GEORGE WEAH

TEAMS PLAYED FOR


Al-Jazira (UAE): 2001 - 2003
Olympique Marseille (France): 2000 - 2001
Manchester City (England): 2000
Chelsea (England - loan): 2000
AC Milan (Italy): 1995 - 2000
Paris Saint-Germain (France): 1992 - 1995
AS Monaco (France): 1988 - 1992
Tonnerre Yaounde (Cameroon): 1987 - 1988
                             Africa Sports (Ivory Coast): 1987
                             Invincible Eleven (Liberia): 1986 - 1987
                             Mighty Barolle (Liberia): 1985 - 1986
                             Bongrange Company (Liberia): 1984 - 1985
                            Young Survivors Clareton (Liberia): 1981 - 1984
BIO

George Weah (full name George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah) was born on October 1, 1966 in the Clara Town slum of Monrovia, Liberia. He is a member of the Kru ethnic group, which hails from south-eastern Liberia's Grand Kru County, one of the poorest areas of the country. His parents were William T. Weah, Sr. and Anna Quayeweah. He was raised largely by his paternal grandmother, Emma Klonjlaleh Brown. George attended middle school at Muslim Congress and high school at Wells Hairston High School. Before his football career allowed him to move abroad, Weah worked for the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation.

CLUB CAREER

George Weah began his playing career in his Native Liberia where he represented four clubs (Young Survivors, Bongrange Company, Mighty Barolle Monrovia and Invincible Eleven) before moving to Tonnerre Yaoundé in Cameroon, where he won the 1988 Cameroon championship. He moved to Europe later in 1988 when he was signed by Arsène Wenger, (manager of Monaco at the time), who Weah credits as an important influence on his career. At Monaco, Weah was a member of the team who won the French Cup in 1991.

In the 1990s Weah subsequently played for Paris Saint-Germain with whom he won the French league in 1994; and AC Milan, with whom he won the Italian league in 1996 and 1999, and became the top scorer of the 1994-1995 UEFA Champions League. In 1995 he was named European Soccer Player of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year. After leaving Milan in January 2000 Weah played for Chelsea, Manchester City and Olympique Maseille in quick succession, before leaving Marseille in May 2001 for Al Jazira, in the UAE.

NATIONAL TEAM CAREER

As successful as he was at club level, Weah was not able to bring over that success to the Liberian National Team. He has done everything with the squad from playing to coaching to financing it, but failed to qualify for a single World Cup, falling just a point short in qualifying for the 2002 tournament. This has led to Weah being known as one of the best soccer players never to have played in a World Cup.

PERSONAL INFO

Weah is married to Clar Weah, a Jamaican who lives in the United States. He has four children. His son George Weah Jr played for AC Milan Youth team but never advanced any further. Weah is a devoted humanitarian in his war-torn country. He ran for President of Liberia in 2005. Name one of the 125 greatest living soccer players by Pele.

TITLES AND AWARDS

Monaco

French Cup: 1991

PSG

French League: 1994

AC Milan

Seria A: 1996, 1999
UEFA Player of the Year: 1995
FIFA World Player of the Year: 1995

International

African Player of the Year: 1989, 1994, 1995
African Player of the Century