Ahmed Barusso
Encyclopedia
Ahmed Apimah Barusso is a Ghana
ian footballer who currently plays for Livorno
in Serie B
, on loan from Roma
.
, where he moved after recommendations by Ghanaian football legend Abedi Pele
, from Nania F.C.
of Accra
. He helped Manfredonia
to three successive promotions from the Italian amateur leagues (Serie D
) to Serie C1
.
At the start of the 2006–07 season Barusso was signed by Serie B
club Rimini
in a co-ownership deal that was later turned permanent after his immediate impact at his new club, including man of the match performances against Juventus and Bologna
. Barusso's success was nearly halted, however, after a fractured tibia
after a tackle by Alfredo Cardinale in the week 9 game at Crotone
, forcing him to miss several games due to surgery.
have secured the co-ownership signing of Barusso from Serie B
side Rimini. The move was made official on 9 July 2007. It cost €1.7M for sign him in co-ownership
deal. He was awarded no.29 shirt., which was took by Nicolás Burdisso
in 2009-10 season.
Barusso made his Serie A
debut for A.S. Roma
in a 3–0 away win over Parma
on 7 October 2007, at the Stadio Ennio Tardini
.
Barusso was loaned to Turkish Galatasaray
in January 2008, following the African Cup of Nations
He was subsequently loaned out to Serie A
team Siena
on June 2008, along with Gianluca Curci
as part of the deal that Roma signed Simone Loria
and Artur. At Siena, He struggled to find a place in the first team (3 appearances). He was call-up to Roma's pre-season retreat on 2 July 2009.
On 24 July 2009 as revealed by his agent Mauro Cavoli, Brescia
of Serie B
have signed the Ghanaian midfielder on loan from AS Roma for a season, which made official on 27 July.
On 31 January 2010, he was loaned to Torino
where he met with Roma team-mate Loria. Barusso almost won promotion back to Serie A with club, which lost to Brescia in the final.
On 25 June 2010, Roma bought him outright for another €100,000. He currently on loan at Livorno
.
On 21 July 2011 it was reported that Ahmed Barusso may sign with Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa
, but the deal never materialized. In August 2011, Barusso had his car attacked, along with teammate Stefano Okaka, by angry Roma fans due to his unwillingness to be traded, which would free up a spot for a non-EU player to be brought in.
.
National team
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian footballer who currently plays for Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, on loan from Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
.
Career
Barusso started off his European footballing career at ManfredoniaS.S. Manfredonia Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Manfredonia Football 1932 is an Italian association football club, based in Manfredonia, Apulia.-Overview:...
, where he moved after recommendations by Ghanaian football legend Abedi Pele
Abédi Pelé
Abedi Ayew, known professionally as Abedi Pele is a former Ghana International football player and captain. Having been given the nickname "Pelé" in recognition of his superior ability that evoked comparisons to Brazilian great Pelé, he found fame in France's Ligue 1 with Lille OSC and Olympique...
, from Nania F.C.
Nania F.C.
Nania F.C. is an Ghanaian football club based in Legon. They are a member who are in Division One Middle League.-Match fixing Scandal:...
of Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
. He helped Manfredonia
S.S. Manfredonia Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Manfredonia Football 1932 is an Italian association football club, based in Manfredonia, Apulia.-Overview:...
to three successive promotions from the Italian amateur leagues (Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
) to Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
.
At the start of the 2006–07 season Barusso was signed by Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club Rimini
Rimini Calcio F.C.
Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna....
in a co-ownership deal that was later turned permanent after his immediate impact at his new club, including man of the match performances against Juventus and Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. Barusso's success was nearly halted, however, after a fractured tibia
Tibia
The tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
after a tackle by Alfredo Cardinale in the week 9 game at Crotone
F.C. Crotone
Football Club Crotone is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Serie B, holding home games at Stadio Ezio Scida, which has a 9,631-seat capacity.-History:...
, forcing him to miss several games due to surgery.
Roma
On 15 June 2007, it was reported in the Italian media that A.S. RomaA.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
have secured the co-ownership signing of Barusso from Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
side Rimini. The move was made official on 9 July 2007. It cost €1.7M for sign him in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
deal. He was awarded no.29 shirt., which was took by Nicolás Burdisso
Nicolás Burdisso
Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma. He also holds European Union nationality.-Boca Juniors:...
in 2009-10 season.
Barusso made his Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
debut for A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
in a 3–0 away win over Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
on 7 October 2007, at the Stadio Ennio Tardini
Stadio Ennio Tardini
Stadio Ennio Tardini, commonly referred to as just Il Tardini, is a football stadium in Parma, Italy, located near the centre of Parma, between the town centre and the city walls. It is currently the home of Parma F.C.. The stadium was built in 1923 and was named after one of Parma's former...
.
Barusso was loaned to Turkish Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
in January 2008, following the African Cup of Nations
He was subsequently loaned out to Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
team Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
on June 2008, along with Gianluca Curci
Gianluca Curci
Gianluca Curci is an Italian footballer who plays for Roma as a goalkeeper. Curci has previously played for Siena and Sampdoria.-Club career:Curci is a product of the Roma youth academy...
as part of the deal that Roma signed Simone Loria
Simone Loria
Simone Loria is an Italian football defender currently played with Bologna.-Career:Loria is known for having scored a spectacular bicycle kick from the edge of the penalty area against Chievo while playing for Atalanta....
and Artur. At Siena, He struggled to find a place in the first team (3 appearances). He was call-up to Roma's pre-season retreat on 2 July 2009.
On 24 July 2009 as revealed by his agent Mauro Cavoli, Brescia
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
of Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
have signed the Ghanaian midfielder on loan from AS Roma for a season, which made official on 27 July.
On 31 January 2010, he was loaned to Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
where he met with Roma team-mate Loria. Barusso almost won promotion back to Serie A with club, which lost to Brescia in the final.
On 25 June 2010, Roma bought him outright for another €100,000. He currently on loan at Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
.
On 21 July 2011 it was reported that Ahmed Barusso may sign with Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...
, but the deal never materialized. In August 2011, Barusso had his car attacked, along with teammate Stefano Okaka, by angry Roma fans due to his unwillingness to be traded, which would free up a spot for a non-EU player to be brought in.
International career
Barusso was part of the Ghanaian Olympic Team, known as the Black Meteors that qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympic GamesFootball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
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Honours
ClubNational team
- African Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of NationsThe Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
3rd Place: 20082008 African Cup of NationsThe 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football . The tournament was staged at...