| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karim Abdul Razak Tanko | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Cornerstones | ||
| 1975–1979 | Asante Kotoko | 345 | (154) |
| 1979–1980 | New York Cosmos | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Emirates | ||
| 1981 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 1981–1982 | Al Ain | ||
| 1982–1985 | Arab Contractors | ||
| 1985–1988 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 1988–1990 | Africa Sports | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975–1988 | Ghana | 70 | (25) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dragons de l'Ouémé | ||
| 2000 | Ghana (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Stade Malien | ||
| 2003–2004 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 2004–2006 | Stade Malien | ||
| 2011–2012 | Stade Malien | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karim Abdul Razak Tanko[1] (born 18 April 1956[2]) is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Soccer League (NASL).
Popularly called the "Golden Boy", Razak also played for the Ghana national team, helping it win the 1978 African Cup of Nations. He was named African Footballer of the Year later that year.[3]
Razak, who also played for clubs in the UAE, Egypt and Ivory Coast, was ranked by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2007 as one of the confederation's 30 best footballers of the previous 50 years.