John Mensah

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Personal information
John Mensah
Full name	John Mensah
Date of birth	November 29, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Obuasi, Ghana
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Rennes
Number	25
Youth clubs
1999-2000	Bologna
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Jan 2006-	Bellinzona Genoa Chievo Verona Modena F.C. Chievo Verona U.S. Cremonese Rennes	8 (0) 24 (3) 13 (0) 6 (0) 9 (0) 14 (0) 12 (1)
National team²
2001 -	Ghana	40 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 08, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 08, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

John 'Rock Of Djiporta' Mensah (born November 29, 1982 in Obuasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian football player who, as of February 2006, is playing for Rennes of French Ligue 1.

1 Club Career
2 International Career
3 Honours and Awards
4 External Links

[edit] Club Career

In April 2006 he signed a three year contract with Rennes. Mensah has played in Italy for most of his career, for clubs including Genoa, Modena, Bologna and Cremonese.

He is considered by many to be one of the best defenders in the French League and has been linked with Reading and Celtic.

[edit] International Career

Mensah played for Ghana in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He was involved in the FIFA 2006 World Cup with his national side. Ghana qualified for a final 16 tie against defending champions Brazil with a 2-1 victory over the USA in their final group stage match. After the final whistle, Mensah lifted his team jersey to reveal a T-shirt displaying "John Mensah - Rock of Gibraltar", his nickname in Ghana.

The coach of Ghana during World Cup 2006, Coach Dujkovic cited Mensah for high commendations after the completed tournament.

[edit] Honours and Awards

FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 2001
FIFA World Cup last 16: 2006

[edit] External Links

Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
Ghana Football Association - official website
Ghanaweb Football Forum - Official Fan Forum

	Ghana squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Adjei \| 2 Sarpei \| 3 Gyan \| 4 Kuffour \| 5 Mensah \| 6 Pappoe \| 7 Shilla \| 8 Essien \| 9 Boateng \| 10 Appiah \| 11 Muntari \| 12 Tachie‑Mensah \| 13 Mohamed \| 14 Amoah \| 15 Paintsil \| 16 Owu \| 17 Quaye \| 18 E. Addo \| 19 Pimpong \| 20 O. Addo \| 21 Issah \| 22 Kingston \| 23 Dramani \| Coach: Dujković

Stade Rennais F.C. - Current Squad
1 Revault \| 2 Perrier-Doumbé \| 3 Edman \| 4 Adaílton \| 5 Faty \| 6 Bourillon \| 7 Utaka \| 10 Moreira \| 12 Danzé \| 13 Coulibaly \| 14 Cheyrou \| 15 Melchiot \| 16 N'Diaye \| 17 M'Bia \| 18 Monterrubio \| 19 Briand \| 20 Ekoko \| 21 Esteban \| 22 Didot \| 24 Sorlin \| 25 Mensah \| 26 Marveaux \| 27 Jeunechamp \| 29 Sow \| 30 Pouplin \| 33 Douard \| • N'Guema \| Manager: Dréossi