Nathaniel Klay Naplah

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Nathaniel Naplah
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Full name Nathaniel Klay Naplah
Date of birth 5 December 1974
Place of birth Liberia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Negeri Sembilan FA
1996 [1] -1998 [2] Balestier Central
1999 Tampines Rovers FC
1999–20?? 1. SC Norderstedt
International career
1999 Liberia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nathaniel Klay Naplah (born 5 December 1974 in Liberia) is a Liberian football coach and former footballer.

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Early life

Due to the recrudescence of civil war in Liberia in the 1990s, Naplah eventually moved to Ghana, his father's homeland. [3]

Career

Agreeing a free contract with German lower-league side 1. SC Norderstedt in September 1999, [4] Naplah previously played for Tampines Rovers and Balestier Central in Singapore, leaving the former in June 1999. [5] Besides playing his trade in Singapore and Germany, he has also played abroad in Malaysia, [3] for Negeri Sembilan FA. [6] Taking up a youth coaching position at the International Soccer Academy in Singapore, the former Liberian international has led some of their teams to the Gothia Cup, a global tournament for youth sides. [3]

He has called on the Singapore national team to play friendlies against better opposition. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Berita Harian, 18 December 1996, Page 15".
  2. ↑ "Berita Harian, 4 December 1998, Page 31".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "'Are the best youth players even playing in the S.League?' - Former Liberia international and Tampines Rovers player Nathaniel Naplah - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ↑ Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt -. "1. SC Norderstedt verpflichtet Nathaniel Klay Naplah".
  5. ↑ "The New Paper, 15 June 1999, Page 37".
  6. ↑ "Berita Harian, 2 March 1996, Page 15".
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