Ibrahim Tanko

Ibrahim Tanko
Tanko in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Anyars Tanko
Date of birth (1977-07-25) 25 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
King Faisal Babes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 King Faisal Babes
1994–2001 Borussia Dortmund 52 (3)
1998–2000 Borussia Dortmund II 24 (2)
2001–2007 SC Freiburg 106 (5)
Total 182 (10)
International career
1996–2004 Ghana 9 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Ghana U-23
2020–2021 Ghana A'
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Anyars Tanko[1] (born 25 July 1977) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played mostly as a second striker or an attacking midfielder, scout and manager who last served as the head coach of the local Black Stars - Ghana A' national football team.[2]

He played most of his 15-year professional career – blighted by injuries – in Germany, with Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg. At the international level, he represented the Ghana national football team.

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  2. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Ibrahim Tanko heads new Black Stars 'B' Technical team". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.