Samuel Kuffour: Impregnable fortress for Bayern and Ghana

Samuel Kuffour: Impregnable fortress for Bayern and Ghana

Samuel Kuffour was an ever-present at the back for Bayern Munich between 1993 and 2005, contributing to a total of 14 honours, including six Bundesliga titles and a Champions League.

The Ghanaian wasn’t the tallest of central defenders, but he made up for it with acute positional awareness and sheer strength. He was voted as the BBC African Player of the Year in 2001 following Bayern’s Champions League success and at the time was generally considered to be one of the most complete defenders in Europe.

Stats:

Club goals: 17

Club Assists: 5

Match: 391

Ghana national team:

Goals: 3

Matches: 59

Achievements:

1X CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER

6X BUNDESLIGA CHAMPION

3X Ghana FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

4X GERMAN CUP WINNER

1X UNDER-17 WORLD CUP CHAMPION

1X INTERCONTINENTAL CUP WINNER

6X GERMAN LEAGUE CUP WINNER