Alexander Tachie-Mensah
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | February 15, 1977 | |
| place of birth | Accra , Ghana | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1999-2000 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 39 (35) |
| 2000-2002 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 55 (24) |
| 2002-2009 | FC St. Gallen | 133 (48) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2001-2007 | Ghana | 11 (1) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2009 | FC Frauenfeld (A-Juniors) | |
| 2011 | FC Romanshorn (Junior B) | |
| 2013– | Juniors Thurgau Football Association | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Alexander "Alex" Tachie-Mensah (born February 15, 1977 in Accra ) is a former Ghanaian soccer player . He was primarily a striker , but could also be used in midfield .
He began his career in Ghana with the Dwarfs before moving to the top Swiss division in 2000 at Neuchâtel Xamax . In 2002 he then moved to FC St. Gallen. In Switzerland he was able to achieve a total of 75 goals in 190 top division games.
He played for the national team of his homeland for the first time on Christmas Day 2001 against Mali , as well as at the 2002 Africa Cup, but after that he was very rarely used, so he was neither in the squad for the 2006 Africa Cup nor played a single one Qualifier for the 2006 World Cup ; Nevertheless, Tachie-Mensah was appointed to his home squad for the 2006 World Cup. There he came to three short appearances, including in the round of 16 against Brazil .
On June 9, 2009, Tachie-Mensah announced his resignation. After a dislocation fracture and later an infection , there was no real comeback, because the club doctors could no longer guarantee a return to top-class sport. Tachie-Mensah had to end his career.
After the end of his career, he worked as a youth coach at FC Frauenfeld from 2009 to summer 2011.
He has been running a kyBoot shoe store in Frauenfeld since summer 2011 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the Thurgau Football Association , accessed on June 4, 2014.
- ↑ St. Gallen striker Alex has to end his career
- ↑ St. Gallen's new striker from Cameroon ( Memento from August 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ What is Alex Tachie-Mensah doing today?
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tachie-Mensah, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tachie-Mensah, Alex (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Accra , Ghana |