Lawrence Aidoo

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Lawrence Aidoo
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-01-14) 14 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
King Faisal Babes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Sekondi Hasaacas FC
1999–2003 Borussia Mönchengladbach 60 (7)
2004–2005 1. FC Nürnberg 19 (1)
2005–2007 Energie Cottbus 15 (0)
2008 FSV Frankfurt 14 (0)
2008–2009 Kickers Emden 36 (2)
Total144(10)
International career
2003–2008 Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence Aidoo (born 14 January 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

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Career

Aidoo was born in Accra, Ghana. Following stints with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Nürnberg, Energie Cottbus, FSV Frankfurt and Kickers Emden in the top three divisions in Germany, Aidoo ended up playing in the lower leagues. [1]

Aidoo made his debut for the Ghana national team in a friendly against Tunisia on 27 March 2003, [2] and appeared in two African Nations Cup qualifying matches later that year. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aidoo, Lawrence" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (3 April 2003). "Four Nations Tournament (Tunis) 2003". RSSSF .
  3. ↑ "Lawrence Aidoo wanted back in Germany". Ghanaweb.com. 26 June 2003.


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