Tony Yeboah facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Yeboah | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1997 | Ghana | 59 | (29) |
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Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a former professional footballer from Ghana. He was a powerful striker known for scoring amazing goals. Many of his goals were so good they won "Goal of the Month" or "Goal of the Season" awards in the 1990s.
Yeboah played for several big clubs in Europe. These included 1. FC Saarbrücken, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leeds United, and Hamburger SV. He also played for clubs in Ghana and Qatar. He represented his home country, Ghana, 59 times and scored 29 goals. Today, he runs a sports agency and a chain of hotels in Ghana. He was also the top scorer in the German league (Bundesliga) twice, in 1993 and 1994.
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Club Career: Playing in Europe
Tony Yeboah was born in Kumasi, Ghana. He started his football journey there. In 1988, he moved to Germany to join the club 1. FC Saarbrücken. This was a big moment because he became one of the first black players in the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league. His first year was a bit slow, but in his second year, he scored 17 goals.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Becoming a Star
In 1990, Yeboah joined Eintracht Frankfurt. At first, some fans were not welcoming. But Yeboah quickly showed his talent. He became the first African player to be a team captain in the Bundesliga. He was the league's top scorer twice while playing for Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994. This showed how good he was at scoring goals.
Towards the end of 1994, there were some disagreements with the new manager. Yeboah felt he was treated unfairly. He was also upset that the club stopped him from moving to another big team, FC Bayern Munich.
Leeds United: English Hero
In January 1995, Yeboah moved to the English club Leeds United. He first joined on a temporary deal, then signed permanently for £3.4 million. He scored 12 goals in 21 league games, helping Leeds finish fifth in the FA Premier League. This meant they qualified for the UEFA Cup, a European competition.
In his second season, fans voted him "Player of the Year." Yeboah scored 32 goals in 66 games for Leeds. Fans still remember him as a legend because of his amazing goals. His volley against Liverpool and his goal against Wimbledon in the 1995–96 season are especially famous. The goal against Wimbledon was even named "Goal of the Season." He also scored three "hat-tricks" (three goals in one game) for Leeds.
Injuries sometimes kept him from playing. In March 1997, he had a disagreement with the new Leeds manager, George Graham. Yeboah was substituted in a game and threw his shirt towards the bench. This led to problems between them.
In September 1997, Yeboah was sold to Hamburger SV for about £1 million.
Later Career: Back in Germany and Qatar
Yeboah played for Hamburger SV in Germany until 2001, scoring 28 goals. He faced some financial issues during this time. In December 2001, he left Germany to join Al Ittihad in Qatar. He played there under coach Josef Hickersberger.
International Career: Playing for Ghana
Tony Yeboah was a key player for the Ghana national team for over ten years. He played in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in the 1990s. He is one of Ghana's top goal scorers, with 29 goals in 59 appearances.
He played in the 1992 African Cup of Nations final, where Ghana lost. There was a small issue during that tournament about who would be the team captain.
Life After Football
On 3 November 2008, Tony Yeboah became the new chairman of a football club in Ghana called Berekum Chelsea.
Personal Life
When Tony Yeboah first came to Germany, his passport showed his birth year as 1964. He later changed it to 1966. He explained that he used the earlier birth year to be able to play senior football in Ghana when he was only 17.
Tony Yeboah and his cousin, Michael Osei, run an international sports agency called Anthony Yeboah Sportpromotion. He also owns a chain of hotels in Ghana, called Yegoala. He is married and has two children. His nephews, Kelvin and Obed Yeboah, are also professional footballers.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1988–89 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | ||
| 1989–90 | 2. Bundesliga | 37 | 17 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 40 | 20 | |||
| Total | 65 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 31 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1990–91 | Bundesliga | 26 | 8 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 33 | 11 | ||
| 1991–92 | Bundesliga | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 38 | 17 | |||
| 1992–93 | Bundesliga | 27 | 20 | 6 | 5 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 37 | 30 | |||
| 1993–94 | Bundesliga | 22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 27 | 20 | |||
| 1994–95 | Bundesliga | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 21 | 11 | |||
| Total | 123 | 68 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 89 | ||
| Leeds United | 1994–95 | Premier League | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 13 | ||
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 39 | 19 | ||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 32 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 1997–98 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | ||
| 1998–99 | Bundesliga | 34 | 14 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 37 | 16 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 35 | ||
| Career total | 335 | 146 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 415 | 187 | ||
International Goals
African Cup of Nations only.
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yeboah goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 January 1992 | Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor, Senegal |  Egypt |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1992 African Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 20 January 1992 | Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal |  Congo |
1–0 | 2–1 | 1992 African Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 30 August 1992 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |  Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 3–0 | 1994 African Cup of Nations Qualifier |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 25 July 1993 | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia |  Liberia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1994 African Cup of Nations Qualifier |
| 6 | 23 April 1995 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |  Niger |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1996 African Cup of Nations Qualifier |
| 7 | 14 January 1996 | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1996 African Cup of Nations |
| 8 | 28 January 1996 | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Zaire |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1996 African Cup of Nations |
Honours and Awards
Asante Kotoko
- Ghana Premier League: 1981, 1982, 1983
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1983
Leeds United
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1995–96
Al Ittihad
- Qatar Stars League: 2001–02
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2001–02
- Qatar Cup runner-up: 2001–02
Ghana
- African Cup of Nations runner-up: 1992
- West African Nations Cup – SCSA Zone III: 1982, 1983, 1984
Individual Awards
- Ghana Premier League top scorer: 1986, 1987
- Bundesliga top scorer: 1992–93, 1993–94
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1992–93, 1993–94
- African Footballer of the Year third: 1992; second: 1993
- FIFA World Player of the Year ninth: 1993
- Leeds United Player of the Year: 1996
- Ghana Footballer of the Year: 1997
- Premier League Player of the Month: March 1995, September 1995
See also
In Spanish: Tony Yeboah para niños
