16 Facts About Mohammed Gargo

Mohammed Gargo was born on 19 June 1975 and is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Mohammed Gargo initially agreed to join Bayer 04 Leverkusen alongside fellow Ghana national under-17 football team member Sebastian Barnes.

In October 1991 a payment of 100,000,000 Italian lira to Mohammed Gargo's parents secured his move to Turin, where he was joined by his national under-17 team colleagues Samuel Kuffour and Emmanuel Duah.

Mohammed Gargo was restricted to the club's Amateure team in the Oberliga Westfalen, and when Dortmund tried to buy him outright Torino declined the transfer fee on offer.

Mohammed Gargo suffered the same fate he had at Dortmund and was unable to conclude a transfer.

In May 1994 Mohammed Gargo had appeared for Torino in a non-competitive game against rivals Juventus.

Increasingly unhappy at his lack of competitive football, Mohammed Gargo then joined Italian team Udinese in October 1995.

Mohammed Gargo transferred to Udinese on a free transfer, on the expiry of his five-year contract with Torino.

Real Tamale United remained entitled to a sell-on fee and Mohammed Gargo gave his former club a promissory note for $20,000 so they did not dispute his transfer to Udinese.

Mohammed Gargo was a member of the men's national team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and gold in the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy.

In 2013 Mohammed Gargo claimed that he had refused an approach to play for Ghana at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first time the nation had qualified, after being asked to pay a bribe.

Mohammed Gargo started after his retirement the job as coach in February 2010 by New Edubiase United.

Mohammed Gargo trained the club of the Poly Tank Division One League until summer 2010.

Mohammed Gargo coached the club RTU until November 2012 and resigned after the relegation from the Ghana Premier League his contract.

Mohammed Gargo was appointed manager of Ghana Premier League club BA United in March 2015, but was sacked after one match when he accused his players of betting against themselves.

Mohammed Gargo was born in the Burma Camp in Accra, where his father was a Physical training instructor in the Ghana Army.