Charles Akonnor

Ghanaian footballer

Charles Kwabla Akonnor (born 12 March 1974) is a Ghanaian football manager and former player who most recently managed the Ghana national team.[4] A former midfielder, he spent most of his club career in Germany.[5] He made 51 appearances for the Ghana national team scoring 13 goals.

Charles Akonnor
Personal information
Full name Charles Kwabla Akonnor
Date of birth (1974-03-12) 12 March 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Nungua, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ghana (manager)
Youth career
1985–1987 Young Hearts Tema
1988–1990 Okwawu United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Obuasi Goldfields
1992–1998 Fortuna Köln 153 (26)
1998–2003 VfL Wolfsburg 121 (13)
2004–2005 SpVgg Unterhaching 46 (4)
2005–2007 AC Horsens 54 (6)
2007–2008 Alki Larnaca
2008–2009 SC Langenhagen 11 (3)
Total 384 (52)
National team
1991–1993 Ghana U20[N 1] 4 (1)
1995–1996 Ghana U23[N 2] 3 (1)
1991–2001 Ghana 51 (13)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Sekondi Wise Fighters
2010–2012 Sekondi Wise Fighters (director of sport)
2012 Hearts of Oak
2014–2017 Dreams
2017–2018 Ashanti Gold
2018–2019 Asante Kotoko
2019–2020 Ghana (assistant coach)
2020–2021 Ghana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

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Player

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Ghana

Manager

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Dreams

Asante Kotoko

Individual

  1. Statistics are from FIFA World Youth Championship (remaining stats unknown)[2]
  2. Statistics are from 1996 Olympics games (remaining stats unknown)[3]

References

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  1. "Ghana - C. Akonnor - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Charles Akonnor » U20 World Cup 1993 in Australien". worldfootball.net. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. "Charles Akonnor » Olympic Games 1996". worldfootball.net. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. "CK Akunnor set to be named new Ghana coach". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  5. "10 things you need to know about CK Akonnor". myjoyonline.com. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Profile of National Team Coaches: CK Akonnor". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. Teye, Prince Narkortu (9 December 2015). "GPL: How will the new boys fare this season?". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  8. "C.K. Akunnor, Aminu Mohammed win Premier League NASCO Awards". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  9. Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (10 April 2018). "Aminu, Akonnor win Ghana Premier League awards". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

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