George Boateng

George Boateng

Boateng playing for Middlesbrough in 2008
Personal information
Full name George Boateng
Date of birth (1975-09-05) 5 September 1975
Place of birth Nkawkaw, Ghana
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Excelsior 9 (0)
1995–1998 Feyenoord 68 (1)
1998–1999 Coventry City 46 (5)
1999–2002 Aston Villa 103 (4)
2002–2008 Middlesbrough 182 (7)
2008–2010 Hull City 52 (1)
2010–2011 Skoda Xanthi 19 (2)
2011–2012 Nottingham Forest 5 (1)
2012–2013 T-Team 20 (4)
Total 504 (25)
National team
1995–1998 Netherlands U21 18 (0)
2001–2006 Netherlands 4 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Kelantan FA

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 25, 2014.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2008

George Boateng (born 5 September 1975) is a former Dutch footballer who is of Ghanaian descent. He is currently the technical director of Kelantan FA playing in Malaysia Super League.

Club career

Born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, after playing 70 games for Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam, Boateng completed a £220,000 move to Coventry City in 1998. Under the management of Gordon Strachan he proved himself to be a solid defensive midfielder, helping the attacking Dublin-Huckerby Coventry side of 1998 finish eleventh in the Premier League and enjoy mid table stability. He is still fondly remembered by Sky Blues fans as being responsible for breaking one of Coventry's longstanding hoodoo's-victory at Villa Park: Boateng scored twice in the 4–1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on 27 February 1999, ending Coventry's 63-year-long wait for a league win at the ground.

The next season Boateng transferred to Aston Villa for £4.5 million. He proceeded to play 131 matches for Villa, including an FA Cup final defeat against Chelsea in 2000. The tough-tackling central midfielder then fell out with manager Graham Taylor in the 2001–02 season. After a move to Liverpool collapsed due to demands from agents, and in spite of interest from Fulham,[1] that summer Boateng completed a £5 million move to Middlesbrough.

Boateng made his full debut on the first day of the 2002–03 season away to Southampton in an uneventful game that finished 0–0. Occupying the defensive midfield position, he became the solid platform upon which Middlesbrough built their attack. He recovered from an ankle operation in the summer of 2003 to be fit for the start of the 2003–04 season. That season, he was part of the Middlesbrough team which lifted the League Cup for the first time.

In the 2004–05 season, he scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 4–0 win at Blackburn Rovers on 16 October 2004. However, he was injured for eight weeks with a broken toe; during this period, Middlesbrough dropped from fourth down to ninth in the league. He did recover in time to help Middlesbrough obtain the results they needed for qualification for the UEFA Cup. In a poll on the official Boro website, fans voted him the player most missed due to injury in the 2004–05 season. He started for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.

In June 2006 he signed a new three-year contract with Middlesbrough. He was announced as the new club captain on 21 July 2006, replacing Gareth Southgate, who had been promoted to manager. On 10 March 2007, he scored in an FA Cup tie against league leaders Manchester United, his first goal in the tournament since 1999 when he scored for Coventry against Macclesfield Town.

On 22 January 2008, Boateng had his captaincy rescinded by Gareth Southgate. Southgate cited his desire for Boateng to "concentrate on his game". He was replaced as captain by Emanuel Pogatetz.

Hull City announced on 10 July 2008 that Boateng had agreed to sign a contract with them.[2] The move was completed on 16 July, after the completion of a medical. On 6 February 2010, Boateng scored his first career goal for Hull City in a 2–1 win over Manchester City, their first win since November 2009.[3]

Boateng's contract with Hull City came to an end following their relegation from the Premier League in 2010. He was confirmed as having left the club along with fellow former Dutch national team-mate Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.

After holding talks with Celtic[4] and West Bromwich Albion[5] he joined Greek side Skoda Xanthi on a two-year deal.[6]

On 27 July 2011, it was announced that Boateng had joined Nottingham Forest, on a one-year deal.[7]

Boateng scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest in dramatic fashion, scoring in the 94th minute to grab Forest a point against Leicester City. At the end of June 2012 he left the club.

On 15 November 2012 he arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to sign a contract with T-Team.[8] Four days later he signed a one-year contract, linking him again with former Hull City team-mate and Republic of Ireland international Caleb Folan.

International career

Although born in Ghana, Boateng chose to represent Netherlands at international level,[9] earning four caps in total for Oranje. Boateng made his international début for the Netherlands in a 1–1 draw with Denmark in November 2001.

Management

Boateng has made no secret of his desire to enter football management once his playing career ends. After leaving Nottingham Forest F.C in 2012 he completed his coaching badges in Ireland and in an interview with the Daily Mail he revealed that he would love to manage any of his former clubs like Aston Villa F.C saying "They have the training ground, the fan base, great stadium. And I love the ground.".[10]

2014

On 2014,Boateng was unveiled as Kelantan FA new head coach to replace Steve Darby who has been shown the exit door after a disappointing 0-4 lost to Sime Darby F.C..[11] On 6 May 2014, Kelantan FA come back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with Felda United F.C. in first leg of Malaysia FA Cup semi final in Boateng's first game as head coach.[12] Boateng apologized to the Kelantan fans after Kelantan FA were knocked out of the Malaysia Cup by Kedah FA with 3-4 aggregate, and there were reports saying that he will step down from his role as Kelantan FA head coach the following season but that proof to be wrong by Kelantan FA President Tan Sri Annuar Musa.[13][14] George was moved to become Technical Director on 24 March 2015, and his position as Head Coach was taken by Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah.[15] George Boateng left his post as Technical Director of Kelantan on 11th May 2015 because he wants to work as Coach or Manager in Football

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HOL League Cup League Cup Continental Total
1994–95SBV ExcelsiorEerste Divisie9000000090
SBV Excelsior Total 9000000090
1995–96FeyenoordEredivisie000000
1996–97000000
1997–98000020
Feyenoord Total 681000020701
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997–98Coventry CityPremier League141500000191
1998–99324313100386
Coventry City Total 465813100577
1999–00Aston VillaPremier League332507100453
2000–01331301040411
2001–02371102080481
2002–030000001010
Aston Villa Total 1034901011301355
2002–03MiddlesbroughPremier League280000000280
2003–04350206000430
2004–05253000040293
2005–062624020121443
2006–07351610000412
2007–08331302000381
Middlesbrough Total 18271511001612239
2008–09Hull CityPremier League230200000250
2009–10291101000311
Hull City Total 521301000560
2010–11Skoda XanthiGreek Superleague192000000192
Skoda Xanthi Total 192000000192
2011–12Nottingham ForestFootball League Championship3100001041
Nottingham Forest F.C. Total 3100001041
2012–13T-TeamMalaysia Super League152520000204
T-Team Total 152520000204
Career total 4972240424131159228

Stats accurate as of 13:11, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Coaching statistics

As of 26 February 2016
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kelantan Malaysia 25 April 2014 24 March 2015 37 18 2 17 48.65

Personal life

George is a devout Christian and says his faith affects the way he conducts himself.[16] In an interview with Church Times My family and I have become very devoted Christians. Hearing and acting on the Word is very important."[17]

Honours

Aston Villa
Middlesbrough

References

  1. "GEORGE BOATENG: England fans may not agree but Steve McClaren is the best boss I have played for... and when I hang up my boots my dream is to manage Aston Villa". Daily Mail. London.
  2. "Hull agree contract with Boateng". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  3. "Hull 2–1 Man City". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  4. "Boateng keen on Celtic". Sky Sports. Sky Sports. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  5. "West Brom eye move for George Boateng as former Hull City star trains with Albion". Daily Mail. London. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  6. "Boateng moves to Greece". Sky Sports. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  7. "George Boateng to join Hasselbaink at Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  8. http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/t-team-recruit-boateng-1.173316
  9. Webster, Rupert. "THE FUTURE IS ORANJE FOR BOATENG". Sky Sports.
  10. "GEORGE BOATENG: England fans may not agree but Steve McClaren is the best boss I have played for... and when I hang up my boots my dream is to manage Aston Villa". Daily Mail. London.
  11. "Kelantan appoint George Boateng as new head coach". Goal.com. Malaysia.
  12. "Kelantan seri dengan Felda United". myMetro. Malaysia.
  13. "George Boateng apologizes to fans, and may leave the club". Goal.com. Malaysia.
  14. "George Boateng remains Kelantan head coach". Goal.com. Malaysia.
  15. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/former-t-team-coach-appointed-to-lead-kelantan
  16. "George Boateng discusses his faith". Gazette Live. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  17. "George Boateng, Darren Moore, Joseph-Desire Job and Carlo Nash". Church Times. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
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