What is Christian Gyan?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Gyan | image = | fullname = Christian Atta Gyan | birth_date = {{birth date|1978|11|2|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tema]], [[Ghana]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|29|1978|11|2|df=y}} | height = 1.75 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Gapoha | youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = [[Feyenoord]] | years1 = 1997–2007 |clubs1 = [[Feyenoord]] |caps1 = 193 |goals1 = 3 | years2 = 1998 |clubs2 = → [[SBV Excelsior|Excelsior]] (loan) |caps2 = 16 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2006–2007 |clubs3 = → [[SBV Excelsior|Excelsior]] (loan) |caps3 = 16 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2008–2009 |clubs4 = [[Turun Palloseura|TPS]] |caps4 = 116 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2009 |clubs5 = [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] |caps5 = 40 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2010 |clubs6 = [[RoPS]] |caps6 = 0 |goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 280 | totalgoals = 3 | nationalyears1 = 1998–2002 |nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] |nationalcaps1 = 23 |nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = }} '''Christian Atta Gyan''' (2 November 1978 – 29 December 2021) was a [[Ghana]]ian-[[Dutch people|Dutch]] professional [[footballer]]. He played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. Gyan played for the [[Ghana national football team]] 23 times between 1998 until 2002. Gyan was diagnosed with [[terminal illness|terminal]] [[pancreatic cancer]] in November 2021.<ref>[https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/394008/ Feyenoord-cultheld Christian Gyan (43) ongeneeslijk ziek] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He died from the disease a month later on 29 December 2021 at the age of 43.<ref>[https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/1448318/Feyenoord-cultheld-Christian-Gyan-op-43-jarige-leeftijd-overleden Feyenoord-cultheld Christian Gyan op 43-jarige leeftijd overleden] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyan, Christian}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:2