Mohammed Gargo

Mohammed Gargo (born 19 June 1975) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Mohammed Gargo
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Gargo
Date of birth (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Tura Magic F.C. (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Real Tamale United
1992–1993 Torino
1993–1994 Borussia Dortmund II
1994 Bayern Munich II
1995 Stoke City 0 (0)
1995–2004 Udinese Calcio 88 (2)
2003 → Venezia (loan) 18 (0)
2004–2005 Genoa 44 (0)
2005–2007 Al-Wakrah Sports Club
2007–2008 Ashanti Gold
National team
1992–2001 Ghana 20 (4)
Teams managed
2009–2010 New Edubiase United
2010–2016 Real Tamale United
2018– Tura Magic F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Gargo joined Italian side Udinese in 1995. In January 2003 he was loaned to Venezia and in January 2004 sold to Serie B side Genoa along with Vittorio Micolucci, in exchange for Rodrigue Boisfer and Valon Behrami, all in a co-ownership deal, which few years later accused for inflated price in order to create paper profit.[1] Udinese and Genoa were already fined in June 2008 by FIGC[2] and criminal charge were continued.

International career

Gargo was a member of the men's national team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain,[3] and gold in the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy.

Coaching career

Gargo started after his retirement the job as coach in February 2010 by New Edubiase United.[4] He trained the club of the Poly Tank Division One League until summer 2010. On 6 August 2010, he was named as the new manager of Poly Tank Division One League rival Real Tamale United.[5] He coached the club RTU until November 2012 and resigned after the relegation from the Ghana Premier League his contract.[6] In September Namibian Premier League club Tura Magic F.C. signed a contract with Gargo as their head coach.[7]

Honours

Udinese

References
  1. "Udine, indagati Pozzo e Pierpaolo Marino". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 31 July 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 66/CDN (2007–08)" (PDF). FIGC (in Italian). 18 June 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. "Mohamed Gargo Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  4. "Mohammed Gargo Named Edubiase Coach". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. Glo Ghana Premier League Welcomes Real Tamale United Back
  6. Mohammed Gargo refuses to give up on Real Tamale United
  7. Mohammed Gargo appointed as Tura Magic head coach, Namibia Press Agency, 11 September 2018.
  8. "Udinese 4 - 2 Sigma (Aggregate: 6 - 4)". UEFA. 22 August 2000. Archived from the original on 23 June 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2020.


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