Charles Gyamfi

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Charles Gyamfi
Personal information
Full name	Charles Kumi Gyamfi
Date of birth	1929 (age 84–85)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1948	Sailors
1948-1949	Ebusua Dwarfs
1949-1954	Asante Kotoko
1954-1956	Kumasi Great Ashantis
1956-1960	Hearts of Oak
1960-1961	Fortuna Düsseldorf
National team
1950-1961	Ghana
Teams managed
1963-1965	Ghana
1972	Africa XI
1982	Ghana
1983-1984	Municipal Club
1984	Somalia U21
1988-1991	AFC Leopards
1992-1993	Ashanti Gold
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Charles Kumi Gyamfi (born in 1929 in Accra ^[1]) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who is remarkable for being the first African player to play in Germany, when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960.^[2]

After retiring as a player he became a coach, and career highlights include leading Ghana to the African Cup of Nations three times, making him the most successful coach in ACN history.^[3]

In January 2008 he publicly lamented the modern obsession of players with money rather than the love of the game.^[3]

His record was equalized by Hassan Shehata of Egypt who led his team to the title in 2006, 2008, and 2010

References

↑ Richard Avornyotse (2004-07-13). "Nana Kumi Gyamfi I, a soccer legend". Modern Ghana Sports News. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
↑ Kofi Nsiah & Sabrina Schmidt. "50 years of Ghana National Football - The German Connection". German Embassy, Accra. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Farayi Mungazi (2008-01-13). "Ghana legend laments money culture". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-01-13.

External links

v t e Ghana squad – 1965 African Cup of Nations

GK Bortey Naawu GK Senior DF Odametey (c) DF Agyemang-Gyau DF Lutterodt DF Evans DF Mensah DF Acquah MF Acheampong MF Attuquayefio MF Pare MF Addison MF Ganiyu FW Kofi FW Odoi FW Kusi FW Nti FW Gbadamosi Coach: Gyamfi

Ghana national football team – managers

Ainsley (1958–59)
Sjolberg (1959–62)
Ember (1962)
Gyamfi (1963–65)
Parreira (1967)
Marotzke (1968–70)
Koufie (1970–73)
Nicolae (1973–74)
Weigang (1974–75)
Sampaio (1977–78)
Osam-Duodu (1978–81)
Gyamfi (1982–83)
Afranie (1984)
Addo (1984)
Gutendorf (1986–87)
Osam-Duodu (1988–89)
Ziese (1990–92)
Pfister (1992–93)
Osam-Duodu (1993)
Larsen (1993–94)
Affrey-Fynn (1994)
Gavrilă (1995)
Kurtz (1996)
Arday (1996–97)
Israël (1997–98)
Dossena (1999–00)
Osam-Duodu (2000)
Attuquayefio (2001)
Osam-Duodu (2001–02)
Živadinović (2002)
Afranie (2002–03)
Ziese (2003)
Zumdick (2003)
Barreto (2003)
Arday (2004)
Dujković (2004–06)
Le Roy (2006–08)
Tetteh (2008)
Rajevac (2008–10)
Appiah (2010–11)
Stevanović (2011–12)
Appiah (2012–)

Persondata
Name	Gyamfi, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Ghanaian footballer
Date of birth	1929
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Date of death
Place of death

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