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Samuel Kuffour
Samuel Osei Kuffour is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back
03September
1973
03 September 1973
Born
Samuel Osei Kuffour was born on born September 3, 1976
04July
1991
04 July 1991
Club career
Samuel Kuffour had a successful career playing for Bayern Munich, winning the UEFA Champions League and becoming one of the most decorated African players, before moving to AS Roma and later having brief spells with other clubs before retiring.
28November
1993
28 November 1993
International career
Samuel Kuffour, a Ghanaian football player, had an illustrious international career, representing Ghana at various levels, including winning the FIFA U-17 World Championship, being the youngest Olympic Football Champion, and being named among the Top 30 African Players of All Time by the Confederation of African Football
04July
201504 July 2015
Punditry
After retiring from football in 2010, Kuffour began his career as a sports pundit, joining South Africa-based channel SuperSports and making his debut during the 2010 FIFA World Cup; in 2015, he fulfilled his promise of shaving his head on live TV at the SuperSports studios after the Black Stars' failure to win the AFCON 2015, as he had predicted, and in 2018, he temporarily paused his punditry work for the 2018 FIFA World Cup due to excessive traveling, as advised by his doctor.
04July
2020
04 July 2020
Football management
In August 2013, Kuffour joined the board of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, a Ghanaian football club, and on 2 October 2014, he was announced as the club's new CEO, but the decision was later revoked by the club owner; in February 2016, he became a member of the Ghana national under-17 football team, and on 16 January 2020, he was appointed to the management board of the Ghana senior national team, the Black Stars.
04July
2023
04 July 2023
Personal life
In a 2003 interview, Kuffour expressed his post-football aspirations of becoming a priest or missionary, discussed German players' reactions to his pre-game prayers, shared the support from Ghanaian Christians in Munich, and mentioned his daughter's tragic death, finding strength in his Christian faith, while also being noted as the uncle of American soccer player Matai Akinmboni.
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