2006–07]]; Runner-up [[2008–09 Algerian Championnat National|2008–09]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2009–10 Algerian Cup|2009–10]] *[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]: [[2006–07 Arab Champions League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Arab Champions League|2007–08]] *[[North African Cup of Champions]]: [[2009 North African Cup of Champions|2009]] *[[North African Cup Winners Cup]]: [[2010 North African Cup Winners Cup|2010]] *[[North African Super Cup]]: [[2010 North African Super Cup|2010]] ;International *[[African Cup of Nations]]: Fourth place [[2010 African Cup of Nations|2010]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT|101}} {{Algeria Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Slimane}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Oran]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:USM Oran players]] [[Category:ASM Oran players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:ES Sétif players]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players]] [[Category:Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Algeria men's under-23 international footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] [[Category:20th-century Algerian sportsmen]] rrebysadlbv2jgv9zj4dljepkg144ch 45642 45641 2026-10-13T16:44:38Z Abuh Bright 841 45642 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Slimane Raho | image = | fullname = Slimane Raho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oran]], Algeria | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Rightback|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = ASPTT Oran | youthyears2 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs2 = [[USM Oran]] | youthyears3 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs3 = AST Oran | years1 = 1992–1996 | clubs1 = [[ASM Oran]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1996–1999 | clubs2 = [[MC Oran]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1999–2006 | clubs3 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps3 = 148 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2006–2011 | clubs4 = [[ES Sétif]] | caps4 = 108 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2016 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Noisy-le-Sec|Noisy-le-Sec]] | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national under-23 football team|Algeria U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1998–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps2 = 48 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Slimane Raho''' ( ku má bi ọjọ 20 October 1975) chi Algerian former professional [[association football|football]] kì tì uña [[Rightback|right-back]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DZ Foot|title=La Fiche de Slimane RAHO|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523133635/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ichi ẹnẹ ewo wewe kwi ọdọ 1998 ti 2010, Raho koji [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] kwi 1998 ti 2010, efu [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]] kpaì [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]. Efu nwu gba, ini 48 caps nwu ábo nwu, udefuwu chí 18 [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|181642|Slimane Raho}}</ref> ichi debut nwù nwú national team agwunyi [[Libya national football team|Libya]] ọjọ 14 August 1998. ==International statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |colspan="3"|[[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]]<ref>{{NFT|101}}</ref> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1998||3||0 |- |1999||0||0 |- |2000||1||0 |- |2001||11||0 |- |2002||7||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||6||0 |- |2005||3||0 |- |2006||0||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||3||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- !Total||48||0 |} ==Honours== ;MC Oran *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: Runner-up [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Algerian Championnat National|1996–97]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian Cup|1995–96]]; Runners-up [[1997–98 Algerian Cup|1997–98]] *[[Algerian League Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian League Cup|1995–96]] *[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1997]], [[1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] *[[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1999 Arab Super Cup|1999]] ;JS Kabylie *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]]; Runner-up [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] *[[CAF Cup]]: [[2000 CAF Cup|2000]], [[2001 CAF Cup|2001]], [[2002 CAF Cup|2002]] ;ES Setif *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Algerian Championnat National|2006–07]]; Runner-up [[2008–09 Algerian Championnat National|2008–09]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2009–10 Algerian Cup|2009–10]] *[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]: [[2006–07 Arab Champions League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Arab Champions League|2007–08]] *[[North African Cup of Champions]]: [[2009 North African Cup of Champions|2009]] *[[North African Cup Winners Cup]]: [[2010 North African Cup Winners Cup|2010]] *[[North African Super Cup]]: [[2010 North African Super Cup|2010]] ;International *[[African Cup of Nations]]: Fourth place [[2010 African Cup of Nations|2010]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT|101}} {{Algeria Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Slimane}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Oran]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:USM Oran players]] [[Category:ASM Oran players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:ES Sétif players]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players]] [[Category:Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Algeria men's under-23 international footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] [[Category:20th-century Algerian sportsmen]] flffvr7ftnw1qzg9tf0zopoxz7y1txv 45643 45642 2026-10-13T16:45:46Z Abuh Bright 841 /* International statistics */ 45643 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Slimane Raho | image = | fullname = Slimane Raho | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oran]], Algeria | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Rightback|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = ASPTT Oran | youthyears2 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs2 = [[USM Oran]] | youthyears3 = 1990–1992 | youthclubs3 = AST Oran | years1 = 1992–1996 | clubs1 = [[ASM Oran]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1996–1999 | clubs2 = [[MC Oran]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1999–2006 | clubs3 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps3 = 148 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2006–2011 | clubs4 = [[ES Sétif]] | caps4 = 108 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2016 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Noisy-le-Sec|Noisy-le-Sec]] | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Algeria national under-23 football team|Algeria U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1998–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] | nationalcaps2 = 48 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Slimane Raho''' ( ku má bi ọjọ 20 October 1975) chi Algerian former professional [[association football|football]] kì tì uña [[Rightback|right-back]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DZ Foot|title=La Fiche de Slimane RAHO|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523133635/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=217&saison_id=14|archive-date=23 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ichi ẹnẹ ewo wewe kwi ọdọ 1998 ti 2010, Raho koji [[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]] kwi 1998 ti 2010, efu [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]] kpaì [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]. Efu nwu gba, ini 48 caps nwu ábo nwu, udefuwu chí 18 [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|181642|Slimane Raho}}</ref> ichi debut nwù nwú national team agwunyi [[Libya national football team|Libya]] ọjọ 14 August 1998. ==Ugbaluka ewó ọdọda == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |colspan="3"|[[Algeria national football team|Algeria national team]]<ref>{{NFT|101}}</ref> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1998||3||0 |- |1999||0||0 |- |2000||1||0 |- |2001||11||0 |- |2002||7||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||6||0 |- |2005||3||0 |- |2006||0||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||3||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- !Total||48||0 |} ==Ojima== ;MC Oran *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: Runner-up [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Algerian Championnat National|1996–97]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian Cup|1995–96]]; Runners-up [[1997–98 Algerian Cup|1997–98]] *[[Algerian League Cup]]: [[1995–96 Algerian League Cup|1995–96]] *[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1997]], [[1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] *[[Arab Super Cup]]: [[1999 Arab Super Cup|1999]] ;JS Kabylie *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]]; Runner-up [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]] *[[CAF Cup]]: [[2000 CAF Cup|2000]], [[2001 CAF Cup|2001]], [[2002 CAF Cup|2002]] ;ES Setif *[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]: [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2006–07 Algerian Championnat National|2006–07]]; Runner-up [[2008–09 Algerian Championnat National|2008–09]] *[[Algerian Cup]]: Runners-up [[2009–10 Algerian Cup|2009–10]] *[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]: [[2006–07 Arab Champions League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Arab Champions League|2007–08]] *[[North African Cup of Champions]]: [[2009 North African Cup of Champions|2009]] *[[North African Cup Winners Cup]]: [[2010 North African Cup Winners Cup|2010]] *[[North African Super Cup]]: [[2010 North African Super Cup|2010]] ;International *[[African Cup of Nations]]: Fourth place [[2010 African Cup of Nations|2010]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT|101}} {{Algeria Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Algeria Squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raho, Slimane}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Oran]] [[Category:Men's association football full-backs]] [[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:Algerian men's footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's international footballers]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France]] [[Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]] [[Category:USM Oran players]] [[Category:ASM Oran players]] [[Category:MC Oran players]] [[Category:ES Sétif players]] [[Category:JS Kabylie players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France]] [[Category:Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players]] [[Category:Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games]] [[Category:Algeria men's under-23 international footballers]] [[Category:Algeria men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria]] [[Category:21st-century Algerian people]] [[Category:20th-century Algerian sportsmen]] pa9b4xdj7zqc5g2zh5udqcqxshby5om 0 2839 45644 2026-10-13T16:47:31Z Abuh Bright 841 Created page with "{{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006..." 45644 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (born 7 July 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu was born in [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> He signed for [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. He moved from [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> His performances earned him a trial with [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Honours == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] jmw700cy1xjoglse1zacbt56bavjc2b 45645 45644 2026-10-13T16:50:53Z Abuh Bright 841 45645 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu was born in [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> He signed for [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. He moved from [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> His performances earned him a trial with [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Honours == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] o39ylyptlmeh59esbnbhutnfpcldlwd 45646 45645 2026-10-13T16:54:28Z Abuh Bright 841 45646 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu was born in [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> He signed for [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. He moved from [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> His performances earned him a trial with [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Honours == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] qipttc355tdgrp3xabh37urxmox5kqg 45647 45646 2026-10-13T16:55:59Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Club career */ 45647 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> He signed for [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. He moved from [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> His performances earned him a trial with [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Honours == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] 4hxu64hwcikielemacn9y6rjyrgln9x 45648 45647 2026-10-13T16:56:55Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Club career */ 45648 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> His performances earned him a trial with [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Honours == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] p8daeihhtfya4f92tjc75c5a6xr6b1x 45649 45648 2026-10-13T16:59:53Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Club career */ 45649 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> but was not offered a contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Honours == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] doezu84z6k7hsrz9kazs3o6a8zx4y2x 45650 45649 2026-10-13T17:01:22Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Club career */ 45650 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Honours == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] pek9k1xpcnt1g0zo0fyvfqbzi78pok9 45651 45650 2026-10-13T17:01:55Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Club career */ 45651 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> He returned to his homeland Ghana and signed for [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] bfow0l2uety5slyus9ink8ev605p2kq 45652 45651 2026-10-13T17:05:40Z Abuh Bright 841 45652 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> In December 2012, it was confirmed that Owu rejoined his first professional club [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> He helped Ashanti Gold avoid relegation in the [[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] sjw9jq3zfkwg4709hlvxytfub5bx2y8 45653 45652 2026-10-13T17:08:22Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Club career */ 45653 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Club career == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Efu December 2012, má du má kakìnì Owu dábí tefu professional club ejódùdù nwu [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] ojí one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> I chatẹkó Ashanti Gold kì we lótì relegation efu i[[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == International career == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] 3iy37k5jgy2mcitp4vdnniwnsyjojwq 45654 45653 2026-10-13T17:09:01Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Club career */ 45654 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Ùkọlọ Club == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Efu December 2012, má du má kakìnì Owu dábí tefu professional club ejódùdù nwu [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] ojí one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> I chatẹkó Ashanti Gold kì we lótì relegation efu i[[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda == Owu was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] 88x4n1yc0lgrkyd0pnficpkv9m19dha 45655 45654 2026-10-13T17:10:19Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda */ 45655 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Ùkọlọ Club == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Efu December 2012, má du má kakìnì Owu dábí tefu professional club ejódùdù nwu [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] ojí one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> I chatẹkó Ashanti Gold kì we lótì relegation efu i[[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda == Owu defu Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, má tanẹ alu ejodudu, onwu ma chi ẹnẹkẹta efu group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> He played his first game for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] on 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> and was the second goalkeeper at the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] q9im015he39tazzb9x2l77hhs2hi07w 45656 45655 2026-10-13T17:12:17Z Abuh Bright 841 45656 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Ùkọlọ Club == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Efu December 2012, má du má kakìnì Owu dábí tefu professional club ejódùdù nwu [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] ojí one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> I chatẹkó Ashanti Gold kì we lótì relegation efu i[[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda == Owu defu Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, má tanẹ alu ejodudu, onwu ma chi ẹnẹkẹta efu group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> iri bọlu ejodudu nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] ọjọ 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> kpaì ichi ẹnẹ ekeji kìya mí bọlù yì [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] efu Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> With both [[Sammy Adjei]] and [[Philemon McCarthy]] injured, Owu played in a qualification match for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] nqigpl056ddawwwknzd7xk59vhoss49 45657 45656 2026-10-13T17:56:11Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda */ 45657 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Ùkọlọ Club == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Efu December 2012, má du má kakìnì Owu dábí tefu professional club ejódùdù nwu [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] ojí one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> I chatẹkó Ashanti Gold kì we lótì relegation efu i[[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda == Owu defu Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, má tanẹ alu ejodudu, onwu ma chi ẹnẹkẹta efu group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> iri bọlu ejodudu nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] ọjọ 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> kpaì ichi ẹnẹ ekeji kìya mí bọlù yì [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] efu Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> Dama kpaì [[Sammy Adjei]] kpaì [[Philemon McCarthy]] chane, Owu ri qualification match nwu [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] agwunyi [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. He kept a clean sheet helping Ghana secure a 2–0 away win.<ref name="feature2018"/> He was also the second goalkeeper for the Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] pk2iu9k9zacjvy6d52et32ryvyzgs7s 45658 45657 2026-10-13T17:58:22Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda */ 45658 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Ùkọlọ Club == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Efu December 2012, má du má kakìnì Owu dábí tefu professional club ejódùdù nwu [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] ojí one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> I chatẹkó Ashanti Gold kì we lótì relegation efu i[[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda == Owu defu Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, má tanẹ alu ejodudu, onwu ma chi ẹnẹkẹta efu group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> iri bọlu ejodudu nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] ọjọ 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> kpaì ichi ẹnẹ ekeji kìya mí bọlù yì [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] efu Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> Dama kpaì [[Sammy Adjei]] kpaì [[Philemon McCarthy]] chane, Owu ri qualification match nwu [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] agwunyi [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. Ini iyanyi duñ alu kì chatẹkó Ghana mì èdu eyi 2–0.<ref name="feature2018"/> Onwu gbagẹdẹ chí amì bọlu nwu Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> He was the goalkeeper for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] hosted in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] 3f6tzg45aw1aepjnj505sci9y8qrt4x 45659 45658 2026-10-13T20:32:16Z Abuh Bright 841 /* Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda */ 45659 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = George Owu | fullname = George Owu<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana | height = 1.88 m<ref name="nft"/> | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] | years3 = 2005–2007 | clubs3 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]] | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = [[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs|Ebusua Dwarfs]] | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]] | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2009 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''George Owu''' (kùma bi ọjọ 7 July 1982) Ghanaian former professional [[association football|footballer]] kì chi [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. == Ùkọlọ Club == Owu kù bi yi [[Accra]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT|2621}}</ref> ichẹ signed nwu [[Egyptian Premier League]] side [[Al Masry SC|Al-Masry]]. Ikwefu [[Ashanti Gold S.C.|Ashanti Gold]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/o/owu_288072.stm BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Ashantigold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football |date=14 March 2020 }} on www.news.bbc.co.uk</ref> uche nwu jenwù ní trial kpaì [[Premier League]] side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dornu-Leiku |first1=Prince |title=Impressive George Owu wins Tottenham hearts |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Impressive-George-Owu-wins-Tottenham-hearts-176433 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=9 February 2020}}</ref> ama ma di contract nwu <ref>{{cite web |title=FINISHED: Egypt's El Masry Goalie George Owu Joins Ghana's AshantiGold |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/03/23/1846051/egypts-el-masry-goalie-george-owu-joins-ghanas-ashantigold |website=Goal.com}}</ref> Íkpo dábí wu nyì nwu Ghana kpaì e sign[[Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs]] efu October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/10/31/special-report-%E2%80%93-scorers-and-player-information-%E2%80%93-glo-premier-league-in-ghana-part-two/|title=SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART TWO)|date=31 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref> Efu December 2012, má du má kakìnì Owu dábí tefu professional club ejódùdù nwu [[Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.|Sekondi Hasaacas]] ojí one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/12/06/3582705/george-owu-signs-one-year-deal-with-sekondi-hasaacas|title=George Owu signs one year deal with Sekondi Hasaacas|work=Edmund Okai Gyimah|publisher=Goal.com|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> I chatẹkó Ashanti Gold kì we lótì relegation efu i[[2017 Ghanaian Premier League|2017 season]].<ref name="feature2018">{{cite web |last1=Ansah Doe |first1=Owusu |title=FEATURE: Cult hero George Owu proves that age is just a number |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-cult-hero-george-owu-proves-that-age-is-just-a-number |website=ghanasoccernet.com |accessdate=13 August 2020 |date=12 April 2018}}</ref> == Ùkọlọ ewo ọdọda == Owu defu Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, má tanẹ alu ejodudu, onwu ma chi ẹnẹkẹta efu group B.<ref>[http://www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/2006/media/Websites/Ghana.htm Ghana, Teilnehmerland der Fussball WM 06] on www.kinderkulturkarawane.de</ref> iri bọlu ejodudu nwu [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] ọjọ 19 November 2003<ref>[http://soccerlastic.com/uefa-league/766/ 7 July- Ghanaian international keeper George Owu]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, soccerlastic.com</ref> kpaì ichi ẹnẹ ekeji kìya mí bọlù yì [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] efu Egypt 2006.<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp Ghana names 23-man squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124211659/http://www.ghanafa.org/news/200605/873.asp |date=24 November 2009 }} on www.ghanafa.com</ref> Dama kpaì [[Sammy Adjei]] kpaì [[Philemon McCarthy]] chane, Owu ri qualification match nwu [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] agwunyi [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]. Ini iyanyi duñ alu kì chatẹkó Ghana mì èdu eyi 2–0.<ref name="feature2018"/> Onwu gbagẹdẹ chí amì bọlu nwu Germany.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100824080249/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=183012/index.html Profile & Stats] on www.de.fifa.com</ref> onwu m'ibọlu ẹgba[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] ku ma che yi Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html Owu earns late Stars call-up ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192307/http://www.ghanamma.com/football/5353-owu-earns-late-stars-call-up.html |date=3 March 2016 }} on www.ghanamma.com</ref> == Ojima == * [[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: 2001 == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/183012_OWU_George.html Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile] * [http://www.ghanafa.org/ Ghana Football Association] - official website * {{NFT|2621}} {{Navboxes |title=Ghana squads | bg = White | fg = Black |list1= {{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ghana Squad 2006 World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owu, George}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Accra]] [[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Ghana men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players]] [[Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]] [[Category:Al Masry SC players]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen]] hzj8qbuia24mov680sz0uz6owtswnqq 0 2840 45665 2026-10-14T06:33:21Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Historical tribe in Arabia}} {{multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=October 2021}} {{expand Arabic|date=May 2026}} }} {{Infobox tribe | name = Banu Sa'd | local name = بني سعد | image = | nisba = Saadi/السعدي | location = [[Hejaz]], [[Saudi Arabia]] | branches = *Banu Nasr **[[Otaibah]] *Banu Jashm bin Saad *Banu Waqdan | parent_tribe = [[Hawazin]] | ethnicity = Arabs | language = Arabic | religion = Islam }} File:Pre_Islamic_A..." 45665 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Historical tribe in Arabia}} {{multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=October 2021}} {{expand Arabic|date=May 2026}} }} {{Infobox tribe | name = Banu Sa'd | local name = بني سعد | image = | nisba = Saadi/السعدي | location = [[Hejaz]], [[Saudi Arabia]] | branches = *Banu Nasr **[[Otaibah]] *Banu Jashm bin Saad *Banu Waqdan | parent_tribe = [[Hawazin]] | ethnicity = Arabs | language = Arabic | religion = Islam }} [[File:Pre_Islamic_Arabian_Tribes_(Harold_Dixon).svg|thumb|262x262px|Map of the [[Arabian Peninsula]] in 600 AD, showing the various Arab tribes and their areas of settlement. The [[Lakhmid kingdom|Lakhmids]] (yellow) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the [[Sasanian Empire]], while the [[Ghassanids]] (red) formed an Arab monarchy as clients of the [[Roman Empire]] A map published by the British academic Harold Dixon during [[World War I]], showing the presence of the Arab tribes in [[West Asia]], 1914]] The '''Banu Sa'd''' ({{langx|ar|بنو سعد}} / [[ALA-LC]]: ''Banū Saʿd'') was one of the leading royal tribes of Arabia during the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]'s era. They were a subgroup of the larger [[Hawazin]] tribal confederation. They had close family relations with Muhammad. They were great warriors and fought many battles with Muhammad against enemies of Islam. {{citation needed|date=May 2015}} [[Halima Sadia]], Muhammad's [[wet nurse]], belonged to this tribe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nicolle |first1=David |url= |title=The great Islamic conquests AD 632-750 |date=2009 |publisher=Osprey |isbn=1846032733 |edition=1. publ. |location=Oxford |page=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Historical Arab tribes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sa'd}} [[Category:Hawazin]] [[Category:Tribes of Arabia]] {{Islam-stub}} {{Asia-ethno-group-stub}} cdmjzd1g8jdwtzdbe32mojjm2x9wb6n