Abdul Razak, nicknamed the Golden Boy thinks it is about time the Nyantakyi led Ghana FA offered him a national team job because his track record speaks for him.
The renowned coach is of the view that all his peers have been given a trial since Kwesi Nyantakyi assumed office as the GFA boss in 2005, but it seems he has been forgotten and is as a result of that reminding the GFA of his availability for any national team assignment.
'I don't know why the GFA don't consider me any time they give national team coaching appointments," Abdul Razak told Allsports.com.gh.
'Sometimes, I think they have forgotten me, because all the other coaches I started coaching with or even started coaching before I did have been looked at.
'My records are explicit enough to show what I am capable of doing as a coach, hence any time I travel outside the country they begin to question why I am not handling any of the national teams?
Abdul Razak recently returned to Ghana after he mutually terminated his contract with cash-strapped Al Merghani, who play in the Sudanese league.
He was the first coach to win the Ghana Premier League for Asante Kotoko in 2003 following ten years of going trophy less in the league and won four titles with Malian side Stade De Malian De Bamako.
The 1978 Africa Cup of nations winning player became Black Stars assistant coach in 2001 and has since been an outsider to any job at the Ghana FA.
Below is a full CV of Karim Abdul Razak
PERSONAL DETAILS:
NAME ABDUL RAZAK KARIM
DATE OF BIRTH 5 SEPTEMBER, 1961
NATIONALITY GHANAIAN
PROFESSION SOCCER COACH
MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN
E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected]
CONTACT NUMBER 0241053844
LANGUAGE SPOKEN ENGLISH, FRENCH, ARABIC
HONOURS WON AS COACH
Asfa Yenega Burkina Faso 3 1993
Etoile Filante Togo 2 1997
Dragon Pf Benin League Champion 1999-2000
Stade De Malien De Bamako Mali 4 Times League Champion
(2001-02, 02-03, 03-04, 05-06)
2 Times Cup Champion Mali (2001-02, 05-06)
3 Times Super Cup Mali (2001-02, 02-03, 05-06)
1 Time Finalist Mali (2003-04)
1 Time Semi Finalist Mali
4 Times Coach Of The Year Mali (2001,2002, 2005, 2006)
Kumasi Asante Koktoko Ghana 1 League Champion 2003
Ghalca Top 4 Champion Ghana 2003
Swag Cup Champion Ghana 2003
Swag Coach of the Year Ghana 2003
Caf Order of Merit In Silver Ghana 2003
Order of Volta Ghana 2003
Teams Coached
Team Country Year
- Asfa Yenega Burkina Faso 1993
- Etolie Filante Togo 1997-1998
- Dragons Benin 1999-2000
- Black Stars (Ass. Coach) Ghana 2001
- Stade De Malien Mali 2001-2002
- Kumasi Asante Kotoko Ghana 2003
- Stade De Malien Mali 2005-06
- Stade De Malien Mali 2001-2002
- Stade De Malien Mali 2001-2002
- Al Markiya Qater 2007
- Real Tamale United (Rtu) Ghana 2007-2010
- Stade De Malien Mali 2011-12
Coaching Career Courses
Institution Year
- National Sports Council Coaching Scheme 1993
- Caf High Level Coaching Course (Winneba, Ghana) 2000
- 3x Continental Course For Elite Coaches (Morocco) 2000
- Caf/Gfa Licence (C ) Course (Accra, Ghana) 20011
- Caf/Gfa License (A) Course (Accra, Gahana) 20013
Playing Career
Team Country Year
- Kumasi Corners Stones Ghana 1974-1976
- Kumasi Asante Kotoko Ghana 1976-1979
- New York Cosmos Usa 1980
- Emirates Sports Club Uae 1980-82
- Arab Contractors Egypt 1982-85
- Kumasi Asante Kotoko Ghana 1985-1990
- Africa Sports Coted'ivoire 1990-91
Honour Won As A Player
Honours Club/Country Year
- 2x League Champions Kotoko, Ghana 1987-79
- 1 Fa Cup Champion Kotoko, Ghana 1976
- Footbaler Of The Year Ghana 1978
- Footballer Of The Year Africa 1978
- Gold Medealist, Nations Cup Ghana 1978
- Cup Of Nations Ghana 1978
- Footballer Of The Year Egypt 1983-1984
- 1 League Champion Cosmos, Usa 1980
- Top Scorer (14 Goals) Uae League 1981
- 2x African Cup Winners Cup Arab Contractors (Egypt) 1982-83
- League And Cup Double African Sports, Cotedi'voire 1990
- No. Of Cups For National Team Ghana (70 Times) 1972-1987
- Ghana/ Nigeria Sports Festival Ghana (Gold Medalist) 1974