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My Take
Alexander Tettey is the kind of footballer I quietly root for. Born in Accra yet capped by Norway, he built a career on the unglamorous defensive midfield work that wins matches without filling highlight reels. What impresses me most is longevity and trust: nine years at Norwich City, eventually wearing the captain's armband, after earlier spells at Rosenborg and Rennes. That tells me teammates and managers leaned on him. Now moving into coaching, he seems intent on passing that discipline along. I have always believed clubs are held together by players like Tettey, and they deserve a louder ovation than they get.
Overview
Alexander Banor Tettey (born 4 April 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ghana, he represented the Norway national team. Having started his professional career with local Norwegian side Rosenborg in 2003, he went on to sign for French club Rennes, and later moved to English side Norwich City in 2012, where he went on to also become captain across nine years for the…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alexander Tettey
- Name (Japanese)
- アレクサンデル・テッテイ
- Reading
- あれくさんでる・てってい
- Born
- April 4, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Ghana →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.