Anthony Baffoe

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Anthony Baffoe
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-05-25) 25 May 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Bad Godesberg, West Germany (now Germany)
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ghana (business manager)
Youth career
1974–1980 1. FC Ringsdorff Godesberg
1980–1983 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1985 1. FC Köln 2 (0)
1985–1986 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 33 (2)
1986–1987 Stuttgarter Kickers 19 (1)
1987–1989 Fortuna Köln 73 (12)
1989–1992 Fortuna Düsseldorf 72 (4)
1992–1994 Metz 60 (0)
1994–1995 Nice 7 (0)
1997–1998 Hong Kong Golden 8 (0)
1998–1999 Caracas FC 8 (0)
1999–2001 Obuasi Goldfields 44 (1)
International career
1991–1994 Ghana 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Baffoe (born 25 May 1965) is a football business manager and former player who is the Deputy General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football. He played as a defender. As the son of a Ghanaian diplomat, Baffoe was born and raised near to the former West German capital of Bonn and made a name for himself in the 1980s in the Bundesliga, becoming a real crowd favourite for 1. FC Köln and Fortuna Düsseldorf. [1] He represented the Ghana national team at international level.

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Club career

Baffoe was born in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, West Germany. Much-travelled, he played for clubs on four different continents. He spent the majority of his career in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, starting in 1983 at 1. FC Köln at 18 years of age before moving across the border to join French side FC Metz nearly ten years later. Baffoe was one of the first recognized black player to appear in the Bundesliga. After 74 German top flight appearances for Köln and Fortuna Düsseldorf merely he played for a further seven clubs, including spells in Hong Kong and Caracas. [1]

International career

Baffoe was the first Ghanaian expatriate player to play for the Ghana national team. He was capped 25 times for the Black Stars, notably at 1992 and 1994 African Cup of Nations.

Retirement

After his playing career Baffoe used his broad popularity to set up and front a new TV magazine show devoted to youth football. He was successful on German television in various sport programmes and is the regular host of Viasat One's Uefa Champions League show in Ghana. After a few years, the former defensive utility man evolved into a well-known representative of the African continent and his home country of Ghana. [1]

Managerial career

Currently Baffoe is the Deputy Secretary General for Football&Development for (CAF),He previously served on FIFA and CAF Football Committees. He was also involved in organizing CAF and FIFA sanctioned tournaments. In February 2006 he was named "Director for International Relations" for the Ghana national team. He is the founder and General Secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana. In that capacity is in close contact with the FIFPro Players' association and works in collaboration with the Ghana Football Association. [1]

Baffoe is a FIFA Ambassador for campaign against racism, a FIFA ambassador for SOS Children's Village and an ambassador for Play Soccer Ghana.

Personal life

Baffoe is married to Kalsoume Sinare, a Ghanaian actress and they both have three children, Shaquille, Boukeem and Keisheira. Baffoe is the brother of German actress Liz Baffoe, who is famous for her role in the German TV series Lindenstraße. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Baffoe's mission for Africa". FIFA. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Liz Baffoe Official Site" (in German). Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
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