Gerald Asamoah

Gerald Asamoah
Asamoah in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gerald Asamoah[1]
Date of birth (1978-10-03) 3 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Mampong, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1990 VfV Hainholz
1990–1991 SG Borken
1991–1994 BV Werder Hannover
1994–1996 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Hannover 96 79 (28)
1999–2010 Schalke 04 279 (44)
2004 Schalke 04 II 1 (0)
2010–2011 FC St. Pauli 27 (6)
2012–2013 Greuther Fürth 27 (5)
2013–2015 Schalke 04 II 49 (8)
Total 462 (91)
International career
2001–2006 Germany 43 (6)
Managerial career
2016–2021 Schalke 04 II
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2002 Korea/Japan
Third place 2006 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Asamoah (German pronunciation: [ˈgeːʁalt ʔazaˈmoːa]; born 3 October 1978) is a German football executive and former professional player who works as the first-team manager of Schalke 04.[3][4]

During his playing career, Asamoah played as a forward,[2][5] and he was mainly known for his pace, his physical strength and his hard-working approach.[6] He has bonded the most part of his career to Schalke, where he has been widely appreciated not only for his accomplishments as a player, but also for his relaxed and positive attitude and his role as a community leader off the pitch.[7][8]

Asamoah kept working in Gelsenkirchen after his retirement, too, as he was offered several administrative and managerial roles throughout the years.[3]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Asamoah, Gerald" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Sporting director Rouven Schröder fills key first-team positions - Fußball - Schalke 04". Fußball. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Rouven Schröder: We need to be a community – and we need to act like one - Fußball - Schalke 04". Fußball. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Asamoah spielt wieder für Schalke" (in German). kicker.de. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Player Profile". BBC Sport. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Gerald Asamoah: Passing on my experience as a professional - Fußball - Schalke 04". Fußball. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Gerald Asamoah, un pezzo di storia dello Schalke dal cuore grande". OneFootball (in Italian). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2021.