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Eric Addo
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| Eric Addo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Addo | |
| Date of birth | 12 November 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | |
| Height | 1.82 m | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | PSV Eindhoven | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996 1996-99 2002-04 1999- |
Noble Harrics Club Brugge Roda JC (loan) PSV Eindhoven |
60 (5) 27 (0) 54 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998- | Ghana | 15 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Eric Addo (born November 12, 1978 in Accra) is a Ghanaian football player who has been up to this time also capped thirteen times for the Ghanaian national team.
A combative central defender whose career has been blighted by knee troubles, Eric Addo was once regarded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise.
Born in the Ghanaian capital Accra, Addo began his European career at Club Brugge KV in 1996 and over three seasons at the Jan Breydelstadion made 60 appearances, scoring four goals. He was voted the 1997/98 Young Player of the Year by Belgian journalists and Ghana's Player of the Year the same season as the Bruges club claimed the league title.
Addo joined PSV Eindhoven during summer 1999 for €5.9m on a five-year contract, although he spent most of his time in the reserves - and on loan at Roda JC - before finally becoming a regular as PSV retained their Eredivisie title in 2006. In Eindhoven he is regarded as a very useful stand-in.
Addo was given the chance to represent his adopted country, Belgium, in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but instead opted to play for his homeland. However, after playing in the 1998 African Cup of Nations, he spent six years in the international wilderness.
He was a member of the Ghanaian squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals playing in all four of Ghana's games including the exit to Brazil in the 2nd Round.
Did you know?
He was signed on the insistence of PSV's former Club Brugge coach, Eric Gerets.
- (English) PSV bio
- Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
- UEFA Champions League Profile
- Ghana Football Association - official website
- Ghanaweb Football Forum - Official Fan Forum
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Ghana squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Adjei | 2 Sarpei | 3 Gyan | 4 Kuffour | 5 Mensah | 6 Pappoe | 7 Shilla | 8 Essien | 9 Boateng | 10 Appiah | 11 Muntari | 12 Tachie‑Mensah | 13 Mohamed | 14 Amoah | 15 Paintsil | 16 Owu | 17 Quaye | 18 E. Addo | 19 Pimpong | 20 O. Addo | 21 Issah | 22 Kingston | 23 Dramani | Coach: Dujković |
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| PSV Eindhoven - Current Squad |
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1 Gomes | 2 Kromkamp | 3 Reiziger | 4 Alex | 6 Simons | 7 Väyrynen | 8 Cocu | 9 Kluivert | 10 Koné | 11 Méndez | 13 Alcides | 14 da Costa | 15 Čulina | 16 Aissati | 17 Farfán | 18 Addo | 19 Lamey | 20 Afellay | 21 Moens | 22 Fehér | 23 Salcido | 24 Nguyen | 25 de Jong | 26 Tardelli | 28 Sun | 30 Plá | 31 Boffin | 39 Marcellis | Manager: Koeman |
| Preceded by Emile Mpenza |
Belgian Young Footballer of the Year 1997-1998 |
Succeeded by Walter Baseggio |
| Preceded by Emile Mpenza |
Belgian Ebony Shoe 1998 |
Succeeded by Souleymane Oulare |
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