1. George Antwi Boateng was born on 5 September 1975 and is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
26 Facts About George Boateng
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George Boateng played for Coventry City, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Hull City, winning the Football League Cup with Middlesbrough in 2004.
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George Boateng spent some of his childhood in the Ghanaian capital Accra, where he chose to play football barefoot despite having boots and the pitches being rocky.
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George Boateng was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 10 after his father remarried.
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On 20 April 2002, away to Leicester City, opponent Paul Dickov's boot came off, and George Boateng threw it into the crowd.
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George Boateng apologised for his actions and was warned by manager Graham Taylor.
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George Boateng said that he was at first hesitant because he found Boro an easy team to play against, but he was convinced when Netherlands teammate Jaap Stam spoke highly of manager Steve McClaren, who had been assistant manager when Stam was at Manchester United.
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In November 2002, George Boateng avoided action from the Football Association on two occasions after clashing with Gianfranco Zola of Chelsea and Nick Barmby of Leeds United.
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George Boateng played in the 2004 Football League Cup final as Boro won the first major honour of their history.
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In June 2006, after negotiations of nearly a year, George Boateng signed a new three-year contract.
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Newly promoted Premier League club Hull City announced on 10 July 2008 that George Boateng had agreed to sign a two-year contract with them, for an undisclosed fee.
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George Boateng was runner-up to Stephen Hunt for their Player of the Year award.
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On 27 July 2011, George Boateng joined Nottingham Forest of the Football League Championship on a one-year deal.
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George Boateng reunited with former Middlesbrough manager McClaren, while former Dutch international and Middlesbrough teammate Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was first-team coach.
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On 15 November 2012, George Boateng arrived in Malaysia to sign with T-Team.
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George Boateng played four senior games for the Netherlands, each in a friendly match in a different year.
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George Boateng was moved to the Technical Director position on 24 March 2015, and his position as head coach was taken by Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah.
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George Boateng left his post as technical director of Kelantan on 11 May 2015 in order to work as a coach or manager again.
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On 5 September 2018, George Boateng signed on as Under 13's head coach at Championship club Blackburn Rovers where he coached different age groups at the academy.
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On 29 July 2019, it was announced that George Boateng had left Rovers to take up a position as Aston Villa Under-18 Professional Development Coach.
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In September 2020, George Boateng was promoted to become the Professional Development Coach of the under 23 squad at Aston Villa.
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On 26 August 2022, George Boateng announced that he would be leaving his role at Aston Villa in order to focus on his role with the Ghana national team in the build up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup that winter.
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In May 2022 the Ghana Football Association announced that George Boateng would be the new assistant coach of Ghana national team.
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On 1 July 2024, George Boateng returned to another of his former clubs, being appointed first-team coach at Coventry City.
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On 28 November 2024, George Boateng departed the club following the appointment of Frank Lampard as manager.
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George Boateng is a devout Christian and says his faith affects the way he conducts himself.