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Christian Attah Gyan (2 November 1978 – 29 December 2021) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Christian Gyan

Personal information
Full name	Christian Attah Gyan
Date of birth	(1978-11-02)2 November 1978
Place of birth	Tema, Ghana
Date of death	29 December 2021(2021-12-29) (aged 43)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Ghapoha
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2007	Feyenoord	93	(3)
1998	→ Excelsior (loan)	16	(0)
2006–2007	→ Excelsior (loan)	16	(0)
2008–2009	TPS	16	(0)
2009	Wrexham	0	(0)
2010	RoPS	0	(0)
Total		131	(3)
National team
	Ghana U20
1998–2001	Ghana	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gyan was born in Tema, Ghana on 2 November 1978. Playing for Ghapoha, he signed for Feyenoord in 1996. During the following season he moved on loan to Excelsior.[1] After only a couple of months Feyenoord recalled the defender, and he made his debut for Feyenoord that same season. Gyan remained with Feyenoord for the next eight seasons. He was mainly used as a substitute. Gyan did play the 2002 UEFA Cup Final against Borussia Dortmund. He replaced the suspended Brett Emerton in the starting eleven. With Gyan, Feyenoord went on to beat Dortmund 3–2. While at Feyenoord Gyan also won a Dutch League Championship and a Johan Cruijff Schaal. Gyan was one of the most popular players at Feyenoord, always gaining a big applause from the fans when he started his warming-up.

In June 2008 Gyan completed a successful trial for the Finnish club Turun Palloseura, and he signed a six-month deal with TPS on 3 June. In January 2009 Gyan signed for Wrexham until the end of the 2008–09 season,[2] but made only two appearances for the club in the FA Trophy before being released at the end of the season.[3] He signed a contract for RoPS in February 2010. In July, he got released by the club because of knee injury that happened in February. Gyan did not make any appearances for RoPS. He finished his career at amateur side RKSV Leonidas in Rotterdam.

International career

Gyan played seven games at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship,[1] where Ghana finished fourth.

His full international debut, incidentally, came against the Netherlands. For the senior side he featured eight times between 1998 and 2001, including at the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

Personal life and death

Gyan was diagnosed with terminal cancer in November 2021.[5] He died from the disease a month later on 29 December 2021, at the age of 43.[6]

Honours

Feyenoord

• UEFA Cup: 2001–02^{[citation needed]}
• Eredivisie: 1998-99
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 1999[7]

References

External links

• Christian Gyan at Soccerbase
• FIFA Player Statistics: Christian Gyan

На других языках

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[de] Christian Gyan

Christian Attah Gyan (* 2. November 1978 in Tema, Ghana; † 29. Dezember 2021) war ein ghanaischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Christian Gyan

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[fr] Christian Gyan

Christian Attah Gyan, né le 2 novembre 1978 à Tema et mort le 29 décembre 2021[1], est un footballeur ghanéen.

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[it] Christian Gyan

Christian Gyan (Tema, 2 novembre 1978 – 29 dicembre 2021) è stato un calciatore ghanese, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Гьян, Кристиан

Кристиан Атта Гьян (англ. Christian Attah Gyan; 2 ноября 1978[1][2], Тема, Большая Аккра — 29 декабря 2021[3]) — ганский футболист, крайний защитник. Известен как игрок «Фейеноорда» и ряда нидерландских и финских клубов, а также сборной Ганы. Обладатель Кубка УЕФА.

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