Baffour Gyan
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Baffour Gyan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Liberty Professionals | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | AO Kalamata | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 1999–2000 | Anagennisi Karditsas | 8 | (0) |
| 2000 | Liberty Professionals | 22 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Slovan Liberec | 62 | (11) |
| 2004–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 40 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | FC Saturn Moscow | 37 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Asante Kotoko | 33 | (15) |
| 2011–2013 | Al-Nasr Benghazi | 56 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Ghana | 25 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Baffour Gyan (born 2 July 1980 in Accra) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Career
He has played for Dynamo Moscow, FC Saturn and Czech side, Slovan Liberec.[2] After twelve years playing of playing football in Europe, he returned on 28 September 2009 back to his homeland Ghana and signed a three years contract with Asante Kotoko.[3]
International career
He is a regular for Ghana and was part of the Ghana squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 18 November 2007, he scored for Ghana in their 2-0 win against Togo in the Pre-2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament held in Accra, Ghana. He has 4 goals in 25 International games for Ghana. He is a current Member of the Ghana Senior Local National Team.
Personal life
He is the brother of Al Ain FC striker Asamoah Gyan and attended the Adisadel College in Cape Coast Ghana.
In September 2014, Baffour Gyan handed himself over to the police when the Ashanti Regional Editor of the Daily Graphic, Daniel Kenu, accused him of having led some people to assault him: during a pre-match press conference for the black stars 2015 African Cup qualifier against Uganda, Kenu had asked Asamoah Gyan to clarify a rumour that he had a hand in the disappearance of his friend, Theophilus Tagoe alias 'Castro', a musician. Kenu said much later on, Baffour Gyan who had not been at the press conference, met him and assaulted him. Baffour denied the accusation. Though the case went to court, Kenu withdrew the case citing health reasons.[4]
References
- ^ Baffour Gyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Kotoko track Ghana's Appiah, Quincy Archived 17 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ My first game was difficu.mt – Baffour Gyan
- ^ http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/30990-daniel-kenu-withdraws-assault-case-against-gyan.html
External links
- Baffour Gyan at Soccerbase
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Ghana
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Asante Kotoko SC players
- Super League Greece players
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players
- Czech First League players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- FC Saturn Ramenskoye players
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
- Russian Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- FC Astana players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Association football forwards