George Weah Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian humanitarian, politician, and an ex-footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, in 1995 he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or. Three times he won African Footballer of the Year. In 2004 he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.Weah spent fourteen years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England. Arsène Wenger brought him to Europe when he signed for Monaco in 1988. Weah moved to Paris Saint Germain in 1992 where he won Ligue 1 in 1994 and became the top scorer of the UEFA Champions League 1994–95. He signed for A.C. Milan in 1995 where he spent four very successful seasons, scoring some spectacular goals (the most notable running the length of the field against Verona), and won Serie A twice. He then moved to the English Premier League and had spells at Chelsea and Manchester City.An idol in Africa, Weah has been heavily involved in politics in his homeland Liberia. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting. In the 2011 election, he ran for vice president on Winston Tubman's ticket.
Full Name
George Weah
Net Worth
$13 Million
Date Of Birth
October 1, 1966
Place Of Birth
Monrovia, Liberia
Height
1.84 m
Weight
82 kg
Occupation
Sales Assistant
Profession
Football player, Politician
Work Position
Liberia Squads
Education
DeVry University
Nationality
Liberian
Spouse
Clar Weah
Children
George Weah Jr., Timothy Weah
Parents
Anna Quayeweah, William T. Weah Sr.
Nicknames
George Weah, George Tawlon Manneh, Oppong Ousman Weah, Weah, George
IMDB
Awards
Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Arthur Ashe Courage Award, CAF Award for Best Ten players of the last 50 years, CAF Legend award
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
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Is a liberian politician and former international soccer player. He ran for presidential office in Liberia in 2005, but unsuccessfully lost to challenger Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. George Weah is also a humanitarian, and he won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2004 ESPY awards. He is also a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador. While playing soccer, his clubs included: Monaco FC (1987-1992), Paris St Germain (1992-1995), AC Milan (1995-1999), Chelsea (1999-2000), Manchester City (2001) & Olympic Marseille (2001-2002). In 1995, he was awarded European Footballer of the Year, and FIFA World Player of the Year.
