Alex Tachie-Mensah
Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1977)
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Alexander Tachie-Mensah (born 15 February 1977) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward. After his retirement, he became a coach.
Full name
Alexander Tachie-Mensah[1]
Date of birth
15 February 1977
Place of birth
Accra, Ghana
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Tachie-Mensah in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Tachie-Mensah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 39 | (35) |
| 2000–2002 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 55 | (24) |
| 2002–2009 | St. Gallen | 133 | (48) |
| Total | 227 | (107) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Ghana | 11 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009– | FC Frauenfeld Youth | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Tachie-Mensah was born in Accra.
He last played for FC St. Gallen[2] and retired on 9 June 2009.
International career
Tachie-Mensah was a member of the Ghana national team[3] and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.
Coaching career
After his retirement, Tachie-Mensah became the head coach an FC Frauenfeld youth team in August 2009.[4][5]
He later became assistant coach at fifth-tier side FC Kreuzlingen.[6][7]
