The late Ex Corporal Robert Pitri Tetteh, whose mortal remains lie before us now, was born on 23rd November 1951. His father was Emmanuel Tetteh Quarcoo, a fisherman of Abola, Accra, and his mother was Madam Dina Dei Neequaye, a renowned fishmonger of Asere, Accra, all of blessed memory. He lost both parents at a very early age so he had to stay with his eldest brother who was a soldier at Burma Camp.
Robert Tetteh attended Gondar Primary and Middle School and completed in the year 1972. Pele, as he was affectionately called after the great Pele of Brazil, was a gifted footballer. He started playing for the school football team when he was in Primary Four. He assumed the captainship of the middle school team while in Form Two and became the Sports Prefect in Middle Form Four. Robert was a devoted Christian and worshipped with the Assemblies of God Church at Okponglo.
Barely two years after completing middle school, he was spotted exhibiting his skills in football at the Nicholson Park by a senior Army Officer who ensured his recruitment into the Ghana Army. He was stationed at the Supply Depot Unit after passing out from training in 1975. Football was the very air that the late Coach Robert Tetteh breathed. He played for the Famous SS 74 Stars Armed Forces Football Team which took part in the National League alongside Kunti Blankson and Abdula Chiesco, to mention a few. Later, when the Armed Force decided to discontinue with Association Football, Robert Tetteh played for Accra Hearts of Oak and later Accra Great Olympics.
Had it not been for injury during a training session, Robert Tetteh would have been part of the Black Stars team that won the African Cup of Nations Cup in 1978. He sustained a knee injury the very week his name and picture appeared in the National Dailies for his invitation to the Black Starts Camp. He never fully recovered from his knee injury to enable him maintain a consistent form in Association Football. Nevertheless, he was the Captain of the Ghana Armed Forces Team for the greater part of his life in the Army.
In 1989, Ghana International School gave him appointment as a part-time soccer coach, a job he undertook with all affection, commitment and dedication. The Late Coach Robert Tetteh just loved children and had a special way with them, so imparting something that he had cherished so much to them made his job so easy when you looked at it from the outside.
To sharpen his coaching skills, and be abreast with the times, he attended a coaching course organized by the Ghana Football Association at the Azumah Nelson Sports Complex in 1996. Later on in 1999, he attended another coaching course at the University College of Education, Winneba. A premier division Club, Kade Hotspurs, offered him appointment to coach their football team in the just ended league, but he declined the offer due to other coaching assignments and ill health.
The late coach Robert Tetteh plied his coaching at Feyenoord Soccer Academy under the technical directorship of Sam Ardey. He was the coach of the University of Ghana, Legon football team, Adenta United Football Club and East Legon Soccer Academy till his untimely death.
He had previously coached Nyakonton Football Club, Madina United Football Calub, Zebi Football Club, Auto Parts Football Club and the TOPS International Allies Football Club.
In the early days of October 2005, he complained of stomach pain and reported at 37 Military Hospital for treatment. He was given medication but that could not relieve him of the pain. He was admitted for operation and died a few days later on 26th October 2005. He left behind one son, three brothers and a sister, so many uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, and nieces and relatives to mourn him.
Bob Nestor Marley, the greatest Reggae Star of all time, said in one of his songs:
“O bright morning when my work is done, I will fly away home.”
You have done a lot of work and you will be greatly missed, especially by those you have ever trained those who have ever lived under your roof. You really fought hard to get well to continue with your good work, but death was so cruel to you and to us.
May the Almighty God keep your soul in His bosom and give the eternal rest.
Robert, Brother Pitri, Yaa Wo Ojogbaan.
This biography was read at Coach Tetteh's Burial, Memorial and Thanksgiving Service on 3rd December 2005 at Robert Tetteh Park, Okponglo in Accra Ghana.
Robert Tetteh attended Gondar Primary and Middle School and completed in the year 1972. Pele, as he was affectionately called after the great Pele of Brazil, was a gifted footballer. He started playing for the school football team when he was in Primary Four. He assumed the captainship of the middle school team while in Form Two and became the Sports Prefect in Middle Form Four. Robert was a devoted Christian and worshipped with the Assemblies of God Church at Okponglo.
Barely two years after completing middle school, he was spotted exhibiting his skills in football at the Nicholson Park by a senior Army Officer who ensured his recruitment into the Ghana Army. He was stationed at the Supply Depot Unit after passing out from training in 1975. Football was the very air that the late Coach Robert Tetteh breathed. He played for the Famous SS 74 Stars Armed Forces Football Team which took part in the National League alongside Kunti Blankson and Abdula Chiesco, to mention a few. Later, when the Armed Force decided to discontinue with Association Football, Robert Tetteh played for Accra Hearts of Oak and later Accra Great Olympics.
Had it not been for injury during a training session, Robert Tetteh would have been part of the Black Stars team that won the African Cup of Nations Cup in 1978. He sustained a knee injury the very week his name and picture appeared in the National Dailies for his invitation to the Black Starts Camp. He never fully recovered from his knee injury to enable him maintain a consistent form in Association Football. Nevertheless, he was the Captain of the Ghana Armed Forces Team for the greater part of his life in the Army.
In 1989, Ghana International School gave him appointment as a part-time soccer coach, a job he undertook with all affection, commitment and dedication. The Late Coach Robert Tetteh just loved children and had a special way with them, so imparting something that he had cherished so much to them made his job so easy when you looked at it from the outside.
To sharpen his coaching skills, and be abreast with the times, he attended a coaching course organized by the Ghana Football Association at the Azumah Nelson Sports Complex in 1996. Later on in 1999, he attended another coaching course at the University College of Education, Winneba. A premier division Club, Kade Hotspurs, offered him appointment to coach their football team in the just ended league, but he declined the offer due to other coaching assignments and ill health.
The late coach Robert Tetteh plied his coaching at Feyenoord Soccer Academy under the technical directorship of Sam Ardey. He was the coach of the University of Ghana, Legon football team, Adenta United Football Club and East Legon Soccer Academy till his untimely death.
He had previously coached Nyakonton Football Club, Madina United Football Calub, Zebi Football Club, Auto Parts Football Club and the TOPS International Allies Football Club.
In the early days of October 2005, he complained of stomach pain and reported at 37 Military Hospital for treatment. He was given medication but that could not relieve him of the pain. He was admitted for operation and died a few days later on 26th October 2005. He left behind one son, three brothers and a sister, so many uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, and nieces and relatives to mourn him.
Bob Nestor Marley, the greatest Reggae Star of all time, said in one of his songs:
“O bright morning when my work is done, I will fly away home.”
You have done a lot of work and you will be greatly missed, especially by those you have ever trained those who have ever lived under your roof. You really fought hard to get well to continue with your good work, but death was so cruel to you and to us.
May the Almighty God keep your soul in His bosom and give the eternal rest.
Robert, Brother Pitri, Yaa Wo Ojogbaan.
This biography was read at Coach Tetteh's Burial, Memorial and Thanksgiving Service on 3rd December 2005 at Robert Tetteh Park, Okponglo in Accra Ghana.
