”Liberia's Kelvin Sebwe gets away from Mali's Mahamadou Diarra in African Nations Cup play on 1/19/02. Photo Credit: © Gavin Barker/Touchline Photo”. Name: Kelvin Sebwe Born: April 4, 1972* Height: 5"7 Weight: 156lbs. Nationality: Liberia Position: Central Midfield Current Club: Al Ahli (United Arab Emirates) Previous Club(s): 2002 - 2003: Al-Ahli (United Arab Emirates) 2000 – 2002: Panahaiki (Greece) 1999 – 2000: Iraklis (Greece) 1997 – 1999: AEK Athens (Greece) 1996 – 1997: Skoda Xanthi (Greece) 1994 – 1996: Toulouse (France) 1993 – 1994: FC Liege (Belgium) 1990 – 1993: AS Monaco (France) Pre-1990: Monrovia Black Stars (Liberia) * There is speculation by some members of the news media that the year of his birth is innaccurate. International Debut: Mali vs. Liberia (African Nations Cup qualifier, 1988) Total International Caps: 70 Total International Goals: 15 On-line video: http://www.aek.com/media/98-99/aek_ethn.mpg A veteran of the Liberian National Team, Sebwe is an experience midfielder with extensive European experience. Considered highly reliable, suggested as having excellent ball-control skills and a good man-marker. Some current members of the Revolution actualy faced Sebwe on 10/13/01when New England faced the Tampa Bay Mutinty in an exhibition at the University of Tampa. Sebwe, ironically enough, came on as a sub in the 31st minute for ex-Revolution player Jair. He was the first Liberian to play in Greece.
How many teams had Alexi Lalas played for over the course of his MLS career? O.k., bad analogy. The Magpie
How about "How many teams has Winston Griffiths played for in oneseason? Metros, Dallas, LA, Revs... Tom
I was thinking of Andy Williams, too. Doesn't mean they aren't good, sometimes even very good, players, but you kind of wonder what's going on that noone holds on to them.
There are all kinds of other factors going on in Europe. Often economics determines these things. A player with a smaller club who does well could be sold to a bigger club. A club that gets relegated may sell off players anticipating a drop in revenue. Bigger clubs, involved in multiple competitions, stock up on extra players, sometimes forcing players out. New coaches come in with different systems and different preferences in players. [Even though JMM stayed at Everton for 3 years, look at all the changes he had to deal with - ending up in a situation where he never saw the field!]. The economy in Europe has dried up, so a lot of decisions have been driven by finances. The move to UAE was probably to go where there's still some money. Nevertheless, the fact that he spent 3 years each at Monaco and AEK, both top clubs, is not too shabby!
I agree, rkupp. Also Toulouse and FC Liege (not to be confused with their more glamourous crosstown rivals Standard) were middle-of-the-road teams in decent-quality leagues when he played for them. Not world beaters, but certainly competent sides. The profile of the foreign player MLS should be targeting are not guys who played at Champions League or UEFA Cup level clubs, but guys who play for modest clubs in decent professional leagues, even if they are considered "second tier" leagues. In Latin America, perhaps there may be more quality players available who would be happy to live in a stable, prosperous country like the US for the $150,000 range. Who needs guys like Moeller? Tom