Frank Odoi (footballer)

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Frank Odoi
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-02-23) February 23, 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1962 Accra Standfast
1963–1967 Great Olympics
1968 Washington Whips 6 (0)
1969 Syracuse Scorpions
1970–1978 Rochester Lancers 125 (8)
1979–1980 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 11 (1)
International career
1963–1968 Ghana
Managerial career
1996–???? Rochester Rhinos (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Odoi (born February 23, 1943) is a retired Ghana football midfielder who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of Ghana's 1964 Olympic football team.

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In 1962, Odoi finished his degree in mechanical engineering at Kaneshie Technical College. That year, he began his football career with second division Standfast FC. In 1963, he moved to Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League. In 1968, he left Ghana to move to the United States where he signed with the Washington Whips of the North American Soccer League. In 1969, he moved to the second division Syracuse Scorpions of the American Soccer League before returning to the NASL in 1970, this time with the Rochester Lancers. He spent nine seasons with the Lancers. In 1977, he was named to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade. [1] In 1979, he joined the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League for one season.

International

Odoi was called up to the Ghana national football team in 1963. In 1964, he played one game for Ghana at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also represented Ghana at the 1965 African Cup of Nations and scored twice, including the extra-time goal to defeat Tunisia in the final. [2]

Coach

In 1996, the newly established Rochester Rhinos hired Odoi as an assistant coach.

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References

  1. Lewis, Michael (3 August 1977). "Lancers can win title only by optimum output". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 50.
  2. Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF , 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.