Father / Son footballers
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Father / Son footballers
Could sport run in our genes or is it enforced onto the offsprings? The recent stories involving Clement Temile / Toto Tamuz and his other son made me think of other players who have had offspring that played the game. Curiously, most of the children never seem to attain the great heights that the fathers did.
Take a look at:
Pele / Edson Cholbi Nascimento
Johan Cryuff / Jordi Cryuff
Maradona / Diego Armando Jr
Do you know of any other father/son footballers and how they fared?
Take a look at:
Pele / Edson Cholbi Nascimento
Johan Cryuff / Jordi Cryuff
Maradona / Diego Armando Jr
Do you know of any other father/son footballers and how they fared?
Father and son Soccer players
What about Cyril Okosieme / Ndubuisi/ Nkiru Okosieme ?
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Achille Emana. His dad was a dangerous dribbler back in the days for the ILS.
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Teslimi Balogun(Tunder Balogun)
Tunde Balogun-- Played for the Old Oyo state, 1973 and '75 sports festival.
Femi Balogun played for Ife at the Nuga games, 1980.
Tunde Balogun-- Played for the Old Oyo state, 1973 and '75 sports festival.
Femi Balogun played for Ife at the Nuga games, 1980.
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Who are his children? Cause as far as I can tell none have been called up into the U17 or U19 team.Abenwoha wrote:Abedi 'Naija Killer' Pele of Ghana.
Two of his sons has just been called into the French U17 and U19 NTs. If they turn out good before 21, Ghana will get them back just so they can cause nightmares to Naija 11, the way his daddy did.
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ABEDI`S SON STEPS INTO HIS BOOTSTonyStarks wrote:Who are his children? Cause as far as I can tell none have been called up into the U17 or U19 team.Abenwoha wrote:Abedi 'Naija Killer' Pele of Ghana.
Two of his sons has just been called into the French U17 and U19 NTs. If they turn out good before 21, Ghana will get them back just so they can cause nightmares to Naija 11, the way his daddy did.
…He joins Marseille’s senior side and French U20
By Kofi Owusu Aduonum | Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
SLOWLY BUT surely, Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew, son of soccer maestro, Abedi Pele is untying the lace of his father.
The young soccer prospect’s exploits in the Olympic Marseille junior side has attracted the attention of the club’s senior side, and has been consequently been promoted to the first team.
Just turned 17, Andre is gradually stepping into the big boots of his father, Pele, an ex-player of the French Division One side Olympic Marseille where he chalked remarkable successes in the early ‘90’s.
Revealing this to the Chronicle Sports in his office at Pig Farm in Accra last week, Pele said: “This is good for a young player like Dede, he is just 17 years and has gained entry to the senior side.” “I have admonished him to embrace the challenge to fit into the first team.”
He stated that, “he was due for his first training with the team last week, and I felt in his voice when he called me to break the news that he was extremely excited, he added.
Not only has Andre been promoted to Marseille’s Senior side, he has been invited for the French U-20 team.
Abedi, the former Black Stars captain and currently the CEO of Nania FC, a Division One side revealed that he identified the traits of soccer in Andre at a very tender age and decided to give him the necessary encouragement.
“I have a big grassed compound in front of my house and I am sure that also contributed to his passion for the game.”
According to the soccer legend: “when he was growing up, you will hardly see Dede without a football, and you could easily predict where he was when he was not with me or her mum-on the grass.”
Born into a family of soccer stars as Kwame Ayew, Solar Ayew, Rahim Ayew, who is a key performer of Nania FC, the future appears bright for the young soccer star.
Abedi indicated that he is sure his boy has what it takes to probably go beyond where he reached in his career as a footballer.
“Dede is a determined and discipline player, I see a lot of potential in him, and if he continues the way he has started, he will go far,” was how Abedi foretold his son’s career.
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Ghanaian great Abedi Ayew's children are French InternationalsTonyStarks wrote:Who are his children? Cause as far as I can tell none have been called up into the U17 or U19 team.Abenwoha wrote:Abedi 'Naija Killer' Pele of Ghana.
Two of his sons has just been called into the French U17 and U19 NTs. If they turn out good before 21, Ghana will get them back just so they can cause nightmares to Naija 11, the way his daddy did.
http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101003/Info ... _selection
jeff wrote:Ghanaian great Abedi Ayew's children are French InternationalsTonyStarks wrote:Who are his children? Cause as far as I can tell none have been called up into the U17 or U19 team.Abenwoha wrote:Abedi 'Naija Killer' Pele of Ghana.
Two of his sons has just been called into the French U17 and U19 NTs. If they turn out good before 21, Ghana will get them back just so they can cause nightmares to Naija 11, the way his daddy did.
They have been invited. No one knows yet if they will play. I think they were born in France and may hold French citizenships
http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101003/Info ... _selection
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jeff wrote:Ghanaian great Abedi Ayew's children are French InternationalsTonyStarks wrote:Who are his children? Cause as far as I can tell none have been called up into the U17 or U19 team.Abenwoha wrote:Abedi 'Naija Killer' Pele of Ghana.
Two of his sons has just been called into the French U17 and U19 NTs. If they turn out good before 21, Ghana will get them back just so they can cause nightmares to Naija 11, the way his daddy did.
They have been invited. No one knows yet if they will play. I think they were born in France and may hold French citizenships
http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101003/Info ... _selection
God is a Black Star fan
jeff wrote:Ghanaian great Abedi Ayew's children are French InternationalsTonyStarks wrote:Who are his children? Cause as far as I can tell none have been called up into the U17 or U19 team.Abenwoha wrote:Abedi 'Naija Killer' Pele of Ghana.
Two of his sons has just been called into the French U17 and U19 NTs. If they turn out good before 21, Ghana will get them back just so they can cause nightmares to Naija 11, the way his daddy did.
They have been invited. No one knows yet if they will play. I think they were born in France and may hold French citizenships
http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101003/Info ... _selection
God is a Black Star fan
Sir V wrote:Teslimi Balogun(Tunder Balogun)
Tunde Balogun-- Played for the Old Oyo state, 1973 and '75
Femi Balogun played for Ife at the Nuga games, 1980.
Sir V:
Was it Femi? I know there were two of them at Ife at the same period. The more gifted was Kayode "Sege" Balogun who played for SE under AO as well.
Other father/son pair were Willy & Baldwin Bazuaye. Hey, a lot of guys felt Baldwin got a lot of breaks because of his father.
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Didn't Weah have a son coming up?
well here are some:
Yuri Djorkaef (His dad played for the French flops of 1966 fame)
Bogassian (he plays in the MLS. Dad played in the old MLS)
Amaechi Igwe ( Father Tony Igwe Nigeria and represented his country in the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, captain for the Nigerian National Team during World Cup qualifying tournaments in 1969 and 1973 ... He played against Pele when the Nigerian national team played Santos in 1972 ... He played collegiate soccer at the University of San Francisco, where he was a member of three national championship teams. )
Paolo Maldinid and his dad.
well here are some:
Yuri Djorkaef (His dad played for the French flops of 1966 fame)
Bogassian (he plays in the MLS. Dad played in the old MLS)
Amaechi Igwe ( Father Tony Igwe Nigeria and represented his country in the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, captain for the Nigerian National Team during World Cup qualifying tournaments in 1969 and 1973 ... He played against Pele when the Nigerian national team played Santos in 1972 ... He played collegiate soccer at the University of San Francisco, where he was a member of three national championship teams. )
Paolo Maldinid and his dad.
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Yes it was Femi. Actually, there was Kayode, I think he is the younger one. But Tunde is their eldest brother who played for oyo state at the 73 sports festival .Enugu II wrote:Sir V wrote:Teslimi Balogun(Tunder Balogun)
Thunde Balogun-- Played for the Old Oyo state , 1973 and '75 sports festival
Femi Balogun played for Ife at the Nuga games, 1980.
Sir V:
Was it Femi? I know there were two of them at Ife at the same period. The more gifted was Kayode "Sege" Balogun who played for SE under AO as well.
Other father/son pair were Willy & Baldwin Bazuaye. Hey, a lot of guys felt Baldwin got a lot of breaks because of his father.
I can't remember Willy Bazuaye was a player. Do you know where he played for?
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Did Nigreria play against Santos? I know Pele was in Nigeria in 1975 or 76.original skeepolah wrote:Didn't Weah have a son coming up?
well here are some:
Yuri Djorkaef (His dad played for the French flops of 1966 fame)
Bogassian (he plays in the MLS. Dad played in the old MLS)
Amaechi Igwe ( Father Tony Igwe Nigeria and represented his country in the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, captain for the Nigerian National Team during World Cup qualifying tournaments in 1969 and 1973 ... He played against Pele when the Nigerian national team played Santos in 1972 ... He played collegiate soccer at the University of San Francisco, where he was a member of three national championship teams. )
Paolo Maldinid and his dad.
"If winning isn't important, why do we spend all that money on scoreboards?“ --Chuck Coonradt
