Prince Tagoe
Encyclopedia
Prince Tagoe is a Ghana
ian international
footballer, who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Bursaspor
in Turkey
.
, but his transfer failed, and he moved to Saudi Arabia
n side Ittihad FC. After six months, he moved to another Middle East
country, this time to United Arab Emirates
and signed for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club. After a year and 10 league goals for Al Shabab, Tagoe returned to Saudi Arabia to play for Ettifaq FC. He spent two years with Ettifaq and also had a great effect during the 2009 AFC Champions League with 8 goals in 6 matches.
side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, but he was released from his contract on 1 August after only 51 days due to heart issues. Tagoe's lawyer contested the dismissal as a second opinion did not yield evidence of a heart condition. On 20 August, Tagoe was resigned to Hoffenheim after an announcement that his earlier release had contravened FIFA
regulations. Tagoe was originally unable to play in the Bundesliga as his playing license was revoked when it was revealed that the original documentation of his physical examinations had been faked. As a result of the falsification of the data, Deutsche Fußball Liga
requested further medical examinations in order to assess Tagoe's fitness. On 21 October, DFL announced the health issue was not significant enough to warrant the cancellation of his contract and that the player could be in a position to have his license reinstated pending the results of the final test in December 2009. This medical test showed that he was fit and had not a cardiac defect. On 11 January 2010, Tagoe had his playing license reinstated and was eligible to play for his club.
Finally, on 30 January 2010, Tagoe made his debut for the club, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Boris Vukčević
, in a league match versus FC Schalke 04
. He scored his first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal
quarter-finals against SV Werder Bremen
on 9 February. His first Bundesliga goals came on 1 May 2010 against Eintracht Frankfurt
, when he came from the bench and scored a brace for a 2–1 away victory.
n club FK Partizan
on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent deal. He marked his competitive debut scoring a brace in a league match against FK Inđija. Tagoe also scored a goal in the next two rounds against FK Hajduk Kula (away) and OFK Beograd
(home). He continued his fantastic start for Partizan with two goals in the first leg of the Serbian Cup
semi-final against cross-town rivals FK Crvena zvezda. During his stint at Partizan, Tagoe scored 12 times (9 league and 3 cup goals), as the club win the double. Despite his good performances, Tagoe did not stay at the club.
for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations by the coach Ratomir Dujković
. He only played a total of 49 minutes for his team which did not make it into the quarter-finals.
He was selected by the coach Milovan Rajevac as part of the final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
in South Africa
. He played in all three group matches, as a starter, but did not enter on the pitch in the knockout stage
, where Ghana was eliminated by Uruguay
in the quarter-finals.
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Partizan
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 international
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
footballer, who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Early career
While playing for Accra Hearts of Oak SC, Tagoe became the top goalscorer of the 2005 Ghana Premier League with 18 goals. In January 2006, Tagoe was close to sign for 1. FSV Mainz 051. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
, but his transfer failed, and he moved to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n side Ittihad FC. After six months, he moved to another Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
country, this time to United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
and signed for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club. After a year and 10 league goals for Al Shabab, Tagoe returned to Saudi Arabia to play for Ettifaq FC. He spent two years with Ettifaq and also had a great effect during the 2009 AFC Champions League with 8 goals in 6 matches.
Hoffenheim
On 9 June 2009, Tagoe signed a three-year contract with the Fußball-BundesligaFußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, but he was released from his contract on 1 August after only 51 days due to heart issues. Tagoe's lawyer contested the dismissal as a second opinion did not yield evidence of a heart condition. On 20 August, Tagoe was resigned to Hoffenheim after an announcement that his earlier release had contravened FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
regulations. Tagoe was originally unable to play in the Bundesliga as his playing license was revoked when it was revealed that the original documentation of his physical examinations had been faked. As a result of the falsification of the data, Deutsche Fußball Liga
Deutsche Fußball Liga
The Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH is a subsidiary of Die Liga – Fußballverband. The DFL is responsible for the operation of the 1. Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga.- Function :...
requested further medical examinations in order to assess Tagoe's fitness. On 21 October, DFL announced the health issue was not significant enough to warrant the cancellation of his contract and that the player could be in a position to have his license reinstated pending the results of the final test in December 2009. This medical test showed that he was fit and had not a cardiac defect. On 11 January 2010, Tagoe had his playing license reinstated and was eligible to play for his club.
Finally, on 30 January 2010, Tagoe made his debut for the club, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Boris Vukčević
Boris Vukčević
Boris Vukčević is a German professional footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.-Club career:...
, in a league match versus FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
. He scored his first goal for the club in the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
quarter-finals against SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
on 9 February. His first Bundesliga goals came on 1 May 2010 against Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
, when he came from the bench and scored a brace for a 2–1 away victory.
Loan to Partizan
On 31 January 2011, Tagoe joined SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n club FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent deal. He marked his competitive debut scoring a brace in a league match against FK Inđija. Tagoe also scored a goal in the next two rounds against FK Hajduk Kula (away) and OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd
Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...
(home). He continued his fantastic start for Partizan with two goals in the first leg of the Serbian Cup
Serbian Cup
The Serbian Cup is the national football cup of Serbia. For sponsorship reasons it is referred to in the media as Lav Cup of Serbia since 2007.The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.-Sponsorship:...
semi-final against cross-town rivals FK Crvena zvezda. During his stint at Partizan, Tagoe scored 12 times (9 league and 3 cup goals), as the club win the double. Despite his good performances, Tagoe did not stay at the club.
International career
Tagoe was called to the national teamGhana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations by the coach Ratomir Dujković
Ratomir Dujkovic
Ratomir Dujković is a Serbian football manager and a former player.-Playing career:...
. He only played a total of 49 minutes for his team which did not make it into the quarter-finals.
He was selected by the coach Milovan Rajevac as part of the final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He played in all three group matches, as a starter, but did not enter on the pitch in the knockout stage
2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. It began on 26 June with the round of 16 matches, and ended on 11 July with the final match of the tournament held at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in which Spain beat the...
, where Ghana was eliminated by Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
in the quarter-finals.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 1 June 2008 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi Kumasi Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea... |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa... |
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| 2. | 22 June 2008 | Ohene Djan Stadium, 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... |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa... |
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| 3. | 11 February 2009 | Cairo International Stadium Cairo International Stadium Cairo International Stadium or "Stad El-Qahira El-Dawly", is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. It is the Arab World's second largest . It is the foremost Olympic-standard facility befitting the role of Cairo, Egypt as the center of events in the region... , Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 4. | 29 March 2009 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi Kumasi Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea... |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa... |
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| 5. | 5 September 2010 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Lobamba Lobamba is the traditional and legislative capital of Swaziland, seat of the Parliament and residence of the Queen Mother. It is located in the west of the country, in the Ezulwini valley, 16 km from Mbabane, in the district of Hhohho... |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 6. | 27 March 2011 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat in Brazzaville is the national stadium of the Republic of the Congo. It is used for football matches and also has an athletics track and a handball court. It hosts the home games of CARA Brazzaville and Etoile du Congo. It holds 25,000 people... , Brazzaville Brazzaville -Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo... |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 7. | 3 June 2011 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi Kumasi Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea... |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maamobi | 2003 | |colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Hearts of Oak | 2004 | |colspan="2"|– | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |||||
| 2005 | |colspan="2"|– | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Ittihad | 2005–06 | |colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Al Shabab | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ettifaq | 2007–08 | |colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008–09 | |colspan="2"|– | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Hoffenheim | 2009–10 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga The 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 47th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The last games were played on 8 May 2010... |
12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga The 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 48th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions and ended with the last games on 14 May 2011. The winter... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
2010–11 2010–11 Serbian Superliga -League table:-Results:... |
15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | |
| Hoffenheim | 2011–12 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga The 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga is the 49th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on 5 August 2011 with the season opening match involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and will end with the last games on 5 May 2012... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 58 | 28 | |
International
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Club
Hearts of Oak- Ghana Premier League: 2004
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 2004
Partizan
- Serbian SuperLigaSerbian SuperligaSerbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
: 2010–11 - Serbian CupSerbian CupThe Serbian Cup is the national football cup of Serbia. For sponsorship reasons it is referred to in the media as Lav Cup of Serbia since 2007.The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.-Sponsorship:...
: 2010–11
External links
- Prince Tagoe at Utakmica.rs
- Prince Tagoe at FootballDatabase.eu