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 (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 | |||
Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a famous Ghanaian former footballer. He played as a striker, which means he was a player who focused on scoring goals.
Many people think he is one of the best goal scorers from Ghana and Africa. He was known for scoring amazing goals. These goals often appeared in "Goal of the Month" or "Goal of the Season" competitions in the 1990s.
Yeboah is most famous for playing with European clubs like 1. FC Saarbrücken, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leeds United, and Hamburger SV. He also played for teams in Ghana and Qatar. He played 59 games for the Ghana national team and scored 29 goals. Today, he runs a sports agency and owns hotels in Ghana. He was the top scorer in the German Bundesliga league twice, in 1993 and 1994.
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Tony Yeboah's Football Journey
Yeboah was born in Kumasi, Ghana. After playing youth football there, he moved to Germany in 1988 to join 1. FC Saarbrücken. This was a big moment because he was one of the first black players to play in the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league. He had a slow start but then scored 17 goals in his second year with Saarbrücken.
Playing for Eintracht Frankfurt
In 1990, Yeboah joined Eintracht Frankfurt. At first, some fans were not friendly towards him. However, Yeboah quickly became a key player for the team. He even became the first African player to be a captain for a Bundesliga club. He was the top scorer in the Bundesliga twice while playing for Eintracht, in 1993 and 1994.
Later, he had some disagreements with the new manager, Jupp Heynckes. Yeboah felt unhappy when his transfer to Bayern Munich was blocked.
Time at Leeds United
Yeboah moved to the English club Leeds United in January 1995. He first joined on a temporary deal, then signed permanently for about £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 at Elland Road, Leeds United's home stadium, fans voted him "Player of the Year." Yeboah scored 32 goals in 66 games for Leeds United. Fans still remember him as a hero because of his many amazing goals. His powerful shot against Liverpool and his goal against Wimbledon in the 1995–96 season were especially famous. He said the goal against Liverpool was his favorite. The goal against Wimbledon was even named "Goal of the Season" for 1995–96.
Yeboah also scored three "hat-tricks" (three goals in one game) for Leeds. The first was against Ipswich Town in April 1995. The second was against Monaco in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup in September 1995. His third hat-trick came just 11 days later against Wimbledon.
Injuries sometimes kept him from playing, especially after playing for his national team. He also really liked Yorkshire pudding! A knee injury affected him at the end of the 1995–96 season. When George Graham became Leeds manager, he used Yeboah less often. This led to a disagreement between them. Yeboah left Leeds United in September 1997 and joined Hamburger SV.
Later Football Career
Yeboah played for Hamburger SV in Germany until 2001, scoring 28 goals. In December 2001, he left to join Al Ittihad in Qatar. He played there under coach Josef Hickersberger.
Playing for Ghana
Yeboah was a key player for the Ghana national team for over ten years. He played for his country in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in the 1990s. He scored 29 goals in 59 games for Ghana. This makes him one of the top goal scorers in Ghana's history.
He played in the 1992 African Cup of Nations final where Ghana lost. There was a small disagreement about who should be the team captain for that game.
Life After Football
On 3 November 2008, Tony Yeboah became the new chairman of a football club in Ghana called Berekum Chelsea.
Personal Life and Businesses
When Yeboah first came to Germany, his passport showed his birth year as 1964. He later changed it to 1966. He explained that he had adjusted his birth year earlier to be able to play senior football in Ghana when he was younger.
Tony Yeboah and his cousin, Michael Osei, run a 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 Appearances and Goals
| 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 for Ghana
These are goals scored in the 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 |
Awards and Achievements
Tony Yeboah won many awards and titles during his football career:
With Asante Kotoko
- Ghana Premier League: 1981, 1982, 1983
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1983
With Leeds United
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1995–96
With Al Ittihad
- Qatar Stars League: 2001–02
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2001–02
- Qatar Cup runner-up: 2001–02
With Ghana National Team
- 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 place: 1992; second place: 1993
- FIFA World Player of the Year ninth place: 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
