Issa Tall (born January 20, 1988) is a French soccer executive and former collegiate soccer player and coach.

Playing career

As a youth player, Tall competed for Greka Europe high school for four seasons, winning two regional titles and a French cup in the process. In 2009, Tall moved to the United States to study at

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. There he played soccer for three seasons, winning national and all-conference honors in the process.

Executive career

Tall joined

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in 2014 as a part of their Player Personnel and Scouting Department. He departed in 2016 to join

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as a member of the Federation's Team Services and Competition Department, returning to club football with the

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in 2019 as the Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel & Strategy. During Tall's tenure as Assistant General Manager, the club won two

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championships in

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and

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respectively, along with the

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. Tall became the sixth general manager of the Columbus Crew in June 2024, following the departure of

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Honors

Source: with

and Crew 2: * 2x MLS Cup Champion (

) *

Champion * 2022 MLS Next Pro *

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with

: * 2014

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship () is an annual soccer tournament contested by Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC, Va ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tall, Issa 1985 births Living people People from Mulhouse French men's footballers Adelphi University alumni French football coaches Toronto FC Columbus Crew