Junior Agogo
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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) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | England National Game XI | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Ghana | 27 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 13 January 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2010 | |||
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.
Career
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
On 22 August 2019, Agogo died in London at the age of 40.[4]
References
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Breaking News: Ex-Ghana star Junior Agogo dies at age 40". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 22 August 2019.