Yaw Preko (born 8 September 1974 in

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) is a former

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striker from

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. He is currently the manager of Ghana U20.

Career

His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian club, and his first European club was

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where he became Belgian champion three times. He played in Turkey from 1997 to 2004 before joining

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in the

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. He then left Halmstads BK in 2005 as the club did not renew his contract, he signed for Saudi Arabian team

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and stayed with them for almost 2 years and then signed for HAGL in the Vietnamese V-League, which he left after one season. A free agent, Preko subsequently announced his interest of returning home to the Ghanaian league.

International

He has played 68 international matches for the Ghana national team, and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the

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Coaching career

From December 2012 to July 2013, Preko was the assistant manager of Ghana's U20 national team. In October 2015, he became assistant manager under Kenichi Yatsuhashi. On 30 October 2016, he was appointed caretaker manager replacing Sergio Traguil. However, the club decided to appoint a new manager at the end of October 2018 and two weeks later, he was reunited with Kenichi Yatsuhashi at Nigerian club Ifeanyi Ubah still as assistant manager. Yatsuhashi was sacked already sacked on 12 December 2016 and once again, Preko took over as a caretaker manager and later permanent manager. In January 2018, he was appointed assistant manager for Ghana's U17 national team. In April 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of Ghanaian club Kings Palace FC, again under Kenichi Yatsuhashi. In June 2019, he was appointed manager of Ghana's U20 national team.Yaw Preko appointed Ghana U20 coach; George Lamptey as assistant- reports
ghanasoccernet.com, 4 June 2019

Career Statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Preko goal.''

References

External links

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Yaw Preko swedish FA profile

Yaw Preko to play in Vietnam

Yaw Preko profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Preko, Yaw 1974 births Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Olympic footballers for Ghana Allsvenskan players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Gaziantepspor footballers Yozgatspor footballers Halmstads BK players Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Olympic bronze medalists for Ghana Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Footballers from Accra Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Süper Lig players Belgian Pro League players 1992 African Cup of Nations players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players Olympic medalists in football Al-Ettifaq FC players Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC players V.League 1 players Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards Saudi Pro League players Accra Great Olympics F.C. managers Ghana Premier League managers