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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Kwabla Akonnor | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1974[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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- African Youth Championship: 1993, third place: 1991[6]
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner up: 1993[6]
Manager
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- Ghana Division One League Zone III: 2015[7]
Asante Kotoko
Individual
- Ghana Premier League Coach of the Month: March 2018[8][9]
- Ghana Football Awards Manager of the Year: 2019[6]
- AFCON Team of the Tournament & CAF African 11 Team of the Year: 1998[6]
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Ghana - C. Akonnor - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ↑ "Charles Akonnor » U20 World Cup 1993 in Australien". worldfootball.net. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Charles Akonnor » Olympic Games 1996". worldfootball.net. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "CK Akunnor set to be named new Ghana coach". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 6.0 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
Other websites
change- Charles Akonnor at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Charles Akonnor at National-Football-Teams.com