Issa Tall (born January 20, 1988) is a French soccer executive and former collegiate soccer player and coach.[1]
As a youth player, Tall competed for Greka Europe high school for four seasons,[1] winning two regional titles and a French cup in the process. In 2009, Tall moved to the United States to study at Adelphi University.[2] There he played soccer for three seasons, winning national and all-conference honors in the process.[1]
Tall joined Toronto FC in 2014 as a part of their Player Personnel and Scouting Department.[3][4] He departed in 2016 to join FIFA in Zurich as a member of the Federation's Team Services and Competition Department,[5][3][6] returning to club football with the Columbus Crew[7] in 2019 as the Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel & Strategy. During Tall's tenure as Assistant General Manager, the club won two MLS Cup championships in 2020 and 2023 respectively, along with the 2021 Campeones Cup.[8] Tall became the sixth general manager of the Columbus Crew in June 2024,[9][10] following the departure of Tim Bezbatchenko.[8][11]
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with Toronto FC:
