Tettey Banfro
| Tettey Banfro | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tettey-Sowah Banfro | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
30 April 1969 Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1985–1987 | Celje | ||||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | Metaloplastika | ||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1998 | ZMC Amicitia Zürich | ||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | TV Grosswallstadt | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Celje | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Prevent Slovenj Gradec | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Grasshoppers | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia[1] | 71 | (236) | |||||||||||||||
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Tettey-Sowah Banfro (born 30 April 1969) is a Slovenian former handball player.
Early life
[edit]Banfro was born to a Slovenian mother and a Ghanaian father.
Club career
[edit]After playing for Celje, Banfro was transferred to Yugoslav champions Metaloplastika in 1987, aged 18. He spent four seasons in Šabac, helping the team defend the Yugoslav Championship title in his debut season. In 1991, Banfro moved to Croatian club Zagreb, becoming back-to-back European Cup winner in 1992 and 1993.[2]
International career
[edit]At international level, Banfro represented Slovenia in two European Championships (1994 and 2000). He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Banfro is the father of fellow handball player Filip Banfro.
Honours
[edit]- Metaloplastika
- Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1987–88
- Zagreb
- Celje
- Slovenian First League: 1999–2000
- Slovenian Cup: 1999–2000
References
[edit]- ^ "Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Mi znamo što je uspjeh" (in Croatian). hrs.hr. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Zgodovina OI" (in Slovenian). rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Slovenj Gradec
- Slovenian people of Ghanaian descent
- Yugoslav people of Ghanaian descent
- Slovenian male handball players
- Yugoslav male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Slovenia
- Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia
- RK Metaloplastika players
- RK Zagreb players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Slovenian expatriate handball players in Germany
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate handball players in Switzerland
- Expatriate handball players in Croatia
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent