Tony Yeboah
Ghanaian footballer (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Yeboah[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1966-06-06) 6 June 1966 (age 57)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1983 | Asante Kotoko | ||
1983–1985 | Cornerstones Kumasi | ||
1986–1987 | Okwawu United | 35 | (35) |
1988–1990 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 65 | (26) |
1990–1995 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 123 | (68) |
1995–1997 | Leeds United | 47 | (24) |
1997–2001 | Hamburger SV | 100 | (28) |
2001–2002 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | (5) |
Total | 411 | (194) | |
International career | |||
1985–1997 | Ghana | 59 | (29) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals which often featured in Goal of the Month or Goal of the Season competitions, often celebrated by wagging his index finger towards the crowd.[2]
Yeboah is most noted for his time at European clubs 1. FC Saarbrücken, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leeds United and Hamburger SV during the 1990s. He also played for Asante Kotoko, Cornerstones Kumasi, Okwawu United and Al-Ittihad Doha. He was capped 59 times by Ghana, scoring 29 goals. He now runs an international sports agency and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He won the Bundesliga golden boot on two occasions in 1992–93, 1993–94 playing for Eintracht Frankfurt.[3]