Sly Tetteh
Alhaji Ibrahim Sly Tetteh (died 3 September 2011)[1] was a Ghanaian football player and administrator who was the President of Liberty Professionals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alhaji Ibrahim Sly Tetteh | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 2011 | ||
| Place of death | Cape Coast, Ghana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1992 | Sekondi Hasaacas | ||
| 1992–1995 | Liberty University | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–2011 |
Liberty Professionals F.C. (Chairman & Technical Director) | ||
| 2005–2011 |
Liberty Soccer Academy Togo (Technical Director) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Tetteh won the West African Club Championship with Sekondi Hasaacas in 1982.[2]
Coaching career
He also ran academies in Ghana, Togo and Kenya and has been credited with discovering the talents of Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari, Asamoah Gyan, Derek Boateng, Kwadwo Asamoah, and John Paintsil.[3][4]
Personal life
Tetteh was born in Accra and grew up in Sekondi. He attended the Liberty University of Lynchburg, Virginia in the United States from 1992 to 1995.[5]
References
- CAF mourns Tetteh, owner one of the best football academy in Ghana which produced Essien
- "Liberty's Sly Tetteh is dead". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Liberty Professionals :: The Club : Club President - simply the best".
- Dogbevi, Emmanuel (7 March 2012). "Late Sly Tetteh was my greatest mentor - Essien".
- "'Essien will be world's best footballer' - Sly Tetteh". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
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