Agogo playing for Ghana at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name
Manuel Agogo[1]
Date of birth
(1979-08-01)1 August 1979[1]
Place of birth
Accra, Ghana
Date of death
22 August 2019(2019-08-22) (aged 40)
Place of death
London, England
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Manuel "Junior" Agogo (1 August 1979 – 22 August 2019) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. He then moved back to Ghana during his years in secondary school. He began his youth career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, moving up to the senior squad in 1997. He played for fifteen different clubs over the next fifteen years, before retiring from professional football in 2012. He spent most of his playing career in England, with additional spells in the US, Egypt, Cyprus and Scotland. His longest spell was at Bristol Rovers (2003–2006), where he made 140 appearances and scored over 40 goals before moving to Nottingham Forest.
Agogo played for the Ghana national team 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, adding to the three club honours he earned during his career. Agogo scored a total of 143 goals during his professional football career. After retiring, he opened his own small group and personal fitness training business.[3]
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^"Junior Agogo: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^"Agogo Fitness". agogofitness.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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