Junior Agogo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Junior Agogo

Ghanaian association football player

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1979

Place of Birth: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Date of Death: 22-Aug-2019

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Junior Agogo

  • 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 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.

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