Ibrahim Tanko
Tanko in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibrahim Tanko | ||
Date of birth | 25 July 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
King Faisal Babes | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | King Faisal Babes | ||
1994–2001 | Borussia Dortmund | 52 | (3) |
1998–2000 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | (2) |
2001–2007 | SC Freiburg | 106 | (5) |
Total | 182 | (10) | |
International career | |||
1996–2004 | Ghana | 9 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2007–2008 | SC Freiburg (assistant) | ||
2009–2010 | Urawa Red Diamonds (assistant) | ||
2011–2012 | 1. FC Köln (assistant) | ||
2013–2015 | Cameroon (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ibrahim Tanko (born 25 July 1977) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played mostly as a second striker or an attacking midfielder, and a current scout and assistant manager. He is currently the head coach of the local Black Stars - Ghana A' national football team.[1] He represented the Ghana national football team.
He played most of his 15-year professional career – blighted by injuries – in Germany, with Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg.
Club career
Borussia Dortmund
Born in Kumasi, Tanko signed with German side Borussia Dortmund from King Faisal Babes F.C. at age 17, making him the third youngest player to appear professionally for them behind Nuri Şahin and Lars Ricken.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 24 September 1994 in a 5–0 home win against VfB Stuttgart, and finished his first season with 14 games and one goal.
Injuries and loss of form led to an eventual release from the club (he did participate in three matches, all as a late substitute, in Borussia's 1996–97 UEFA Champions League victorious run) as Tanko amassed no more than three league appearances in three different seasons,[3] also being suspended and eventually released after testing positive for cannabis.[4]
SC Freiburg
In January 2001 he joined SC Freiburg, scoring in his fourth game to help to a 3–1 success at VfL Bochum, but also missed a great part of the following campaign due to a severe knee injury,[5] as the Black Forest team dropped down to the 2. Bundesliga.
At Freiburg, Tanko's output improved slightly, and he played a career-high 27 matches (with two goals) in 2005–06's second division.[6] However, he only appeared once the following season, and retired at 30.
International career
Tanko earned nine caps for Ghana, the last coming on 10 October 2004 – after an absence of eight years – in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Democratic Republic of Congo.[7]
Coaching career
On 1 July 2007, Tanko was named assistant coach for Freiburg's reserves, leaving after 18 months together with Karsten Neitzel to J1 League's Urawa Red Diamonds, and re-uniting with former Freiburg boss Volker Finke in the same capacity. In the 2011 summer, he began working under Ståle Solbakken at 1. FC Köln.[8] On 4 June 2013, Tanko resumed his partnership with Finke as the former joined the latter's coaching staff in the Cameroon national side.[9] In January 2012 he was appointed as the Ghana national football team's head scout, prior to that year's Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Honours
Borussia Dortmund
See also
References
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Ibrahim Tanko heads new Black Stars 'B' Technical team". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Ganz schnell ganz oben" [Really quick really high]. Die Welt (in German). 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "BVB löst Vertrag mit Tanko" [BVB release Tanko from contract]. Rheinische Post (in German). 3 January 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Africans abroad". BBC Sport. 28 May 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ "Injury setback hits Freiburg". UEFA.com. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ibrahim Tanko". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ a b "Ghana Fa to announce scouts for Nations Cup". News Ghana. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Assistenz-Trainer Tanko wird beim FC vom "Ohr" zum "Auge"" [Assistant coach Tanko will be from „years“ to „eyes“ at FC]. Express (in German). 18 September 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Meet Tanko, Finke's new assistant". Star Africa. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
External links
- Ibrahim Tanko at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ibrahim Tanko at kicker (in German)
- Ibrahim Tanko at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football forwards
- King Faisal Babes FC players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- SC Freiburg players
- Ghana international footballers
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Doping cases in association football