Tony Sanneh

Tony Sanneh
Sanneh (2014)
Personnel
Surname	Anthony Sanneh
birthday	June 1, 1971
place of birth	Saint Paul ,  USA
size	188 cm
position	Defender
Juniors
Years	station
1990-1993	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1994	Milwaukee Rampage	18 (14)
1994-1996	Chicago Power (indoor)	43 (31)
1995-1996	Minnesota Thunder	24 (18)
1995-1996	Milwaukee Wave (indoor)	16 0(6)
1996-1998	DC United	86 (20)
1998-2001	Hertha BSC	31 0(1)
2001-2004	1. FC Nuremberg	52 0(5)
2004	Columbus crew	8 0(2)
2005-2006	Chicago Fire	31 0(0)
2007	Minnesota Thunder	2 0(0)
2007	Colorado Rapids	9 0(0)
2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	13 0(0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1997-2005	United States	43 0(3)
1 Only league games are given.

Anthony Sanneh (born June 1, 1971 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a retired American football player .

Club career

youth

Tony Sanneh grew up in Saint Paul , Minnesota . He attended the St. Paul Academy and Summit School, where he played soccer on the school team. By the time he finished school in 1990, he had been nominated twice for the All-State Team. During his college years he played for the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in the Horizon League . As a striker, he scored a total of 53 goals for the Panthers from 1990 to 1993.

Profile career

In his first year out of college, he played at Milwaukee Rampage in USISL in 1994 . He then moved to Chicago Power, where he played indoor soccer in the National Professional Soccer League until 1996 . At the same time he played from 1995 to 1996 for Minnesota Thunder in the USISL Pro League and USISL Select League. With the team he reached the final of the play-offs in 1995.

With the establishment of Major League Soccer , Sanneh played at DC United from 1996 . Until then still active as a striker, he played in various positions at United, but most of the time in the right midfield. He was able to win the MLS Cup twice with the team and scored a goal for his team in both finals. At the end of the 1998 season he left DC United and signed a contract with Hertha BSC in January 1999 .

Sanneh never managed to become a regular with the Berliners. In three seasons he came to 32 missions, only seven of them over a full 90 minutes. However, he was injured very often during this time. In 2001 he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg and was a regular for the team in his first year. However, he was seriously injured and was out for 13 months. During this time the club was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. After his injury, he continued to play for Nuremberg and scored 5 goals.

In 2004 Sanneh returned to MLS and played with the Columbus Crew . At the end of the season, he joined Chicago Fire in exchange for Ante Razov and a transfer fee. Here, too, he was able to establish himself as a leading player. At the end of the 2006 season, Sanneh and the franchise could not agree on a new contract and the player left the team.

On July 24, 2007 he signed a contract with Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division , where he was on the field for two games. In the meantime, the Colorado Rapids took over the rights to Sanneh and thus he was again eligible to play in the MLS. At the Rapids he was on the pitch on August 16, 2007. He played 10 of the remaining 12 games for the team, but did not renew his contract at the end of the season.

After he did not play the 2008 season and was no longer accepted by any team, he joined Los Angeles Galaxy in February 2009 . Here he played 13 games, but was unable to participate in the rest of the season due to another injury. He was no longer considered for the 2010 season and declared his career end.

National team

For the US national team , he made his debut January 9, 1997 against China. At the 2002 World Cup , he was voted one of the team's best players and played through every game.

At the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 he was on the pitch for the national team for the last time.

Others

After the end of his career, Sanneh founded his own soccer camp, which is held in the Midwest region and on the US Virgin Islands. He also worked for the Minneapolis United soccer club as a coach and consultant. He founded a charity in his hometown of Saint Paul , Minnesota , which a. a. campaigns for youth in Haiti and Minnesota.

In 2013 he briefly returned to active football, playing for local club Brits Pub FC. He also plays in various charity games to raise money for his organization.

Web links

Commons : Tony Sanneh  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Tony Sanneh in the database of weltfussball.de
• The Sanneh Foundation