Frank Amankwah

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Frank Amankwah
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-29) 29 December 1971 (age 51)
Place of birth Obuasi, [1] Ghana
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1996 Asante Kotoko
1996–1997 FC Gütersloh 7 (0)
1997–1999 AZ Alkmaar
1999–2000 Iraklis
2000–2004 Asante Kotoko
International career
Ghana 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Medal record
Men's association football
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Frank Amankwah (born 29 December 1971, in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian football player. [2]

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International career

Amankwah was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Frank Amankwah now lives in London

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Amankwah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. "Amankwah, Frank". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2012.