Issa Tall

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Issa Tall
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1988-01-20) January 20, 1988 (age 36)
Mulhouse, France
Education Adelphi University
Occupation General Manager
Years active2014–present
Employer Columbus Crew
Sport
Sport Association football
College team Adelphi University

Issa Tall (born January 20, 1985) is a French soccer executive and former collegiate soccer player and coach. [1]

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Playing career

As a youth player, Tall competed for Greka Europe high school for four seasons, [1] winning two regional titles and a French cup in the process. In 2009, Tall moved to the United States to study at Adelphi University. [2] There he played soccer for three seasons, winning national and all-conference honors in the process. [1]

Executive career

Tall joined Toronto FC in 2014 as a part of their Player Personnel and Scouting Department. [3] [4] He departed in 2016 to join FIFA in Zurich as a member of the Federation's Team Services and Competition Department, [5] [3] [6] returning to club football with the Columbus Crew [7] in 2019 as the Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel & Strategy. During Tall's tenure as Assistant General Manager, the club won two MLS Cup championships in 2020 and 2023 respectively, along with the 2021 Campeones Cup. [8] Tall became the sixth general manager of the Columbus Crew in June 2024, [9] [10] following the departure of Tim Bezbatchenko. [8] [11]

Honors

Source: [8]

with Columbus Crew and Crew 2:

with Toronto FC:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Issa Tall - Men's Soccer". Adelphi University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Issa Tall - Men's Soccer Coach". Adelphi University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. 1 2 Myers, Jacob. "In new stadium and training facility, Crew benefits from Issa Tall's global experience". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  4. ↑ "New Crew general manager Issa Tall has been prepared for years for this role". NBC4 WCMH-TV. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ↑ Kay, Brianna Mac. "Who is Issa Tall? What to know about the new Columbus Crew GM replacing Tim Bezbatchenko". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Columbus Crew promotes Issa Tall to General Manager". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  7. ↑ Fisher, Tyler (2024-06-08). "Issa Tall headlines numerous front office changes for Columbus Crew". MASSIVE REPORT. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  8. 1 2 3 ColumbusCrew.com. "Issa Tall | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  9. ↑ "Columbus Crew announces Issa Tall as club's new GM". 10tv.com. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  10. ↑ "Columbus Crew introduce Issa Tall as team's new general manager". WOSU Public Media. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  11. ↑ mlssoccer. "Columbus Crew remain in familiar hands with Issa Tall promotion | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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