- Ibrahim Tall
Football player infobox| playername= Ibrahim Tall
fullname = Ibrahim Tall
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|23
cityofbirth =Aubervilliers ,Paris
countryofbirth =France
height = height|ft=6|in=0
currentclub =FC Nantes
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
nickname = Ibby, Ib (pronounced "eeb")
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2002
2002-2005
2005-2008 2008-
clubs =Louhans-Cuiseaux
Sochaux
HeartsFC Nantes
caps(goals) = 32 (0)
67 (0)
39 (4)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Senegal
nationalcaps(goals) = 24 (0)
pcupdate = 23:51, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =Ibrahim Tall (born
23 June 1981 , inAubervilliers ,Paris ) is aSenegal ese international footballer. He currently plays forLigue 1 clubFC Nantes . He is a versatile defender capable of playing either right back or centre half.Early career
Tall started his career with
Louhans-Cuiseaux before moving to Sochaux in 2002. He soon became a regular for theMontbéliard club, making over 70 first team appearances and helping them to win the 2004French League Cup . He also participated in theMontbéliard club's runs to the 2004UEFA Cup quarter finals and the 2003 French League Cup final.Hearts
Tall moved to Hearts in August 2005 in controversial circumstances, with
tabloids speculating that he was signed by club ownerVladimir Romanov , against the wishes of then head coachGeorge Burley . Commenting on the signings of Tall and BrazilianSamuel Camazzola , Burley himself would only admit that the situation was "not ideal". [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4201758.stm Tall becomes 9th Hearts signing] "BBC Sport", 1 September 2005. Retrieved4 October 2006 ] Tall then appeared to become the victim of internal club politics as, despite his reported £8,000 per week salary, he spent the first 7 months of his Hearts career either sitting on the bench or in the stand.An injury to
Jose Goncalves and the omission from the team ofAndy Webster , due to a contract dispute with the club, eventually allowed Tall to make his competitive debut, as a substitute, in the 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock on 15 April. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4909792.stm Hearts 2-0 Kilmarnock] "BBC Sport", 15 April 2006. Retrieved4 October 2006 ] After this, he formed a solid defensive partnership with club captainSteven Pressley during the final weeks of 2005-06 and ended a strange season on a positive note, when he collected his first senior medal as Hearts defeated Gretna in theScottish Cup final. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4764967.stm Hearts 1-1 Gretna (4-2 pens)] "BBC Sport", 13 May 2006. Retrieved4 October 2006 ]On 26 July, Tall scored his first competitive goal for Hearts, in the club's first game in Europe's elite Champions League. His strike against Bosnians
NK Široki Brijeg helped his side to a 3-0 aggregate victory.On 15th May 2008, it was announced that Tall had left Hearts. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7403794.stm McCann and Tall to leave Gorgie] "BBC Sport', 15 May 2008. Retrieved
20 May 2006 ]Return to France
On 10th June 2008 Tall returned to France with newly-promoted
FC Nantes , signing a two-year contract with theLigue 1 side. [ [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3674251,00.html Tall completes Nantes switch] "Sky Sports", 10 June 2008. Retrieved12 June 2008 ]International career
Tall has appeared over twenty times for the Senegal national side. Despite his French birth and upbringing, he qualifies to represent the African state through his parents' Senegalese lineage. [ [http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=1468512006 Euro Crunch just the ticket for Tall] "Scotsman.com Sport', 4 October 2006. Retrieved
4 October 2006 ] .Honours
*French League Cup: 2003-04
*Scottish Cup : 2005-06References
External links
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* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/tallibrahim.html Profile] at londonhearts.comPersondata
NAME=Tall, Ibrahim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Senegalese footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=June 23 ,1981
PLACE OF BIRTH=Aubervilliers ,France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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