Anthony Baffoe

Anthony Baffoe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-05-25)25 May 1965
Place of birth	Bad Godesberg,West Germany (now Germany)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ghana(business manager)
Youth career
1974–1980	1. FC Ringsdorff Godesberg
1980–1983	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1985	1. FC Köln	2	(0)
1985–1986	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	33	(2)
1986–1987	Stuttgarter Kickers	19	(1)
1987–1989	Fortuna Köln	73	(12)
1989–1992	Fortuna Düsseldorf	72	(4)
1992–1994	Metz	60	(0)
1994–1995	Nice	7	(0)
1997–1998	Hong Kong Golden	8	(0)
1998–1999	Caracas FC	8	(0)
1999–2001	Obuasi Goldfields	44	(1)
International career
1991–1994	Ghana	25	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Baffoe(born 25 May 1965) is afootballbusiness managerand former player who is the Deputy General Secretary of theConfederation of African Football.He played as adefender.As the son of a Ghanaiandiplomat,Baffoe was born and raised near to the former West German capital ofBonnand made a name for himself in the 1980s in theBundesliga,becoming a real crowd favourite for1. FC KölnandFortuna Düsseldorf.He represented theGhana national teamat international level.

Club career

Baffoe was born inBad Godesberg,Bonn,West Germany.Much-travelled, he played for clubs on four differentcontinents.He spent the majority of his career in theBundesligaand2. Bundesliga,starting in 1983 at1. FC Kölnat 18 years of age before moving across the border to join French sideFC Metznearly ten years later. Baffoe was one of the first recognized black player to appear in the Bundesliga. After 74 German top flight appearances for Köln andFortuna Düsseldorfmerely he played for a further seven clubs, including spells in Hong Kong and Caracas.

International career

Baffoe was the first Ghanaian expatriate player to play for theGhana national team.He was capped 25 times for theBlack Stars,notably at1992and1994 African Cup of Nations.

Retirement

After his playing career Baffoe used his broad popularity to set up and front a new TV magazine show devoted to youth football. He was successful on German television in various sport programmes and is the regular host of Viasat One's Uefa Champions League show in Ghana. After a few years, the former defensive utility man evolved into a well-known representative of the African continent and his home country of Ghana.

Managerial career

Currently Baffoe is the Deputy Secretary General for Football&Development for (CAF),He previously served on FIFA and CAF Football Committees. He was also involved in organizing CAF and FIFA sanctioned tournaments. In February 2006 he was named "Director for International Relations" for theGhana national team.He is the founder and General Secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana. In that capacity is in close contact with the FIFPro Players' association and works in collaboration with the Ghana Football Association.

Baffoe is a FIFA Ambassador for campaign against racism, a FIFA ambassador for SOS Children's Village and an ambassador for Play Soccer Ghana.

Personal life

Baffoe is married toKalsoume Sinare,a Ghanaian actress and they both have three children, Shaquille, Boukeem and Keisheira. Baffoe is the brother of German actressLiz Baffoe,who is famous for her role in the German TV seriesLindenstraße.

External links

• Anthony Baffoeat WorldFootball.net
• Anthony Baffoeat National-Football-Teams