Junior Agogo
Ghanaian association football player (1979-2019)
Manuel "Junior" Agogo (1 August 1979 – 22 August 2019) was a Ghanaian former professional footballer. He played as a striker. His longest spell was at Bristol Rovers (2003–06), where he made 140 appearances before moving to Nottingham Forest.
 Junior Agogo in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Agogo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Date of death | 22 August 2019 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | London, England, U.K. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Chester City (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 1999 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2000 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | (11) |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | (4) |
| 2002 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Barnet | 39 | (19) |
| 2003–2006 | Bristol Rovers | 126 | (41) |
| 2006–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 64 | (20) |
| 2008–2009 | Zamalek SC | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Apollon Limassol | 24 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Hibernian | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 350 | (113) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | England National Game XI | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Ghana | 27 | (12) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:44, 13 January 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2010 | |||
Career change
Agogo played on the Ghana between 2006 and 2009.
His three goals in the final stages of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations helped Ghana to a third-place finish. After retiring, he opened his own small group and personal fitness training business.[1]
On 29 January 2015, Agogo was hospitalised after suffering a stroke.[2][3]
Personal life change
On 22 August 2019, Agogo died in London at the age of 40.[4]
References change
- ↑ "Agogo Fitness". agogofitness.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Agogo hospitalised following suspected stroke". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ "Fmr Ghanaian striker Junior Agogo suffers stroke". spyghana.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Breaking News: Ex-Ghana star Junior Agogo dies at age 40". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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