Weah, George

Manchester City & Liberia

Birthdate: October 1, 1966
Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia
Height: 1.84 mts
Weight: 76 kgs
Position: Forward
International: 51 caps, 14 goals (as of August 19, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Young Survivor of Clartown, Bongrange, Might Barole, Invincible Eleven, Tonerre Yaounde, AS Monaco, Paris St. Germain, AC Milan, Chelsea
Transfer Fee: -
One of the most succesful african players. Compared with dutch superstar Marco van Basten, George Weah has win all the personal titles: 3 times African Player of the Year in 1989,1994,1995; 1 time European Player of the Year in 1995; 1 time FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995; 1 time FIFA Fair Play Award in 1996. Voted second in 1996 FIFA World Player of 1996, just below brazilian Ronaldo. Member of the FIFA World All-Stars, that play vs. Brazil in July 14,1996. Scored 79 goals in 199 matches, while playing with PSG & Monaco. Transferred in January 2000 to English side Chelsea, after failing to settle in Milan, George felt insecure after Jose Mari was bougth from Atletico Madrid and scored in his debut..