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Samuel Kuffour

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Samuel Kuffour
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Country for sportGhana Edit
Name in native languageSamuel Kuffour Edit
Name wey dem give amSamuel Edit
Family nameKuffour Edit
Ein date of birth3 September 1976 Edit
Place dem born amKumasi Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationassociation football player Edit
Position dem play for team top / specialitycentre-back Edit
Work period (start)1990 Edit
Work period (end)2009 Edit
Sportfootball Edit
LeagueBundesliga, 2. Bundesliga Edit

Samuel Osei Kuffour (dem born am 3 September 1976) be a Ghanaian former professional footballer wey na he play as a centre-back.

Dem know am for ein physical power, Kuffour be best remembered for ein time plus Bayern Munich, wey he represent for over a decade, wey he win a total of 14 honours, den he play for nearly 250 official matches insyd.

Kuffour appear plus de Ghana national team insyd de 2006 World Cup, as well as insyd five Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

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Bayern Munich

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Dem born am insyd Ghana, na dem bring Kuffour to Europe by Torino FC insyd 1991 aged just 15, after he play junior football for local teams insyd ein native country. He join Bayern Munich insyd 1993 from de Italian club. After a season-long loan spell plus 1. FC Nürnberg insyd de 2. Bundesliga, he make ein breakthru plus de Bavarians.

Roma

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Kuffour lef Bayern insyd de summer of 2005 wey he sign a three-year deal plus AS Roma insyd a free transfer, thus he return to Italy.[1] He make 21 appearances insyd ein debut season, wey he spend a period of de season away on international duty. Insyd ein second year, na dem loan am to UEFA Cup competitor den fellow Serie A team AS Livorno Calcio.[2] He play ein 89th den last match insyd European cup competitions give Livorno.[3]

Asante Kotoko den retirement

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Insyd April 2009, Kuffour finally return to Ghana after a 19-year absence, dey see ein career out plus a three-month deal plus Asante Kotoko.[4] He however retire insyd late 2009 widout playing an official match give de club.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances den goals by club, season den competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Oda Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 1994–95 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 4 1 — 13 1 [5]
1996–97 22 0 2 0 1 0 — 25 0 [5]
1997–98 17 2 3 0 5 0 — 25 2 [6]
1998–99 15 0 3 0 8 0 — 26 0 [7]
1999–2000 18 2 3 1 13 0 — 34 3 [8]
2000–01 23 1 1 0 13 0 1 0 38 1 [5][9]
2001–02 21 0 3 0 14 0 2 0 40 0 [5][10]
2002–03 20 1 4 0 5 0 1 0 30 1 [5][11]
2003–04 23 1 2 0 7 0 1 0 33 1 [5][12]
2004–05 7 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 13 0 [5]
Total 175 7 23 1 74 1 5 0 277 9 —
Bayern Munich II 1994–95 Regionalliga Süd 3 0 — — 3 0 [5]
1995–96 1 0 — — 1 0 [5]
2004–05 1 0 — — — 1 0 [5]
Total 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 —
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 1995–96 2. Bundesliga 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1 [5]
Roma 2005–06 Serie A 21 0 3 0 7 1 — 31 1 [5]
Livorno (loan) 2006–07 Serie A 18 0 0 0 8 0 — 26 0 [5]
Ajax (loan) 2007–08 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0 [5]
Asante Kotoko 2009 Ghana Premier League
Career total 229 8 30 1 89 2 5 0 353 11 —

International

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Appearances den goals by national team den year[13]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 1994 5 0
1995 3 0
1996 9 0
1997 5 1
1998 5 0
1999 2 0
2000 8 2
2001 2 0
2002 1 0
2003 2 0
2004 5 0
2005 1 0
2006 6 0
Total 54 3
Scores den results dey list Ghana ein goal tally first, score column dey indicate score after each Kuffour goal.
List of international goals score by Samuel Kuffour[14]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 July 1997 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Zimbabwe 2–1 2–1 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification
2 8 April 2000 Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania Tanzania 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 23 April 2000 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana Tanzania 1–0 3–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Bayern Munich
  • Bundesliga: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
  • DFB-Pokal: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05
  • DFB-Ligapokal: 2000, 2004
  • UEFA Champions League: 2000–01
  • Intercontinental Cup: 2001
Ghana Youth
  • FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1991
  • Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal 1992

Individual

  • CAF Top 30 Best African Players of All Time[15]
  • Ghana Player of de Year: 1998, 1999, 2001
  • Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of de Match Award: 2001[16]
  • BBC African Footballer of de Year: 2001[17]
  • Africa Cup of Nations: Team of All Tournaments
  • IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021[18]

References

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  1. ↑ "Roma capture Kuffour". UEFA.com. 8 June 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Kuffour completes Ajax move". ghanafa.org (in English). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Haisma, Marcel (10 January 2020). "Samuel Osei Kuffour - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sammy Kuffour finally joins Asante Kotoko". Ghana Web. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 "Samuel Kuffour » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Samuel Kuffour". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Samuel Osei Kuffour". 11v11. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Kuffor VOTED 27th BEST AFRICAN PLAYER BY FANS IN A POLL ON CAFONLINE.COM". CAF Online. 12 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007.
  16. ↑ "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Kuffour receives BBC award". BBC. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  18. ↑ "IFFHS". IFFHS. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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