Frank Amankwah ( born Frank Amankwah ; December 29, 1971, Obuasi , Ghana ) - Ghanaian football player, defender. Bronze medalist of the 1992 Summer Olympics and a participant in two African Nations Cup .
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| Was born | December 29, 1971 (47 years) Obuasi , Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 166 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Frank Amanquwa was born on December 29, 1971 in the Ghanaian city of Obuasi.
Club career
He began his professional career in 1991 in the club championship of Ghana - " Asante Kotoko ." In 1997, he played for Gütersloh in the Second German Bundesliga , where Frank played in 7 games. In the summer of 1997, he moved to the Dutch AZ , but as a member of the team he played only in one game of the Netherlands Cup . In the 1999/00 season, he was a Greek Heraklis player, where he played another Ghanaian - Ebenezer Hagan . Amankwa held only 6 games in the championship of Greece .
In 2002 he became a footballer in the Ghanaian King Faisal Babes club. He finished his playing career in 2003 in the Asante Kotoko camp. Currently he is a children's trainer in London [1] .
Career in the national team
In August 1992, the head coach of the Olympic team of Ghana, Sam Arday, called Frank to the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. In the team, he received 2 number. In their group, the Ghanaians were ranked first, overtaking Mexico , Australia and Denmark . In the quarterfinals, Ghana beat Paraguay (4: 2), and in the match 1/2 finals lost to Spain (0: 2). In the match for the third place, the Ghanaians were able to beat Australia with a score (1: 0) and won bronze medals. Amankwa played in all six games. [2]
As a member of the national team of Ghana, he performed from 1992 to 1997, having played 33 games with the national team and scored 2 goals. In the spring of 1994 took part in the African Cup of Nations , which was held in Tunisia. Ghana reached the quarter finals, where she lost to Côte d'Ivoire (1: 2). Amankva took part in three games in the tournament and entered the symbolic team of the best players in the tournament [3] . At the end of 1994, he participated in the Simba 4 Nations Tournament in South Africa [4] .
In early 1996, he participated in the African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Ghana's national team ranked fourth, losing in the match for bronze awards to the team of Zambia with a score (0: 1) [5] . Frank participated in all six games in the tournament. In 1996 he played again at the Simba 4 Nations Tournament in South Africa [6] .
In January 1997, as part of the African national team under the leadership of Rabah, Majera played in an exhibition match against the European team, which was held in Lisbon. The match ended with the victory of the Africans with a score (2: 1) [7] . In June 1997, he participated in the Korean Cup , where Ghana was ranked fourth in the group [8] .
Achievements
- Bronze medalist of the Summer Olympic Games (1): 1992
Notes
- ↑ VIDEO: Ex-Kotoko and Ghana defender Frank Amankwah coaching talented kids in London / ghanasoccernet.com
- ↑ Profile on FIFA.com (Eng.)
- ↑ African Nations Cup 1994 - Final Tournament Details / rsssf.com
- ↑ Simba 4 Nations Tournament 1994 / rsssf.com
- ↑ Ghana - Zambia 0: 1 (Africa Cup 1996 South Africa, Third place) / worldfootball.net
- ↑ Simba 4 Nations Tournament 1996 / rsssf.com
- ↑ International Matches 1997 - Other / rsssf.com
- ↑ Korea Cup 1997 (Seoul) - Details / rsssf.com
Links
- Profile on TheFinalBall.com (English)
- Profile on worldfootball.net (English)
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt
- Profile on National Football Teams (English)
- Frank Amanquwa - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)