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Samuel Kuffour

Samuel Kuffour
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Personal information
Full name Samuel Osei Kuffour
Date of birth (1976-09-03) 3 September 1976 (age 40)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1983–1990 Fantomas Kumasi
1990–1991 King Faisal Babes
1991–1993 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2005 Bayern Munich 175 (7)
1995–1996 1. FC Nuremberg (loan) 12 (1)
2005–2008 Roma 21 (0)
2006–2007 Livorno (loan) 18 (0)
2008 Ajax (loan) 2 (0)
2009 Asante Kotoko
Total 228 (8)
National team
1993–2006 Ghana 59 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Samuel Osei Kuffour (born 3 September 1976) is a Ghanaian retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Known for his great physical power, he is best remembered for his time with Bayern Munich, whom he represented for over a decade, winning a total of 16 major titles, and playing in nearly 250 official matches.

Kuffour appeared with the Ghanaian national team in the 2006 World Cup, as well as in four Africa Cup of Nations.

On 2 October 2014 he was announced CEO for Ghana-based football club Kumasi Assnte Kotoko after being appointed by the club owner Otumfuor Osei Tutu II. By 15 October it had become apparent that the early announcement had caused a renege on that decision by the Otumfuor.

Born in Ghana, Kuffour was brought to Europe by Torino F.C. in 1991 aged just 15, after playing junior football for local teams in his native country. He joined FC Bayern Munich in 1993 from the Italian club. After a season-long loan spell with 1. FC Nuremberg in the second division, he made his breakthrough with the Bavarians.

Kuffour spent 11 seasons with Bayern, rising from the youth teams to be a prominent first-squad member who lifted the UEFA Champions League with the club. He was an integral part of the squad that won the 2000–01 Champions League, also scoring the winning goal in the 2001 Intercontinental Cup, being subsequently named man of the match. Also in that year, he finished second in African Footballer of the Year's voting, repeating the feat accomplished in 1999.


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