Bernard Dong Bortey (born 22 September 1982) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as an attacking winger.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Dong-Bortey | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Nungua, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Ghapoha Readers | ||
| 2001–2010 | Hearts of Oak[1] | ||
| 2002–2003 | → Al Wasl (loan) | ||
| 2008–2009 | → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Aduana Stars | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Sông Lam Nghệ An (loan) | ||
| 2013 | New Edubiase United | ||
| 2014 | The Panthers | ||
| 2015 | Ånge IF | ||
| 2019 | Great Olympics | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Ghana U-17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Ghana | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBortey began his career in 2000 with Ghapoha Readers in Tema. One year later, he moved to Accra Hearts of Oak SC and became an integral part of the "64 Battalion" and a deadly force alongside Charles Asampong Taylor, Ishmael Addo, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour. Hearts loaned him out in 2002 to Al Wasl FC in Dubai, where he played for 6 months. He returned in June 2002 to Hearts where he won the league and shared the Top Scorer award with Charles Asampong Taylor.[3]
Since 2015 in Sweden with Ånge IF, Bortey was without club until signing with Ghanaian club Accra Great Olympics in December 2019.[4] However, in the beginning of January 2020, Olympics manager Prince George Koffie said, that he hadn't seen Bortey yet and therefore wasn't a part of his team.[5] A few days later Bortey said that he didn't receive the financial benefits he was promised when he signed the contract and that he wouldn't play until they had paid him.[6] On 6 April 2020, Bortey officially announced his retirement and expressed, that he would like to be a coach.[7][8]
International career
editBortey played seven games for the Ghanaian national football team without scoring; the latest game being in the qualifying stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[9] He also represented his homeland in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand, where he played 6 games and scored 3 goals, helping Ghana to third place.[10]
Style of play
editNicknamed "Dong Dada Diouf" a reference to Senegalese forward El Hadji Diouf due to similar style of play and his dyed hair.[citation needed]
Honours
editClub
editHearts of Oak
- Ghana Premier League: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006–07[9]
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2004[11]
Song Lam Nghe An
International
editGhana U-17
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Third place: 1999
Individual
edit- Ghana Premier League Top goalscorer: 2002
- GHALCA Top Four Top goalscorer: 2012[12]
References
edit- ^ "Shocker: Former Ghana Star Don Bortey Reveals He is 38 Years, Claims Richard Kingson is Older Than Him".
- ^ "Revealed: Dong Bortey's open letter to Kotoko | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Profile @ Weltfussball
- ^ Bernard Dong Bortey signs two-year deal with Great Olympics, futaa.com, 5 December 2019
- ^ Don Bortey is not part of my team - Great Olympics coach insists, footballghana.com, 8 January 2020
- ^ I won’t play for Olympics till they pay me - Dong Bortey, ghanaweb.com, 13 January 2020
- ^ Bernard Dong Bortey Confirms Retirement From Football, modernghana.com, 6 April 2020
- ^ "Don Bortey officially retires; announces plans to become a coach". Pulse Gh. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Bernard Dong Bortey at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Bernard Dong Bortey – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Bernard Dong Bortey – THAT GOAL!". November 2014.
- ^ "GHALCA Honours Outstanding Players And Officials". Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.