Ibrahim Tall
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| Ibrahim Tall | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Tall | |
| Date of birth | June 23, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Aubervilliers, Paris, France | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Nantes |
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| Number | - | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2002 2002-2005 2005-2008 2008- |
Louhans-Cuiseaux Sochaux Hearts FC Nantes |
32 (0) 67 (0) 39 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Senegal | 24 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ibrahim Tall (born 23 June 1981, in Aubervilliers, Paris) is a Senegalese international footballer. He currently plays for Ligue 1 club FC Nantes. He is a versatile defender capable of playing either right back or centre half.
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[edit] Early career
Tall started his career with Louhans-Cuiseaux before moving to Sochaux in 2002. He soon became a regular for the Montbéliard club, making over 70 first team appearances and helping them to win the 2004 French League Cup. He also participated in the Montbéliard club's runs to the 2004 UEFA Cup quarter finals and the 2003 French League Cup final.
[edit] Hearts
Tall moved to Hearts in August 2005 in controversial circumstances, with tabloids speculating that he was signed by club owner Vladimir Romanov, against the wishes of then head coach George Burley. Commenting on the signings of Tall and Brazilian Samuel Camazzola, Burley himself would only admit that the situation was "not ideal".[1] Tall then appeared to become the victim of internal club politics as, despite his reported £8,000 per week salary, he spent the first 7 months of his Hearts career either sitting on the bench or in the stand.
An injury to Jose Goncalves and the omission from the team of Andy Webster, due to a contract dispute with the club, eventually allowed Tall to make his competitive debut, as a substitute, in the 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock on 15 April.[2] After this, he formed a solid defensive partnership with club captain Steven Pressley during the final weeks of 2005-06 and ended a strange season on a positive note, when he collected his first senior medal as Hearts defeated Gretna in the Scottish Cup final.[3]
On 26 July, Tall scored his first competitive goal for Hearts, in the club's first game in Europe's elite Champions League. His strike against Bosnians NK Široki Brijeg helped his side to a 3-0 aggregate victory.
On 15th May 2008, it was announced that Tall had left Hearts. [4]
[edit] Return to France
On 10th June 2008 Tall returned to France with newly-promoted FC Nantes, signing a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 side. [5]
[edit] International career
Tall has appeared over twenty times for the Senegal national side. Despite his French birth and upbringing, he qualifies to represent the African state through his parents' Senegalese lineage. [6].
[edit] Honours
- French League Cup: 2003-04
- Scottish Cup: 2005-06
[edit] References
- ^ Tall becomes 9th Hearts signing BBC Sport, 1 September 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2006
- ^ Hearts 2-0 Kilmarnock BBC Sport, 15 April 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2006
- ^ Hearts 1-1 Gretna (4-2 pens) BBC Sport, 13 May 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2006
- ^ McCann and Tall to leave Gorgie BBC Sport', 15 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2006
- ^ Tall completes Nantes switch Sky Sports, 10 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008
- ^ Euro Crunch just the ticket for Tall Scotsman.com Sport', 4 October 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2006
[edit] External links
- Ibrahim Tall career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at londonhearts.com
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Tall, Ibrahim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Senegalese footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aubervilliers, France |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
