Richmond Forson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Aflao, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Metz B | 25 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 |
Louhans-Cuiseaux | 7 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 |
Luçon | 60 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 |
Vendée Poiré sur Vie | 32 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | AS Cherbourg | 22 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Thouars Foot 79 | 45 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Chauvigny | ||
| 2012–2013 |
Yzeure | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001–2009 | Togo | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richmond Forson (born 23 May 1980) is a former professional
Club career
Forson was born in
Following the 2006 World Cup from January 2007 – August 2008, Forson played two seasons for
International career
Born in Ghana, Forson grew up in Togo and was eligible to play for the Ghana and Togo national teams. While still an amateur player, he became a member of the Togo national team. His national debut came in May 2001 in a 1–0 victory against Senegal. Forson is the second football player originally from Ghana to play for the Togo. The other one is Eric Akoto.[citation needed] His revelation was in a four-countries tournament in Iran (comprising teams: Paraguay, Macedonia, Iran and Togo).
Forson was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup where he started in two games against Switzerland[6] and France. Both games resulted in 2–0 losses. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[7] Forson was involved in the bonus dispute where the entire Togo threatened to go on strike after the national federation failed to pay the bonus money that was owed to the players. The situation was resolved with a partial payment to the players.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Forson. Du Mondial à Ménez-Paul" [Forson. From the World Cup to Ménez-Paul]. Le Télégramme (in French). 27 November 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Forson: "Es geht für uns auch um die Ehre"". kicker Online (in German). 22 June 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Football: la fiche de Richmond Forson on www.lequipe.fr
- ^ Cfa2 : Richmond Forson testé par Thouars – La Nouvelle République - on www.fr.newspeg.com
- ^ Alexandre Chochois (30 January 2012). "Yzeure: Trois nouveaux joueurs ont signé" [Yzeure: Three new players have signed]. Foot National. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Lesprit, Bruno (20 June 2006). "Richmond Forson, l'international togolais du Poiré-sur-Vie" [Richmond Forson, the Togolese international of Poiré-sur-Vie]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Die Sperber" – Togos Nationalmannschaft on togo2006.de
- ^ FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Richmond FORSON on de.fifa.com
External links
- Richmond Forson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Richmond Forson at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Richmond Forson at National-Football-Teams.com
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Togo were disqualified from the tournament after missing their opening game against Ghana due to Togo national football team attack. | ||